We (Walk Among Heroes) are pleased to welcome Paul and June Benischek as our guests for Episode 27.  Paul (93) and June (91) are lifelong farmers who currently reside in Anamosa, Iowa.  Paul served in the United States Army immediately following World War II in a Graves Registration unit.  He deployed to Okinawa with the mission of finding, retrieving, cleaning, and transporting the bodies of American’s fallen heroes back to the United States. From searching through caves, tracking down plane wrecks, and digging up mass graves, Paul single-handedly processed and returned thousands of bodies to the United States.  An incredibly difficult aspect of war, it was a thankless and difficult task, but never has there been a more important mission in war…to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

During this episode, we’ll explore Paul and June’s AMAZING life together, Paul’s military service, and their lives on the farm after the military.  A VERY special ‘thank you’ to Rob, Barb, and Denny for reaching out and introducing us to Paul and June.  Thank you for your amazing hospitality.  We can’t wait to come back and visit again soon!

Finally, and as always, a very special ‘thank you’ to Shreyas Ganesh for your volunteer efforts as sound engineer for this podcast.