At 10:09 PM on June 6th of 2022, I received a long email from a guy named Wade Cates.  At 11:15 PM, I woke up, read the email, and told him to call me if he was still awake. We spoke the next day.<br /> Wade is a former Marine NCO, he drives a semi-truck for a living&#8230; hauling a lot of steel between Jackson, Tennessee, Birmingham, Alabama, and Savannah, Georgia. He is rightly proud of his beautiful family and more than loves a good cigar.<br /> The story that you will hear Wade tell is not an easy one to listen to; it&#8217;s the story of Juan&#8217;s suicide and just some of what his family has dealt with in the aftermath. But in that story, I know you will hear Wade&#8217;s depth, his resolve to exit the Valley of the Shadow of Death with his family and ultimately live a great life.<br /> I am proud to call him my friend.<br /> &nbsp;<br />

ALL MARINE RADIO

Michael F. McNamara

POST-TRAUMATIC WINNER: Wade Cates… former Marine NCO, the “Socrates of the Semi” & father of Juan… who took his life last May

FEB 21, 2023143 MIN
ALL MARINE RADIO

POST-TRAUMATIC WINNER: Wade Cates… former Marine NCO, the “Socrates of the Semi” & father of Juan… who took his life last May

FEB 21, 2023143 MIN

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At 10:09 PM on June 6th of 2022, I received a long email from a guy named Wade Cates.  At 11:15 PM, I woke up, read the email, and told him to call me if he was still awake. We spoke the next day. Wade is a former Marine NCO, he drives a semi-truck for […]