Patriot to the Core

Patriot to the Core

86 episodes

Patriot to the Core highlights selfless Americans. I interview those from all branches of the military (combat controllers, PJs, Green Berets, SEALs, Rangers, Infantrymen, Marines, Pilots, etc) and the US government. In addition, I speak with your every day mom who goes about doing good--from starting a non-profit to fighting for freedom in our communities and schools. I get to talk with Gold Star Parents, Siblings and Spouses, and Medal of Honor recipients.

This provides an opportunity to learn about everyday Americans who go above and beyond to protect us and to help others. As a Gold Star brother, many of my guests have a military connection, but I still have a wide variety of people who answer the call to serve in various ways.

We talk fighting terrorism, self protection, exercise, mental toughness, charity, parenting, fugitives and occasionally pop culture and politics.

Please follow and subscribe so we can have many seasons to come. Send suggestions and questions to me at thad@patriottothecore.com. Hope you enjoy!

Podcasts

Ep 113 | Hershel Woody Williams Medal of Honor Recipient from Iwo Jima

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 10:58 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 3 seconds

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Ep 112 | Mark Schmitz Disaster at Abbey Gate

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 10:54 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 15 seconds

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Ep 111 | Don Stevens Security Forces, Combat Control, Burn the Ships, PTSD

Published: Nov. 6, 2023, 9:51 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 3 seconds

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Ep 110 | Special: Kenny Alicea & Mark Forester Beautiful Symphony of Death and Destruction

Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 9:18 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 39 seconds

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Ep 109 | Nic McKinley - Fighting a War on Human Trafficking

Published: Sept. 4, 2023, 9:37 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 29 seconds

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Ep 108 | Rich Brown Marine, Author, American Warrior Society Co-Founder, Savage Somm

Published: July 31, 2023, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 53 seconds

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Ep 107 | The Mark Forester Foundation Charity Golf Tournament Aug 11, 2023

Published: July 17, 2023, 9:47 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds

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Ep 106 | T. C. Fuller Stories From a 20-yr Odyssey in the FBI

Published: June 26, 2023, 8:11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 35 seconds

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Ep 105 | Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Rose Vietnam

Published: May 29, 2023, 9:31 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 8 seconds

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Ep 104 | Dan Skidmore, aka Cadre DS Getting Ready for the JAG 28 Birthday Walk

Published: May 8, 2023, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 48 seconds

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Ep 103 | Tips and Thoughts on the Mark Forester JAG 28 Birthday Walk/Ruck

Published: April 10, 2023, 8:55 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 23 seconds

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Ep 102 | Darrell Utt Army Special Forces (Ret.) and National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Chief of Bus. Ops

Published: March 13, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 51 seconds

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Ep 101 | Matthew Reed Military Intelligence, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia and China

Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 10:32 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 9 seconds

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Ep 100 | Michael Blout Combat Controller, Silver Star Recipient

Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 9:52 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 9 seconds

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Ep 099 | Yvette Sierra Gold Star Mother to SrA Danny Sanchez

Published: Jan. 9, 2023, 9:54 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds

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Ep 098 | Christmas from Heaven Gail Halvorsen

Published: Dec. 25, 2022, 11:03 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Ep 097 | Scott DeLuzio Surviving Son

Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 27 seconds

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Ep 096 | Special: Doug Cole on the Impact of Mark Forester

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 10:06 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Ep 095 | Brian Jodice Pick Up the Six Podcast

Published: Sept. 26, 2022, 9:18 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 41 seconds

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Ep 094 | Ish Villegas 2-time Silver Star Recipient

Published: Sept. 19, 2022, 9:43 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 13 seconds

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Ep 093 | Leading Well in Turbulent Times

Published: Aug. 8, 2022, 9:35 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 41 seconds

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Ep 092 | Justin Roberts On the Ground in Ukraine

Published: July 26, 2022, 10:07 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 9 seconds

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Ep 091 | William Markham One Veteran at a Time

Published: July 18, 2022, 8:28 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 9 seconds

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Ep 090 | Troy Bye The Long Road to Cyber Security, Insider Threat & Intelligence

Published: June 20, 2022, 10:24 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 36 seconds

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Ep 089 | Jennie Taylor Gold Star Wife and Mother of 7

Published: May 2, 2022, 9:33 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes

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Ep 088 | Combat Controllers Small Force, Big Impact

Published: Feb. 7, 2022, 10:57 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 27 seconds

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Ep 087 | Kyle Defoor Former SEAL, Sniper and current Firearms Instructor

Published: Dec. 27, 2021, 10:48 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 23 seconds

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Ep 086 | Gene Adcock Combat Control Team History

Published: Dec. 13, 2021, 10:13 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Ep 085 | Bobby Weismiller Vaccine mandate, liberty and breaking the cycle

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 10:27 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 54 seconds

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Ep 084 | Zach Asmus and Cress Clippard on Afghanistan and SIVs

Published: Sept. 6, 2021, 10:03 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 15 seconds

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Ep 083 | Mark Lauren Move Better, Feel Better

Published: Aug. 23, 2021, 8:11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 4 seconds

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Ep 082 | Dan Schilling The Power of Awareness

Published: July 26, 2021, 8:58 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 48 seconds

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Ep 081 | Michael Andrew in Indonesia | Covid Vaccine Distribution

Published: June 14, 2021, 8:17 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 42 seconds

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Ep 080 Three Wise Men

Published: March 15, 2021, 7:56 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 53 seconds

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Ep 079 | Rhonda Jimmerson The Fight to Bring Her Brother Home

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 9:14 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 39 seconds

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Ep 078 | Stan Staheli, Pattons Third Army, WWII POW Replay

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 9:44 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 35 seconds

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Ep 077 | My Interview on The Game | Throwback from 2012

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 7:17 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 50 seconds

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Ep 076 Special: Brig. Gen. Gwyn Armfield | Behind the scenes of our Next-of-Kin notifications

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 10:36 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 6 seconds

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Ep 075 Dan Skidmore | Former CCT, GORUCK Dir. of Training

Published: Aug. 24, 2020, 8:27 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 43 seconds

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Ep 074 Memorial Day Special: Bobby Bonello Escorting Marks Body to Dover The Angel Flight

Published: May 24, 2020, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 2 seconds

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Ep 073 Linda Ambard | Courageously Alive

Published: May 4, 2020, 7:26 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 58 seconds

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Ep 072 Mark Lauren | Bodyweight Master & Best-selling Fitness Author

Published: March 30, 2020, 8:42 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 2 seconds

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Ep 071 Jeff Kyle: Marine & Gold Star brother

Published: March 16, 2020, 7:22 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 4 seconds

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Ep 070 Michael Yon | Insurgency in Hong Kong

Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 9:39 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds

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Ep 069 Hershel Woody Williams | Medal of Honor Recipient

Published: Nov. 11, 2019, 9:49 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 56 seconds

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Ep 068 Nic McKinley | Unleashing the Warriors on Child Trafficking

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 8:37 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 28 seconds

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Ep 067 Special: Mark Forester Hammerhead

Published: Sept. 29, 2019, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 29 seconds

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Ep 066 Lauren Sisler | Firsthand Effects of Addiction and Overcoming Tragedy

Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 8:52 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 34 seconds

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Ep 065 Memorial Day: Renee Nickell | Her Brother was Always Her Hero

Published: May 26, 2019, 7:40 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

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Ep 064 Dan Schilling | Alone at Dawn

Published: Jan. 28, 2019, 8:19 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 45 seconds

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Ep 063 Justin Carroll | Online Security and Privacy

Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 8:22 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 56 seconds

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Ep 062 Sammy L. Davis | Medal of Honor Recipient Vietnam

Published: Dec. 17, 2018, 8:38 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 59 seconds

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Ep 061 Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Killology 101

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 7:07 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 29 seconds

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Ep. 060 SPECIAL: MAJ Wes Wilson The Aftermath of Marks death in Shah Mashad

Published: Sept. 29, 2018, 7:37 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 35 seconds

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Ep 059 Inside the Thai Soccer Team Rescue w/ Maj Charles Hodges

Published: Aug. 20, 2018, 7:44 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 22 seconds

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Ep 058 Mark Lauren | Bodyweight Master

Published: July 9, 2018, 7:07 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 2 seconds

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Ep 057 Ive Got a Man Down! | Memorial Day 2018

Published: May 27, 2018, 7:17 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 55 seconds

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Ep 056 Lauren Tinker | Price of Freedom Race: Behind the Scenes

Published: May 7, 2018, 7:21 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 26 seconds

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Ep 055 Brant Ireland | One-Legged Beast

Published: April 23, 2018, 7:14 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 26 seconds

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Ep 054 Doug Sterner | Military Times Hall of Valor

Published: April 9, 2018, 7:41 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 30 seconds

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Ep 053 Chaplain Justin Roberts Director of No Greater Love movie

Published: March 26, 2018, 7:38 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 8 seconds

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Ep 052 Matt Larsen Father of Modern Army Combatives

Published: March 12, 2018, 7:42 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 5 seconds

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Ep 051 Rich Brown of American Warrior Society

Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 51 seconds

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Ep 050 Tim Larkin | Sometimes Violence is the Answer Part 1

Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 30 seconds

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Ep 049 MSGT Israel Del Toro | Man on Fire

Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 8:42 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 048 Bart Decker | Original Horse Soldier in Afghanistan

Published: Jan. 18, 2018, 8:02 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 047 Darren Sapp | Fire on the Flight Deck

Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 8:21 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 046 Roger Long From Cane to Conquering Kilimanjaro

Published: Jan. 1, 2018, 8:06 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds

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Week off for Christmas, Upcoming Guests

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 8:25 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

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Ep 045 BONUS: Michael Andrew Finally Leaving Puerto Rico

Published: Dec. 21, 2017, 12:45 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 044 Will Bardenwerper | Saddam Hussein: Psychological Exploration

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 8:10 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 043 MAJ GEN Vinny Boles | Is your Best Getting Better?

Published: Nov. 27, 2017, 8:01 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 042 TACP George on Healing, Forgiving, and Resiliency

Published: Nov. 13, 2017, 8:09 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 041 Hershel Woody Williams, Medal of Honor Recipient from Iwo Jima

Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 7:31 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 040 CCT Mark Lauren | You Are Your Own Gym

Published: Oct. 16, 2017, 7:40 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 039 Noah Galloway | Living with No Excuses

Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 7:44 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 038 SPECIAL: Bobby Bonello Escorting Marks Body to Dover Angel Flight

Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 7:31 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds

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SPECIAL: Michael Andrew on the ground in US Virgin Islands | Hurricane Irma

Published: Sept. 19, 2017, 7:55 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 037 Terry Dailey of Project Patriot Bikes, Vietnam vet

Published: Sept. 18, 2017, 7:21 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 036 CCT Kurt Buller | I Will Run Thru the Brick Wall First

Published: Sept. 4, 2017, 7:27 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds

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SPECIAL: Johnnie Yellock II on the Ground in Houston

Published: Sept. 2, 2017, 11:55 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 035 Creating a National Symbol of Remembrance | George Lutz

Published: Aug. 21, 2017, 7:41 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 034 Bring it on, with Jack Fanning, CCT, Quadriplegic

Published: Aug. 7, 2017, 7:02 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 033 Ron White: Brain Athlete-Memory Expert

Published: July 24, 2017, 7:46 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 032 Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Killology 101

Published: July 10, 2017, 7:37 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 29 seconds

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Lt. Col. Dave Grossman on sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs

Published: June 28, 2017, 2:24 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds

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Episode 031 Air Force TACP, George

Published: June 26, 2017, 7:30 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 030 Iraq veteran and financial planner Benjamin Brandt

Published: June 12, 2017, 7:19 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 029 Larry and Janice Brown, parents of fallen SEAL Adam Brown

Published: May 29, 2017, 7:03 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds

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Marks book on sale for Memorial Day

Published: May 26, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

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Episode 028 Matthew Glencoe: The Makings of a Hero

Published: May 15, 2017, 6:08 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 027 Carter Henry, author of The Hero Workouts

Published: May 1, 2017, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 026 former SEAL, sniper, Kyle Defoor

Published: April 17, 2017, 6:58 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 025 Blayne Smith, Executive Director of Team RWB

Published: April 3, 2017, 7:36 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 024 Wayne Norrad, Godfather of Combat Control

Published: March 20, 2017, 7:12 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 023 Frank Jones, B-17 Bombardier, POW

Published: March 6, 2017, 8:09 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 022 Dan Sheehan, Marine, Cobra Pilot, author of After Action

Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 8:16 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 021 Stan Staheli, Pattons Third Army, WWII POW

Published: Feb. 6, 2017, 8:36 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 020, Part 2 Johnny Spann, Father of Mike Spann first American killed in combat in US invasion of Afghanistan

Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 019 – Larry Moores, Army Ranger, Platoon Ldr in Battle of Mogadishu

Published: Jan. 9, 2017, 8:19 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 018 – Christmas from Heaven: Gail Halvorsen, The Candy Bomber

Published: Dec. 25, 2016, 8:27 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 017 – Will Thomas, Honoring the Special Operations Community through Sport

Published: Dec. 12, 2016, 8:02 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 016 – Marc Esposito, Wounded Warrior, CCT, biked across CA with Robin Williams

Published: Nov. 28, 2016, 8:06 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 015 – Ronnie Rains, owner of Granite Ranch, host of numerous Wounded Warrior Retreats

Published: Nov. 14, 2016, 8:08 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 014 – Dan Hammond, US Duathlon Team, Adventure Racer, Entrepreneur

Published: Oct. 31, 2016, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 013 – Michael Yon, War Correspondent, author

Published: Oct. 17, 2016, 7:56 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 012 – Justin Constantine, Marine (ret), Attorney, Wounded Warrior, Author, Motivator

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 7:36 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 011 – SPECIAL: Joseph Forester on 6th Anniversary of Mark Forester’s death

Published: Sept. 29, 2016, 6:20 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 010 – Ryan Manion Borek, President of the Travis Manion Foundation, Gold Star Sister

Published: Sept. 19, 2016, 7:53 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 009 – Rob Gutierrez, Air Force Cross recipient, CCT, aka “The Combat Chassis”

Published: Sept. 5, 2016, 7:55 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 008 – Bart Decker, Air Force CCT (ret), original Horse Soldier in Afghanistan

Published: Aug. 22, 2016, 7:32 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 007 – Bill Williams, creator of Remembering our Fallen and founder of Patriotic Productions

Published: Aug. 8, 2016, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 006 – Maj Will Lyles, US Army (ret), Green Beret, bilateral amputee, OIF & OEF Veteran

Published: July 25, 2016, 2:08 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 005 – Melanie Davis, author, founder of Triumph Press and Love Your Veterans

Published: July 11, 2016, 1:57 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 004 – Artist Phil Taylor of The American Fallen Soldiers Project

Published: June 27, 2016, 4:08 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 002 – Michael Andrew, founder of Red Lightning, author, and natural disaster volunteer

Published: May 30, 2016, 2:54 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 34 seconds

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