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A true Beaufort SC time capsule. Vietnam veteran and lifelong Beaufortonian Jody Henson joins Laura and Shae to share growing up in Pigeon Point, Laurel Bay memories with Pat Conroy, the legend of Land’s End Light, the Shack Drive-In scene, and what brought him back to the Lowcountry after service.If you love local history, Marine Corps stories, and Beaufort nostalgia, this episode is packed with names, places, and moments you’ll recognize — from crabbing days and bowling-alley jobs to helicopter door-gunner stories and community ties that never fade.📺 Watch next: Chambers Chatter Ep. 16🎧 Subscribe for new Beaufort-focused episodes📍 Recorded in Beaufort, South Carolina━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters00:00 Welcome + Jody’s intro00:36 Moving to Beaufort in ’62, Pigeon Point01:55 Crabbing, Breeze Theater, Buford High classmates03:56 Laurel Bay life + early Pat Conroy connection06:21 Hunting, fishing, Clarendon Plantation08:16 College detour, the draft, Shack Drive-In12:00 Weekend circuits, “virgin Bubble Up,” local hangouts15:04 Draft board appeal, reporting to service18:10 Land’s End Light experience19:44 Fort Jackson → Fort Gordon → Vietnam21:23 Door-gunner missions, mountain drops, coldest beer25:02 Chance reunion with former commander26:10 Service timeline + Citadel what-if28:02 Father’s WWII/Korea reflections29:18 Career with Dun & Bradstreet, return plans31:18 Buying the family home, long Beaufort ties33:06 Coming home, family back in Beaufort34:12 Remodeling, working from home, classmates35:40 Bowling-alley memories, community shout-outs36:48 Closing thanks━━━━━━━━━━━━━#BeaufortSC #Lowcountry #PatConroy #VietnamVeteran #LocalHistory #Podcast
