Podcast Archives - American Warrior Radio

Tue 2/18/2025

“This Troubled Ground” – Les Carroll

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-02-18T08:42:04-07:00February 18th, 2025|

“This Troubled Ground” by is part memoir/part fiction. Les served our nation for 28 years, beginning with four years in the active duty Air Force and the remainder in the National Guard. He retired at the rank of Lt. Colonel in 2013. Dover Air Force Base is often the first domestic stop for the remains of the fallen coming from overseas. During the height of the Afghanistan War, President Obama changed the policies to allow families to have media presence [...]

Thu 2/6/2025

Mike Croissant – “Bombing Hitler’s Hometown”

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-02-06T11:20:19-07:00February 6th, 2025|

Mike Croissant, a retired CIA officer, set out on a mission to learn more about his uncle. His uncle was an a bomber crewman that survived World War II without of scratch but was then killed in a plane crash shortly after returning home. Drawing from his uncle’s letters home, along with dozens of interviews with surviving Veterans, Mike produced “Bombing Hitler’s Hometown; The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bombing Raid of World War II in Europe." It describes [...]

Wed 1/22/2025

“Indochina Hand” – CIA Officer Barry Broman

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-01-22T16:36:01-07:00January 22nd, 2025|

“Indochina Hand; Tales of a CIA Case Officer” by Barry Broman features a compilation stories about situations encountered during a 25 year career with the agency. He can attest to the fact that sometimes truth IS stranger than fiction. Barry was first approached by the CIA while in graduate school. The recruiter said Barry was precisely the “kind of guy we are looking for”. However, when Barry informed him that he was commissioned in the Marine Corps and was headed [...]

Wed 1/22/2025

Dr. Lanny Snodgrass – “The Ageless Call to Serve”

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-01-22T12:03:58-07:00January 22nd, 2025|

Dr. Lanny Snodgrass completed basic training at the age of 63, perhaps a new record. He has wanted to serve in the military much earlier in life but a football injury made him ineligible. However, as a VA psychiatrist, he witnessed the trauma of Veterans and the desire to serve in uniform became more intense. When he was sixty a friend suggested he try to join up again. He signed the paperwork, passed the physical and took the oath. Two [...]

Tue 1/14/2025

Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-01-14T23:49:04-07:00January 14th, 2025|

Havok Journal owner Charles Faint joins us for the last update of 2024. Charles is a retired Army Intelligence Officer who teaches at West Point military academy. Charles shares his “second favorite” event at West Point; “Branch Night”. Branch Night is the evening when the cadets learn what branch they will be assigned. They are handed a sealed envelope and, after some formalities and a keynote speaker, they all tear open their envelopes to learn where they will start their [...]

Sun 1/5/2025

“53 Days on Starvation Island” – John Bruning

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-01-05T17:02:43-07:00January 5th, 2025|

Starvation Island is the name the Japanese gave the pacific Island of Guadalcanal. Second only to the Battle of Midway, the capture and retention of Guadalcanal was one of the most significant achievements leading to eventual victory in the Pacific. The price would be high, with brutal combat on the ground, at sea and in the air. A group of mostly green Marine aviators were dispatched to Guadalcanal to assist in the defense. They were lacking in supplies, equipment, fuel [...]

Mon 12/23/2024

“Understanding the War” – Mat Tardio

Ben Buehler-Garcia2024-12-23T10:17:36-07:00December 23rd, 2024|

“Understanding the War” podcast is the latest venture for Special Forces Veteran Mat Tardio. This new podcast is in addition to his already successful “Speak the Truth” podcast. The mission of the “Understanding the War” podcast is to give combat Veterans the chance to tell their stories. “What the hell are we doing to our own people when we don’t allow them to be able to speak because somehow their stories aren’t valid?” Mat wanted to join the military from [...]

Thu 12/12/2024

Coast Guard DFC Recipient John Whiddon

Ben Buehler-Garcia2024-12-12T14:23:59-07:00December 12th, 2024|

Coast Guard pilot John Whiddon has been awarded two Distinguished Flying Cross medals. But the enemy he faced was not the Viet Cong or Iraqi air defenses. It was 30 foot seas, 70 knot wind gusts and freezing waters off the coast of Alaska. John was born in England and his father served in the Royal Navy. Having finished college, he had applied for the US Coast Guard but had not received an answer. So he applied to the Royal [...]

Sun 12/8/2024

Delta Force Original – Wade Ishimoto

Ben Buehler-Garcia2024-12-08T15:42:45-07:00December 8th, 2024|

Delta Force operator Wade Ishimoto was one of the founding members of the elite unit when it was first formed. The story of his progression from an American of Japanese ancestry born in Hawaii just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Delta Force is told in his book “The Intoku Code”. Intoku is a Japanese word that means “doing good in secret.” Wade began his Army career as a military policeman and then moved on to counter [...]

Mon 11/25/2024

“River Rats” – The Red River Valley Association

Ben Buehler-Garcia2024-11-25T10:07:38-07:00November 25th, 2024|

River Rats was the nickname given to aircrews that flew missions over the Red River Valley that runs southeast from Hanoi to the Gulf of Tonkin. At the time, it was the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial combat. One of every 40 persons who flew these missions never returned. The Red River Valley Association was created to commemorate the inter-service teamwork, strong spirit de corps and the sacrifices made by the air crews flying those dangerous [...]