<p>Today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy talks with veterans, Matt Taber, a retired Marine and co-owner of Donley Farms in Shoshone, Idaho, and Kelsey DeBoer, a former U.S. Army Reserve construction engineer and now senior marketing manager at Zoetis, about how military service shapes leadership and perspective.<br>Kelsey explains Zoetis’ Patriots Pledge partnership with Folds of Honor, donating a percentage of sales from select products from Memorial Day through Veterans Day to fund scholarships for families of fallen or disabled service members, and also law enforcement and first responders.<br>They both discuss teamwork, accountability and sacrifice as lessons applied to their respective dairy work today, as they also reflect with gratitude on their time in service and the powerful perspective that lives on through the way they lead.</p><p>Zoetis’ Patriots’ Pledge program supports Folds of Honor. Folds of Honor is a non-profit organization that provides education scholarships for spouses and children of America’s fallen or injured service members and first responders. The Patriots’ Pledge program from Zoetis designates a portion of sales from select products between Memorial Day and Veterans Day each year. Learn more here:</p><p><a href="https://www.zoetisus.com/services-and-programs/patriots-pledge/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.zoetisus.com/services-and-programs/patriots-pledge/</a></p><p>This episode is brought to you by Zoetis. As the world’s leading animal health company, Zoetis is dedicated to helping producers achieve healthy animals, healthy dairies and healthy food through their world-class portfolio. For more information, visit ⁠DairyWellness.com.⁠</p><ul><li>03:02 Meet Matt &amp; Kelsey</li><li>04:13 Matt Journey in the Marines</li><li>05:48 Deployments and Iwo Jima</li><li>07:26 Kelsey&#39;s Path in the Army Reserve </li><li>10:23 Dairy After Service</li><li>15:20 Military Lessons in Dairy</li><li>18:40 Accountability at Zoetis</li><li>21:05 Deployment Perspective Shift</li><li>23:30 First World vs Third World</li><li>25:39 Advice to Younger Self</li><li>28:26 What Service Really Means</li><li>30:02 Brotherhood and Sacrifice</li><li>36:37 Lessons to Live By</li></ul>