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This is a special New Year\\u2019s Eve 2021 episode of\\xa0The Chauncey DeVega Show\\xa0and\\xa0The Truth Report.
Elliot Ackerman is both a former White House Fellow and Marine. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart.
Ackerman is also an ex\\u2013CIA paramilitary officer.
His new book (co-written with Adm. James Stavridis USN (Ret.)) is The New York Times bestseller\\xa02034: A Novel of the Next World War.
Elliott and Chauncey reflect on coming of age during the Reagan years and the meaning of such 1980s film classics as\\xa0Red Dawn\\xa0and\\xa0Top Gun.
Elliot also shares his concerns about America\\u2019s new \\u201ccold war\\u201d rivalry with China, Russia\\u2019s aggression towards Ukraine, America\\u2019s democracy crisis and the frightening possibility of a second civil war or some other calamity.
In the aftermath of Chauncey DeVega\\u2019s health emergency, Elliot shares his thoughts on mortality, living a good life, and what it means to die a good death.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME?
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega
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https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega
My email:
chaunceydevega@gmail.com
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW?
Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com
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https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow
Music at the end of this week\'s episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.
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