Bob Parsons

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It had been 49 years since the war. And I like to say this, I finally came home.

It had been 49 years since the war. And I like to say this, I finally came home.

It had been 49 years since the war. And I like to say this, I finally came home.

Hi there. Oh, real pleasure to be here, Oprah. Thank you. Good to see you. Hey, Bob. You know, Oprah, there's something I got to tell you before we get started. Tell me. Over the years, I've done a number of interviews. And every once in a while, I would get asked, they'd say, Bob, if you could share a beer with anybody, or have a beer with anybody, who would it be?

Hi there. Oh, real pleasure to be here, Oprah. Thank you. Good to see you. Hey, Bob. You know, Oprah, there's something I got to tell you before we get started. Tell me. Over the years, I've done a number of interviews. And every once in a while, I would get asked, they'd say, Bob, if you could share a beer with anybody, or have a beer with anybody, who would it be?

Hi there. Oh, real pleasure to be here, Oprah. Thank you. Good to see you. Hey, Bob. You know, Oprah, there's something I got to tell you before we get started. Tell me. Over the years, I've done a number of interviews. And every once in a while, I would get asked, they'd say, Bob, if you could share a beer with anybody, or have a beer with anybody, who would it be?

And my answer was always Oprah Winfrey.

And my answer was always Oprah Winfrey.

And my answer was always Oprah Winfrey.

All right.

All right.

All right.

Well, you know, like so many of us, particularly you, I grew up tough. and uh you know i carried you know probably carried some ptsd from that when i was 17 i joined the marine corps and this was back in 1968 and i was um well i was in vietnam six months later carrying a rifle i was in combat for a month and i was i was wounded And the guy who went there was different from the guy who came home.

Well, you know, like so many of us, particularly you, I grew up tough. and uh you know i carried you know probably carried some ptsd from that when i was 17 i joined the marine corps and this was back in 1968 and i was um well i was in vietnam six months later carrying a rifle i was in combat for a month and i was i was wounded And the guy who went there was different from the guy who came home.

Well, you know, like so many of us, particularly you, I grew up tough. and uh you know i carried you know probably carried some ptsd from that when i was 17 i joined the marine corps and this was back in 1968 and i was um well i was in vietnam six months later carrying a rifle i was in combat for a month and i was i was wounded And the guy who went there was different from the guy who came home.

The guy that went there was pretty happy-go-lucky, was easygoing, loved being out and about. The guy that came home was none of that. The guy that came home had a flash temper, suffered from depression, didn't like socializing too much.

The guy that went there was pretty happy-go-lucky, was easygoing, loved being out and about. The guy that came home was none of that. The guy that came home had a flash temper, suffered from depression, didn't like socializing too much.

The guy that went there was pretty happy-go-lucky, was easygoing, loved being out and about. The guy that came home was none of that. The guy that came home had a flash temper, suffered from depression, didn't like socializing too much.

Exactly. Well, they would call it shell shock. Yes, yes. So anyhow, you know, this went on. It cost me two marriages. Both my wives, which were a wonderful woman, you know, they tolerated me as much as they could. Then they gave me, you know, my walking papers. And eventually I was married to my third wife, Renee, and I read Michael's book when it first came out. What made you read it?