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The Hero Next Door

The Hero Next Door

By: Proud American Studios
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Veterans, law enforcement, first responders, and quiet patriots have carried burdens most of us never see. Our new Proud American Studios series, The Hero Next Door, sits down with these men and women to share the moments that changed everything.Copyright 2026 Proud American Studios Political Science Politics & Government True Crime
Episodes
  • The Hero Next Door Ep. 8 - Sonya LaBosco, Executive Director, Air Marshal National Council
    Jun 25 2026

    Former Daytona Beach mounted police officer turned Federal Air Marshal, Sonya LaBosco, joins Nick Searcy and Dr. Darcy Leutzinger to share her frontline journey from local law enforcement through the post-9/11 air marshal expansion. LaBosco details how she exposed the government's Quiet Skies program, which placed law-abiding Americans on domestic terrorist watch lists after January 6th. She reveals the moment she alerted Tulsi Gabbard to unlawful surveillance and calls for full accountability of federal officials who violated citizens' First Amendment rights.

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    53 mins
  • The Hero Next Door Ep. 7: Tim Clemente, FBI Special Agent and SWAT Team Leader
    Jun 4 2026

    Tim Clemente knew he wanted to be a cop before he could spell the word. From the blood-soaked streets of St. Louis's Third District to the FBI's most classified counter-terrorism operations, his career reads like a national security briefing. In this episode, Tim sits down with Nick Searcy and Dr. Darcy Leutzinger to recount five homicides in a single shift, flipping a foreign head of state on day one at the Bureau, conducting espionage tradecraft by Friday, and responding to the Pentagon on September 11. This is what service looks like when the mission never stops.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • The Hero Next Door Ep. 6: Brian Sizemore, Founder, The LUCAS Foundation
    Jun 4 2026

    Brian Sizemore lost his son, Lucas, a young Atlanta Police officer, to suicide on January 9, 2024. There were no warning signs. Lucas was an all-American kid from Michigan who graduated from the Atlanta Police Academy, earned marksman status, and served in one of the city's toughest zones. In this episode, Brian shares Lucas's journey from deer camp to badge, the phone call no parent should receive, and how he channeled unimaginable grief into the Lucas Foundation, fighting to end law enforcement suicide nationwide.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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