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Telling the stories of our men & women in the military and those who support them.

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The Heroism of Robert Lodge - Leonard "Lucky" Eckman

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2025/10/26

During the Vietnam War, Major Robert Lodge was the foremost expert on "Combat Tree". The top secret program gave our fighters and advantage over the North Vietnamese MIGs. After his aircraft was disabled in an aerial dogfight, Lodge told his weapons officer to eject. Knowing his own capture on potential revelation of the top secret knowledge he kept could endanger others, Lodge went down with his plane.His friend and fellow Vietnam combat pilot Leonard "Lucky" Eckman is working to have Lodge awared

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Preventing Military Suicide - Lt. Col. Angela Stephens

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2025/10/19

During post partum depression, Lt. Col. Angelina Stephens began experiencing suicidal ideations. Despite potential risks to her career, she went very public with her story in order to help others.

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Havok Journal Update - Charles Faint

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2025/10/12

Charles Faint joins us for another interesting discussion of topics featured on the Havok Journal.

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The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11

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2025/10/06

Producer Chris Meek and Director Michael Gier join us to discuss a new 9/11 documentary set to release on the 25th Anniversary of the attacks.

39:50

Special Operations Warrior Foundation - Clayton...

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2025/09/28

Major General (US Army Retired) Clayton Hutmacher served in the Army for forty years - much of it in the Special Operations Community.He now leads the Special Operations Warrior Foundation which provides support for Spec. Ops families who have a loved one killed or severely injured.

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"Surviving Vietnam" - Diana Nickell

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2025/09/22

After 14 months in the jungles of Vietnam, Dennis Nickel had a difficult time adjusting; drugs, alchohol and violent outburst plagued his life before PTSD was officially recognized. He and his wife Diana had their bumps and bruises for 40 years before unconditional love put them on a new path,

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Leadership Lessons - James Lyda

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2025/09/14

James R. Lyda served in our Air Force for 30 years and was a Wing Command Chief twice. During his last assignment before retirement he was responsible for 55,000 personnel.After retirement he founded Guidon Leadership - a full service firm that helps companies develop better leaders, managers and people.

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"Taking Chance" - Lt. Col. Michael Strobl

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2025/09/08

The HBO Film "Taking Chance" chronicles Lt. Col. Michael Strobl's experiences while escorting the remains of Private Chance Phelps to his hometown. It was once of HBO's most watched original films and received numerous awards. Mike Strobl joins us to share his first hand account.

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Horse Soldier Bourbon - Scott Neil

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2025/08/31

Scott Neil was a member of one of the special Green Beret units inserted behind enemy lines in Afghanistan shortly after the 9/11 attacks. He and a couple of friends created "Horse Soldier" bourbon to honor the legacy of the men who rode into battle on horse back against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

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"Atomic Echoes" - Victoria Kelly & Karin Tanabe

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2025/08/24

The after effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the subject of an interesting documentary co-produced by Kelly and Tanabe. Their predecessors fought on opposite sides during WWII. "Atomic Echoes" features interviews with Japanese bombing survivors and US military members who entered the zones shortly after the bombings.

39:51

Veteran Entrepreneur Quang Pham

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2025/08/18

Quang Pham and most of his family escaped Vietnam just before the fall of Saigon. He would go on to be the first American of Vietnamese descent to become a Marine Corps Aviator and the first to take and IPO public on NASDAQ.

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Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps - Carlos Ruiz

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2025/08/10

Carlos Ruiz is the 20th person to hold the title of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. We talk leadership, motivation and what makes Marines different.

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Defense Futurist Peter Singer

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2025/08/03

Peter Singer is nationally recognized as on of the premier futurists in the national-security environment. We discuss was future wars may look like.

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Transforming How We Recruit and Train Law Enforcement...

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2025/07/27

Ayman Kafel has more than 20 years serving in the military and law enforcement. After founding Project Sapient, he has been researching the various sciences that can better help law enforcement officers deal with the stress and trauma of their profession.

39:50

The HER Campaign - Britney Higgs & Stacy Zinn

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2025/07/20

HER Campaign Co-Founder Britney Higgs and retired DEA agent Stacy Zinn talk about the scourge of human trafficking in the US and what the HER campaign does to help victims safely transition.

39:49

Fuji Fire - Chas Henry

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2025/07/13

It has been considered by many to be our US Marine Corps greatest peacetime loss of life. But many have never heard of it. Chas Henry joins us to describe the Fuji Fire that took place on Oct. 19, 1979.

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"The Devil's Playground" - Andrew Bragg

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2025/06/29

Paratrooper Andrew Bragg wrote "The Devil's Playground" as a tribute to his comrades from Charlie Company’s 2nd Platoon and their 2009-2010 deployment to the Arghandab River valley in Afghanistan. His platoon would suffer 50% casualties and 6 KIA during the deployment.

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Havok Journal Update - Charles Faint

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2025/06/23

Havok Journal owner and 27 year Army Intelligence Veteran Charles Faint discusses some of the topics recently featured on their website. We do some deep dives into the threats/weakenesses of China and also how the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are causing a re-examination of modern war doctrines.

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Athletes Who Served Our Nation - Bill Brown

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2025/06/15

Major League broadcaster and Vietnam Veteran Bill Brown has written an excellent book called “Wartime Athletes; Stories of Sports Stars Who Joined the US Team.” He shares some compelling and inspiring stories.

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"Grit to Glory" - Green Beret Darrell Utt

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2025/06/08

"Grit To Glory" recounts Green Beret Darrell Utt's journey from the back woods of West Virginia to his leadership role with ODA 043 in Baghdad during some of the most intense fighting.

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