STAND FOR TRUTH RADIO w/guest COLONEL ROB MANESS (Ret)

Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 1:50 a.m.

Please join your host SUSAN KNOWLES with guest COL. ROB MANESS, Ret., to STAND FOR TRUTH RADIO on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 6pmPT/9pmET. We'll be talking about the latest in politics, the military, terrorism and more. Don't miss this show!

Former United States Senate Candidate and retired Colonel Rob Maness has a life long record of providing dedicated service to the nation.

He made the decision as a 17-year-old high school senior to enlist in the United States Air Force and serve in uniform as the country faced multiple crises around the world.

Having worked his way up from the enlisted ranks to full colonel, he retired from active duty in 2011, ending his military service of more than 32 years. Following military retirement Rob returned to Louisiana to work in the utility industry as a director. He is currently the owner of Iron Liberty Group, Chairman of GatorPAC, and resides in Madisonville, Louisiana.

After running for the U.S. Senate, Rob founded GatorPAC, a Federal political action committee. The PAC educates grass roots political activists on the most effective ways to influence their elected officials, get a candidate elected, or to fight for a cause. It advocates for policies that protect your liberty, fight for limited government, and ensure prosperity

During his military service, Colonel Maness led numerous combat operations, including as a bomber squadron commander in Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Colonel Maness served as an enlisted bomb disposal technician in three assignments countering terrorism before being commissioned and selected for flight training.

Active in the community, Rob is a founding board member at the Military Advocacy Project of Louisiana, Inc., a veteran's advocacy group committed to preventing veteran suicides and ensuring military families have equal access to benefits.

Rob is a Life Member of the NRA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Officer's Association of America. He is also a member of the Louisiana Military Order of Foreign Wars and the Society of the Sons of the Revolution.

Rob is married to the former Candy Smith. They have five children, including three sons serving in the military (one active US Navy, one US Army guardsman, one active US Air Force), and four grandchildren. They are members of the First Baptist Church, Covington Louisiana.