Army Veteran Denny Katona

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Denny Katona enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1993 After serving seven years as an Armor crewman he became an active-duty Army National Guard recruiter in 2000 In 2002 Denny transferred to the Regular Army as a Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear CBRN Non-Commissioned Officer Denny deployed in 2003 for the Invasion of Iraq and again in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom He also deployed in 2011 to Japan in support of Operation Tomadachi providing relief efforts after the earthquake and tsunami that hit in March 2011 After being honorably discharged in 2012 as Staff Sergeant Denny applied his operational planning experience to a career as a project manager A discipline that he has applied in both the Information Technology and Manufacturing industries Since leaving the Army Denny has dedicated himself to serving the Veteran Community He has planned coordinated and executed fundraising events for Praying for Kaelie Fisher House Austin Dog Alliance and the CPL Chad O Foundation Throughout the planning and execution of these many events Denny saw the need to bring the Veteran non-profit community together to better serve area Veterans Denny developed the concept planned and networked bringing together over 50 nonprofits veteran service organizations and veteran-owned businesses for the inaugural Vet Fest Austin in November 2016 In the spirit of that collaboration and community Denny along with members of the Vet Fest team founded O P Veteran in order to lighten the ruck of area veterans and at the same time assist nonprofits to maximize their impact upon the Veteran Community In this episode Sgt BeReal chats to Denny about his experiences as an Army and after transitioning out of the Military Denny didn t truly know who he was after he got out of the Military They also discussed that when you are medically discharged you won t have a timetable to plan your transition Let s listen to them and know how Denny figured out who he really was and also know how he can help veterans with his project management skills Key Notes A medical discharge doesn t have a timetable to plan your transitionDidn t know who he really is after he got out of the MilitarySaw the need to bring the Veteran non-profit community together to better serve area VeteransAssist non-profits to maximize their impact upon the Veteran Community Connect With Denny LinkedIn https www linkedin com in denny-katona Facebook https www facebook com denny katonaVet Fest Facebook https www facebook com LVNKVetFest Connect With Sgt 1st Class SFC John Valentine Website https veteransbereal com Facebook https www facebook com veteransbereal Apple Podcast https podcasts apple com us podcast veterans-be-real id1507792755 Please don t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a 5 star written review on iTunes Click here to visit this podcast episode