# 14| WQW Founder, Colonel Eric Hastings Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675/14-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675/14-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings.md Podcast: [Warriors & Quiet Waters Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675) Published: 2025-04-16T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast/episodes/13-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65ca619c8c4bd100153bc6ee/e/67a5122d403597e482d422bd/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675/episodes/14-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings Duration seconds: 3571 ## Resource Warriors & Quiet Waters is a veteran service organization (VSO) and an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers post-9/11 combat veterans and their loved ones to thrive and live purpose-driven lives through peak experiences in nature, meaningful relationships, and a sense of community. Join us for an special episode with Warriors & Quiet Waters Founder Colonel Eric Hastings! Eric reflects on his history and experiences serving in Vietnam and explains why he and his late wife, Jean, chose to start Warriors & Quiet Waters in 2007. He also expresses his gratitude for the generous volunteers and donors who supported him and played a pivotal role in shaping Warriors & Quiet Waters into what it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675/episodes/14-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/warriors-quiet-waters-podcast-7094675/14-wqw-founder-colonel-eric-hastings.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.