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027: Gold Star Daughter Jen Amos Returns to the Military Community 20+ Years Later After Losing Her Father

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027: Gold Star Daughter Jen Amos Returns to the Military Community 20+ Years Later After Losing Her Father

Jen Amos, Gold Star Daughter, Veteran Spouse, and Host of Holding Down the Fort, shares how creating this podcast show has become one of many ways she's reconnected with the military community 20+ years after unexpectedly losing her father while he was in active duty. Her hopes for the podcast are to make the lives of active duty military spouse’s life easier by curating knowledge, resources, and relevant stories so they can continue to make confident and informed decisions for their family.

This show is dedicated to Jen's father, Alfonso Apdal Amos (RIP 1998), and to Gold Star Families everywhere.

Connect with Jen Amos on Instagram @thejenamos

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Transcript

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To my father, Alfonso upstyle, emos and to Goldstar families everywhere. This episode is dedicated to you. Welcome to holding down the fort, a podcast show dedicated to curating knowledge, resources and relevant stories. So military spouses can continue to make confident and informed decisions for their families. Because let's face it, we know who's really holding down the fort. I'm Janae Moe's, a Goldstar, daughter of veteran spouse, and your host for today's show. Let's get started.

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by curating knowledge, resources, and relevant stories so you can continue to make confident and informed decisions for your family. With that said, I want to thank you for listening. And I encourage you to join in on the conversation. I want the show to be a collective effort of what you want to put in it, and what you want to share to military families today. You can get involved, I encourage you to join our Instagram community at holding down the fort podcast. You can subscribe to our newsletter for the latest education resources or relevant stories at holding down the fort podcast.com forward slash subscribe. Or you can email us at holding down the fort podcast@gmail.com You can check out the show notes of this episode for more information. Now I have a special place in my heart for talking about financial education in honor of my mom's financial struggles after the military, and my husband's passion in financial education for military families today. In each episode, we'll be adding a special educational segment explaining how we redefine how transition and retirement is traditionally done. I also encourage you to learn more about us and our company at holding down the ford.com Ford slash sponsor or visit our company site directly at us vet wealth.com. And that's it. With that said, I'm Jenny most Goldstar daughter, veteran spouse, advocate for military families and your proud show host. I hope you're able to gain one piece of knowledge, resource or relevant story that you can apply to your life today as you continue to hold down the fort. Thank you so much for listening, and I look forward to speaking with you in the next episode.

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About the Podcast

Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth
RETURNING FALL 2025
Do you want to do more than “follow orders,” think outside of the box, and manifest your dreams? Then you’ve come to the right show!

In the previous season, the award-winning podcast, Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth, highlighted motivational stories of personal growth, financial awareness, and autonomy in our military community. The show is hosted by Jen Amos, a Gold Star daughter, Veteran Spouse, and Entrepreneur.

For Fall 2025, the show will continue its partnership with The Rosie Network. Learn more about how they are building up the next generation of military-connected entrepreneurs at https://therosienetwork.org/

We will continue to showcase US VetWealth's partnership with Blue Water Advisors, featuring conversations with Scott R. Tucker and Mike Wallace about career progression for military retirees seeking employment in post-military. Check out their latest live shows at https://www.youtube.com/@USVWTV/streams

Our main sponsor, US VetWealth, proudly offers Life Insurance and Annuity Strategies for The High-Income Military Retiree. Let's help you capitalize on your above-average health and substantial income-earning potential for post-military life. For a free consultation, visit https://usvetwealth.com/

In the Fall of 2023, Jen Amos was sought after by InDependent to co-host the 8th annual InDependent Wellness Summit™. In August 2022, Jen Amos' work on the podcast was recognized by the Disney Institute. She was hand-selected as the only non-Disney employee to moderate the first Military Spouse Employment panel for the Veterans Institute Summit. March 2022, former co-host Jenny Lynne was voted the 2022 Naval Station Norfolk Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year. November 2020, Jen Amos was awarded “Media Professional of the Year” at The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards! The show continued to collect award nominations in the following years. In September 2021, the show made the Final Slate in the 16th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards for the Government & Organizations category. In November 2021, the show was an Award Finalist for the 5th Annual National Veteran & Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards. December 2021, the show was a Golden Crane Podcast Awards Nominee. September 2022, the show was a Finalist for the 13th Annual Plutus Awards presented by Capital Group for “Best Military Personal Finance Content.”

Holding Down the Fort has also been featured in multiple media outlets, including Military Entrepreneur (M.E.) Magazine, MOAA’s Never Stop Learning Podcast, The Leadership Void Podcast, Lessons Learned for Vets Podcast, Sisters in Service Podcast, Get 2 Vet, Blue Star Families of Dayton & Southwestern Ohio, Legacy Magazine, U.S. Veterans Magazine, The American MilSpouse, VeteranCrowd Network, It's a Military Life, VirtForce, Military Veteran Dad Podcast, and much more.

"Jen has a beautiful way of capturing the essence of her guests. She listens with an open mind and heart to help expand the words spoken- bringing life, connection, and deeper understanding. The military life is never “easy” we merely learn how to adapt the best we know how to. It’s through continuing to build the community up that we will see a decrease in the mental hardships we sometimes face. Thank you for your work to bridge the gaps, build awareness, and give a voice to so many of us. With a variety of guests, there is truly an episode meant for you to hear. I look forward to continuing to support you Jen!" - Candice E. Van Dertholen, Ep. 190
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Jen Amos

As the co-owner of US VetWealth, I assist in business operations and in marketing educational content for military retirees seeking alternative options to the Survivor Benefit Plan and privatized financial strategies for your military retirement.

From growing up in a military family to becoming a Gold Star family member at 10 years old, I have first-hand experience with how a sudden transition to civilian life can impact a family emotionally and financially. Thanks to the Price of Freedom Foundation, you can read about our family's story in the book titled, "Silent Soul: The MM1 Alfonso Apdal Amos Story (The Price of Freedom Chronicles - Cold War Era)."

20+ years removed from military life, I started the podcast show Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth in the summer of 2019 to get a pulse on the community today. I’ve come to find that our families still share similar issues that I faced in my childhood. It’s become a sense of responsibility to do my part in validating the stories and struggles of career military families. By the fall of 2020, I had been awarded Media Professional of the Year by The Rosie Networks' National Veteran and Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards. Since then, the show has received five more award nominations and has been recognized by multiple media outlets, including the Disney Institute’s Veterans Insititute.

While the show is off-season, I focus most of my time building out US VetWealth’s Military Retirement Blueprint -- the only resource for military retirees to learn about SBP alternatives and privatized financial strategies. Contrary to popular belief, retiring military officers and senior NCOs are, what we consider, high-income earners. Our FREE resource provides guides, courses, live training, consulting, and an ever-growing list of content for you to learn about your untapped potential and opportunities for post-military life. Access our free resource now by visiting https://militaryretirementblueprint.com/

You can read more about Jen Amos' work in the Summer 2023 Military Entrepreneur Magazine by The Rosie Network (Pg. 16).