• Matt Macke
    Jan 13 2026

    Matt Macke is an Army combat veteran who served with the 1/168 INF, 1/133 INF 34ID. He deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. We talk about his combat experiences in both conflicts and his injuries sustained in Afghanistan. We also talk about his recovery and life after the military also his divorce that made national headlines!

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    3 hrs and 2 mins
  • Kenny Dupar
    Jan 6 2026

    Today I sit down with Kenny Dupar who retired a LtCol in the Army. He was a engineer with the Army Corps of engineers. He deployed to Iraq on the initial invasion and the last deployment when the United States pulled out.

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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • Jon Turner 2
    Dec 26 2025

    Jon makes a second appearance after coming on for episode 1. This time we talked about his experiences after the Marine Corps. We talking about taking responsibility in life and being humble.

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Eric Johnson
    Dec 7 2025

    I sat down with Eric Johnson, he was a Marine Corps Machine Gunner who deployed to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. We had a fantastic conversation about his combat experiences and personal struggles and how be overcame them.

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    2 hrs and 41 mins
  • Andrew Part 2/Thoughts on the war in Afghanistan
    Nov 22 2025

    Andrew a Recon Marine who deployed to Afghanistan twice sits down and talks last deployment (If you have not listened to part 1 i recommend you do so, episode 7). We also share our thoughts on the war in Afghanistan. This is a hard conversation to have and i wanted to say thank you to Andrew for sitting down with me and having an educated conversation, while still honoring the heroism and sacrifice of our brothers.

    The book i mentioned in the episode about the special forces in 2014/2015 is ''Eagle Down'' by Jessica Donati

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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • Andrew
    Nov 14 2025

    Today i sit down with a Recon Marine who served 2 tours in Afghanistan. We talk early training, Afghanistan and combat. This will be the first of two episodes.

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    2 hrs and 29 mins
  • John Oyston
    Nov 7 2025

    Today i sat down with John Oyston who depolyed many times over his 18 year service in the Marine Corps and the Army, including twice to Iraq and to Afghanistan. We talk about his time in Ramadi Iraq, other deployments, his struggles and victories in mental health, and were he is today.

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Justin Graves
    Oct 30 2025

    Today I sit down with Justin who deployed with 2nd BN 4th Marines to Afghanistan and was wounded in combat. We talk his upbringing, time in the Marines, him getting shot, his recovery, and the path that led him to where he is today.

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    1 hr and 57 mins