Jeff Bosley Jeff Bosley has faced tougher challenges than trying to make it big as an actor. He has served as a Green Beret medic and a firefighter so his “spectrum of suck” is probably wider that others in Hollywood. Like most of his generation, Jeff grew up playing with GI Joes and watching action films. He began his college career studying medicine and taking a few acting courses, but military service was always in the back of his mind. When 9/11 happened it gnawed at his conscious so much that he enlisted even though he was almost [...]

The war on terror is, thankfully, an abstract to many of us. We owe that to persons like Thomas Pecora. Thomas Pecora He spent 25 years with the Central Intelligence Agency – most of it as a member of their Protective Operations Cadre.  The POC was formed in response to the 1989 assassination of military advisor James “Nick” Rowe by terrorists in the Philippines. His new book “Guardian; Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror” recounts his experiences in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. As one can imagine, the manuscript had [...]

The Cold Blue is a stunning new documentary film that gives viewers a glimpse, in vivid detail, of the lives of the 8th Air Force as they flew incredibly dangerous missions during World War II.  The Cold Blue debuts June 6th on HBO. Erik Nelson is the producer and director of The Cold Blue and joins us to share his thoughts. Erik says that “..all too often history has been reduced to clichés or black and white images that immediately distance us from the past.” Erik was searching the national archives for color film from the war and found 34 [...]

The 75th Anniversary of D-Day is this year. President Ronald Reagan’s speech at Point du Hoc on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day is still remembered as one of his best.  President Reagan was the first US President to visit Normandy on the anniversary of D-Day. Michael Reagan Michael Reagan is President Reagan’s oldest son and President of the Reagan Legacy Foundation.  He joins us to share his thoughts on this epic action that turned the tide of the Second World War and what his Foundation is doing to assure that future generations never forget. The idea for the [...]

Memorial Day, and the reason/manner in which she observed it, changed dramatically for Scoti Domeij on October 22, 2011. That was the day her son Kristoffer was killed in Afghanistan. That was the day Scoti “was drafted against her own worst fears” into a club that no one wants to belong to; the Gold Star moms. Sgt. First Class Kristoffer Domeij Scoti shares her journey of grief from the shock of the initial notification to her current endeavors to educate others.  “Now I duel between attempts to enlighten or extend patience toward those who, for whatever their reasons, [...]

Air Force Para Rescue is widely recognized as the best in the world at what they do.  However, they are perhaps the least well known of our elite Special Forces.  There are only about 500 “PJ’s” in the entire Air Force compared to more than 5,000 Navy SEALs and 10,000 Green Berets.  Para Rescue training is one of the longest Special Forces training courses in the world and has an attrition rate of over 85 percent. Lt. Col. Blake George, 48th Rescue Squadron Lt. Colonel Blake George is the Commander of the 48th Rescue Squadron. He began his [...]