Service, Strength, and Small-Town Roots
With Charles “Rusty” Russell Merritt
For the first episode, I’m sitting down with Charles “Rusty” Russell Merritt—my dad—to talk about a life of service and his roots in Kenansville, North Carolina.
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Inside this conversation.
For the inaugural episode of Empowered Ability, I’m joined by Charles Russell Merritt, lovingly known as Rusty—a.k.a. my dad.
Rusty served in the United States Marine Corps and retired from the U.S. Coast Guard. Back home in North Carolina, he served as a sheriff’s deputy in Duplin County and as chief of police in Kenansville.
We start the show with a conversation about service, strength, and small-town roots.