Chapter 47 - The Christmas Times Part 3

Greg Heitmann continues the Colonel and the Kid memoir with a photo-rich Christmas chapter centered on family tradition, his grandfather Lieutenant Colonel Edwin P. Hagen Jr., and the values he ties to those memories. The episode also branches into recurring segments on baseball, sports headlines, a found object, a personalized license plate, and a TV recommendation.This is a solo episode with Greg as the only speaker. He mixes memoir reading, personal reflection, and commentary, with the main themes landing on Christmas memories, family heritage, and American civic values.

Key topics

• In this episode, Greg opens Chapter 47 of the memoir, “The Christmas Times Part 3,” and explains that the project exists to preserve his grandfather’s memory and family history.
• He frames the cha ...