Rick Perales
Former Ohio State RepresentativeWikipedia
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Aug 21, 2026
Rick PeralesHOST
Well, good day and welcome to Pitbull 214, a podcast developed for veterans, their family members, friends, relatives, and really anyone who cares about vets.
Rick PeralesHOST
I am your host for this program, retired Air Force vet Rick Perales, and I am very pleased to be with you today.
Rick PeralesHOST
We have a great show for you today, and it's a little bit complicated because we did this once before with my guests, who I'll introduce shortly, and we lost a few minutes at the end, some vital minutes talking about some critical things.
Rick PeralesHOST
So I sat down last night before Ed and I got back together and reviewed the entire video, interview.
Rick PeralesHOST
Pitbull out.
Rick PeralesHOST
Well, welcome back to Pitbull 214, a show for veterans, for their families, friends, neighbors, anyone that cares about vets.
Rick PeralesHOST
I am your host, Rick Perales.
Rick PeralesHOST
I am retired Air Force, and I'm pleased to be with you today.
Rick PeralesHOST
Well, Rick Perales back here, and I hope you enjoyed part one of Ed Meckenbier's interview as much as I did.
Rick PeralesHOST
It was intriguing, and our country has long been fascinated about how our POWs, could survive, not for days, weeks, months, even a year, for years in an environment where they have very little to eat, they have very little communication, they are tortured by often, but they believe in our country, and it's just mind-boggling to the rest of us how someone could have spent six years in the Hanoi Hilton, the Hanoi Hilton, and come back, especially come back as wonderful as Ed is, and you'll see at the very end something that just blows my mind about him adopting some children even after he got back, so We'll be back with that one.
Rick PeralesHOST
I did recall after I started this that Ed and I were both inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
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Ed MechenbierGUEST
and i'm not some you know i don't wrap myself up in a flag every day and spend 16 hours a day on my knees thanking god for the thing i'm just i'm very grateful to god that i had the time i'm very grateful for the fact that i had a chance to serve my nation and uh but you know no i wouldn't do it again i don't regret
Rick PeralesHOST
Well, welcome back to Pitbull 214 Podcast.
Rick PeralesHOST
Again, Rick Perales here with my guest, Lieutenant General Retired Ed Meckenbier.
Rick PeralesHOST
Major General.
Rick PeralesHOST
I just gave him a promotion.