Patriot to the Core

Patriot to the Core


Latest Episodes

Ep 096 | Special: Doug Cole on the Impact of Mark Forester
September 29, 2022

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
September 26, 2022

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
September 19, 2022

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
August 08, 2022

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
July 26, 2022

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
July 18, 2022

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
June 20, 2022

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
May 02, 2022

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
February 07, 2022

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
December 27, 2021

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