 When he returned to civilian life, he came to StoryCorps with fellow Navy veteran Wendy Barton, a former hull maintenance technician fireman, and recalled the person who first inspired his deep sense of duty. Can you tell me about your grandfather? Yeah, I called him Peapaw, World War II veteran. He was why I joined the Navy. He taught me how to be vulnerable. He was the first man I ever saw cry and made it okay.