Metallica

I’ve done many round-table interviews with Metallica over the decades. Each one brings a new flavor, and I never feel anything less than 100% comfortable. However, as I approached the gathering of All Within My Hands Scholars from West Virginia University at Parkersburg in PNC Park’s lower tier seats, I confess to feeling a tad anxious.

Two Marines, Jake Wood and William McNulty, decided to act on what they saw as simply not enough urgent action to help people in obvious and desperate need. They gathered a small group of veterans, first responders, and medical staff, rounded up supplies, and took off on a mission which would spawn Team Rubicon, a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises.

For a man so in love with macabre images, Matt Stikker has to be one of the friendliest fellows you’ll meet.

Charlie’s the real deal. He’s not a hustling huckster who doesn’t give a damn; he’s a 24/7 crusader for the cause who sees improving the lives of millions all the time as a mission.