Navy Pilot Capt. Derek Adametz Unbreakable Wings
from Veterans Radio
Have a message for Veterans Radio? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Though the farm shaped him, Derek Adametz always dreamed of more. Determined to become a navy pilot, he forged ahead through heartbreak, a collapsed lung, and crushing self-doubt. Upon getting his wings, he then was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He talks about sickness, recover, resilience, grit and determination with host Jim Fausone.
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