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52:20

Robin Bartlett, Vietnam War Officer and Author of...

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2023/07/08

Robin Bartlett chose ROTC as the Vietnam War escalated and graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He volunteered for Infantry, Airborne, and Ranger training and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division as a Combat Platoon Leader. He got everything he asked for, and much much more. During the height of the war, from 1968 to 1969, he led 28 soldiers on helicopter combat assaults and search and destroy missions with the famed 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Robin recalls his experiences

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57:04

Bart Gullong and Charles Barber, Inventor of...

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2023/06/24

Charles Barber is the author of In the Blood, the story of how Bart Gullong and his partner Frank Hursey discovered how a crushed rock called zeolite had blood‑clotting properties. It took years to overcome the legal hurdles initially brought forth by the Army but the product won in the end, giving rise to QuikClot, now a basic lifesaving miracle for every military first aid kit. At age 50, Bart Gullong met his future business partner Frank Hursey. Frank actually experimented with kitty litter to

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58:20

Aaron Hale, EOD Veteran, Real Estate Investor, and...

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2023/06/17

Aaron Hale is an EOD veteran, a real estate investor, business owner, and a podcaster. He shares how he started as a Navy cook and then transitioned into Army EOD tech. It was during his third deployment and his first time as a team leader when a tragic injury took his eyesight and hearing. He hit rock bottom, but he did not allow his circumstances to dictate his path in life. Since the injury, he has made it his mission to inspire others. He wants people who hear his story to make positive habit

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70:48

Michael R. Carmichael, CW4 Special Forces (Ret.) and...

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2023/06/10

Chief Michael R. Carmichael, CW4 Special Forces (Retired), is the President, CEO, and Founder of Check A Vet. He recalls his service as a warrant officer which is judge, jury, and executioner on targets, as well as his team's medic. After 11 combat tours, Michael retired in 2016 and he shares his struggle to provide, take care of himself, and have a purpose. He started Check A Vet with a mission to raise awareness on the realities of veteran suicide and to change antiquated ways of thinking on

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48:27

Fran Racioppi. Former Green Beret and Founder of FRsix

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2023/06/03

Fran Racioppi is a former Green Beret and currently the Host and Creator of The Jedburgh Podcast and the Founder of FRsix. He was deployed to Iraq 3 times and spent several years operating across Africa. He is a lifelong sailor and volunteers as the Race Director of Sailahead, an organization dedicated to reducing suicide among vets. As a leader inside the military and out, Fran shares how leaders and team members must be aligned on their roles in their organizations. He talks about teamwork and

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48:58

Cole Lyle, Former Marine and Executive Director of...

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2023/05/27

Cole Lyle is a former Marine who is now the Executive Director of Mission Roll Call, an advocacy group with the goal of changing policy using the direct voice of veterans. He shares his service as a diesel mechanic and his time in Southern Afghanistan where he learned to be a wrecker operator. Upon his return, PTSD caused Cole's life to spiral out of control, leading to a close call with suicide. Surviving this ordeal, Cole leaned into his therapy through a service dog. He shares how

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50:31

Jim Lorraine, USSOCOM Deputy Command Surgeon and...

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2023/05/20

Jim Lorraine is the President and CEO of America’s Warrior Partnership. He served for 22 years as an Air Force Officer and Flight Nurse. As a staff officer, he served as a Fellow to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and lastly as the Deputy Command Surgeon for USSOCOM. Jim is also the founding Director of the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition, a wounded warrior advocacy organization. Jim shares about his wife's medical retirement which cut short her otherwise promising career in the

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39:51

MG Richard Stone (Ret), Usec for Health and Author of...

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2023/05/13

Dr. Richard Stone is a retired Army Major General who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the Army. He had also previously served as the Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with authority to perform the duties of the Under Secretary for Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this role, Dr. Stone became the first official in this position in 30 years to have actual combat experience. He tells us how he needed to become a “calm pillar” during the chaos of COVID and

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53:40

Alden Mills, SEAL Commander and Author of 'Be...

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2023/05/06

Alden Mills is a three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander, author of Unstoppable Teams and Be Unstoppable, and was the CEO of Perfect Fitness, one of the fastest-growing companies in America. He learned that even in an elite team like the SEALs, leadership is not a given and respect must be earned. Alden shares about his transition to civilian life. It involved him adapting to a new set of values and culture, but his training in the military helped him set new goals and a mission plan to achieve

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39:41

BG Anthony Tata (Ret), Official Performing the Duties...

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2023/04/29

Brigadier General Anthony Tata (US Army, Retired) performed the duties of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under the Trump administration and is the author of Total Empire. He gives a fascinating insider's account of the possible motivations of President Putin on Ukraine in the wake of the disastrous US pullout in Afghanistan. He talks about the great political divide in the US today, as well as his book Total Empire. The book is a Garrett Sinclair novel that tells the story of answering

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46:38

Dale Buckner, Army Colonel, Green Beret & CEO of...

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2023/04/22

Dale Buckner is a 24-year Army yeteran who retired as a colonel, a former Green Beret and is now the CEO of international security firm Global Guardian. Recently, his team evacuated thousands of people during the COVID border crisis and the violent conflicts in Ukraine, Russia, and Afghanistan. In this episode, Dale talks about the highly specialized yet dysfunctional nature of special forces teams. However, the training always pays off as there is a high degree of success whenever these teams

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44:45

Ben Williams, Navy Veteran and Award-Winning...

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2023/04/22

Ben Williams is a former Surface Warfare Officer who is now the COO of Exyn Technologies, an autonomous drone technology stack leading the industry in unstructured environment and GPS-denied navigation. He shares his first tour which was aboard the cruiser Bunker Hill and running with small boat teams for visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) missions. Ben talks about the exciting tech they are developing today which aims to remove people from the most dangerous parts of their jobs to obtain

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42:58

Bob Taylor, B-52 Navigator and Author of From Service...

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2023/04/08

Bob Taylor is a former US Air Force Major who flew 11 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm as a B-52 navigator. He developed PTSD and has since written From Service to Success, a book that encourages vets to seek community, forgive themselves, and ultimately achieve their greatest potential. In this episode, Bob shares the stresses of combat, from hostile AAA to a close friendly fire incident to the sheer exhaustion of flying extended missions. Even away from the horrors on the ground,

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47:52

Pilot Tom Paquin and Green Beret Justin Allen,...

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2023/04/01

Tom Paquin served as a US Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and attended the prestigious Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). After 21 years of service, he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring from the reserves. Throughout his military career, Tom participated in several combat operations around the world and received numerous awards and honors, including the Air Medal and Joint Service Commendation Medal. Justin Allen served for 10 years in the US Army and achieved the rank of

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42:49

Douglas Lute, Former Army Lt. Gen., NATO Ambassador

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2023/03/25

Douglas Lute is a former Army Lieutenant General and US ambassador to NATO. He is also featured in Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama on February 15th. As a young soldier, Douglas never imagined that he would be involved with international affairs. He would eventually work under Gen. Hugh Shelton, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and experience firsthand the duties of flag-rank officers during 9/11. Douglas comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and

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56:21

Derek Leebaert, Author of Unlikely Heroes

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2023/03/11

Derek Leebaert is the author of Unlikely Heroes, an account of Pres. Roosevelt and his 4 closest associates: Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, Frances Perkins, and Henry Wallace, and how they would forever change the world. In many ways, history tends to repeat itself, and recognizing patterns of the past gives us the opportunity to shape a better future. FDR was a titan. He was elected president for 4 terms and to this day remains the longest-serving president of the US. He was known for his fairness

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47:15

Mike Lahiff, Former Seal Team 4 Operator and CEO of...

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2023/02/18

Mike Lahiff is a former Seal Team 4 operator and the Co-Founder and CEO of ZeroEyes, the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform with US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation. He shares how he was not the best student as he dropped out to enlist, but that becoming a SEAL was the realization of his childhood dream. Mike talks about his deployments to Afghanistan and how his FoB was the most attacked FoB in country. He also recounts one time when the NATO forces he was

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38:31

Stephen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author of 'The...

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2023/02/04

Stephen Hunter is the film critic of the Washington Post, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and the author behind Shooter. He talks about his latest book The Bullet Garden which features Earl Swagger undertaking a top-secret secret mission in the deadly German sniper-controlled hills of Normandy. From creating a symphony of action, mystery, and intrigue, Stephen takes us through the creative process of his book and how Carlos Hathcock, an American sniper credited with 93 kills in WW2, is the inspiration

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47:05

Jeff Kirkham, Green Beret and Co-Author of Black Autumn

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2023/01/21

Jeff is a former Green Beret who served for 28 years and is the co-author of theBlack Autumn series of books. He talks about his books as a way to get peopleemergency preparedness-minded and how reality and fiction collide in the recentcartel violence seen in Mexico. Jeff shares how specialized nurse practitioners can be and the effectiveness oftourniquets in saving lives. He discusses one of his registered patents, the RATStourniquet, and how being in emergency services is all about helping your

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49:05

Jeff Engle, Special Operations Veteran and Author of...

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2023/01/14

Jeff is an Army special operations veteran, business leader, jiu-jitsu black belter, and author of All the War They Want. He is a highly decorated soldier having received two Bronze Star Medals, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor, among many others. He shares a war story during his first deployment about surviving an IED ambush and how sometimes breaking the rules is the only way to make it out alive. He also gives his point of view about

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