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Latest Episodes
Ep 096 | Special: Doug Cole on the Impact of Mark Forester
Today, September 29, 2022, marks 12 years since my little brother, Mark Foresters death in Afghanistan. Marks close friend and roommate, Doug Cole (@dcoleii), spends some time telling us what life
Ep 095 | Brian Jodice – Pick Up the Six Podcast
Brian Jodice is the owner and host of Pick up the Six Productions and Podcast, where he shares stories about the men and women among us who go above-and-beyond to PICK UP THE SIX through SERVICE, PURP
Ep 094 | Ish Villegas – 2-time Silver Star Recipient
Ish Villegas is one of three people who have received the Silver Star twice, since 9/11. Today he walks us thru the battle in 2009 where he got his first Silver Star. It was a 16 hour fight that resul
Ep 093 | Leading Well in Turbulent Times
Good judgment comes through experience, which comes from bad judgment. Brig. Gen. Robert (Gwyn) Armfield and Lt. Gen. Bruce Fister, both USAF, retired are on the show to talk about their new book L
Ep 092 | Justin Roberts – On the Ground in Ukraine
Former Army Chaplain Justin Roberts (@justindroberts) has been in Ukraine since April 2022 recording a documentary film series to highlight people who are doing good in Ukrainehelping with aid, manag
Ep 091 | William Markham – One Veteran at a Time
Retired Chief Master Sergeant William Markham spent 30 years in the Air Force, was inducted in the 2021 Air Commando Hall of Fame and in the 2022 USSOCOM Hall of Heroes. I know him personally because
Ep 090 | Troy Bye – The Long Road to Cyber Security, Insider Threat & Intelligence
M. Troy Bye, is an Executive Director with ManTech and has spent much of his career managing large IT programs for customers within the Intelligence Community in the Washington D.C. area. ManTech has
Ep 089 | Jennie Taylor – Gold Star Wife and Mother of 7
Jennie Taylor was taking a much needed break by spending the weekend with friends from college, therefore she wasnt home when the knock came at her door. In January of 2018, her husband, Major Bren
Ep 088 | Combat Controllers – Small Force, Big Impact
CMSgt (retired) Michael Lamonica and MSG (retired) Kyle Stanbro, both retired Air Force combat controllers join us to break down what CCTs do and their roles in the war on terror, Afghanistan withdra
Ep 087 | Kyle Defoor – Former SEAL, Sniper and current Firearms Instructor
To end the year, Im playing my all-time most downloaded episode. Right after high school graduation, Kyle Defoor @defoorproformanceshooting left for boot camp in Orlando. A few months later, he was