During a raid on an al-Qaeda target, Navy SEAL Mike Day was shot 27 times. 11 of those bullets were absorbed by his body armor, the other 16 and grenade shrapnel riddled the rest of his body. But he was never out of the fight. Senior Chief Day joins American Warrior Radio to tell his story.
They carried a camera in addition to a weapon. Marc Phillip Yablonka shares a compilation of stories about Combat Photographers in Vietnam.
Their story was featured in Stephen Ambrose’s Book “Band of Brothers” and HBO series. We are joined by WWII historian Suzanne Ryan, actor Douglas Spain (who played Pvt. Antonio Garcia in the HBO series) and Chris Langlois, Grandson of Easy Company’s Eugene “Doc” Roe.
Army Veteran Adam Bird founded Heroes Media Group to provide a platform that gives a voice to our community heroes and those who support them.
The mission performed by this Air Force Pararescue team in Africa in June of 2018 must have been pretty “sporty” to have been recognized as the “Rescue Mission of the Year”by the Jolly Green Association.
When her son Kristoffer was killed in Afghanistan on his 14th deployment, Scoti Domeij became a member of the club that no one wants to join – Gold Star Mothers. She will be honoring the memory of her son by parachuting into Normandy on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day with several Army Rangers and Green Beret Veterans.
Using digitally remastered film originally shot by legendary film maker William Wyler, Erik Nelson has crafted a visually and emotionally stunning documentary about the dangerous missions flown by the 8th Air Force over Europe. “Cold Blue” debuts on HBO June 6th.
During a 24 year career in the CIA Thomas Pecora was in the front lines of the War on Terror. Benghazi, Mogadishu and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden just to name a few. He has been awarded the Intelligence Star, the CIA’s second highest honor for Valor.
Jeff Bosley brings a special touch of reality to his roles in the television series Seal Team and Ray Donovan. He is a former Green Beret and Firefighter. Perhaps his biggest career highlight so far MAY have involved a video game…more with Jeff June 15!
June 22nd will be an “all sheepdogs” show! We begin with highly decorated police detective Derrick Levasseur, Producer and Star of “Breaking Homicide” featured on the Investigation Discovery Channel.
We will also be joined by retired Police Officer and Firefighter Jeff Shepard who will be discussing his cross country “Ride for Relief” campaign to raise awareness about PTSD.