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Sun 7/30/2023

The Hunter Elite – Leon Wagener

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T06:50:38-07:00July 30th, 2023|

The Hunter Elite; Inside America’s Secret Force Against Terror by Leon Wagener describes the transition of the Secret Service from being a strictly defensive organization to a proactive one. One could be fooled into thinking the book is a work of thriller fiction but it describes real people and situations. Leon says that getting inside the Secret Service was a difficult task. “They take the secret in the title very seriously.” Finally he found two agents willing to talk as [...]

Sun 7/23/2023

Special Forces Legend Rick Lamb

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T06:56:48-07:00July 23rd, 2023|

Special Forces Veteran Rick Lamb is somewhat of a legend in the community. He has led soldiers in operations spanning across 49 countries and 5 continents. He was involved in almost every major battle from Operation Eagle Claw to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Rick is a member of the SOCOM Commando Hall of Honor, the Ranger Hall of Fame and was 2015 recipient of the Bull Simmons Award for soldiers who embody the true spirit, values, and skills of a Special [...]

Sun 7/16/2023

Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:03:19-07:00July 16th, 2023|

Havok Journal Owner Charles Faint provides us with an update on some of the issues being reported on their website. The Journal publishes 4-5 new articles daily in addition to reposting some of the “evergreen” content. Ayman Kafel, an immigrant who served in the Special Forces and is now a police officer, has published “A Resolute Path” through the Second Mission Foundation. Ayman had written so many articles that Charles suggested he compile his stories in a book. The book [...]

Sun 7/9/2023

“Lost At Sea” – John Wukovits

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:07:11-07:00July 9th, 2023|

“Lost At Sea” by author John Wukovits masterfully recounts the amazing story of famous aviator Eddie Rickenbacker and 7 other crewmembers' twenty four days adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Wukovits used survivor’s accounts and other records to create a compelling story of survival, leadership and faith against tremendous odds. Eddie Rickenbacker developed a reputation for cheating death early on in his life. He dropped out of school in 7th grade to support his family after his father’s death. A job [...]

Sun 7/2/2023

Independence Day – Jeff Utsch

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:14:03-07:00July 2nd, 2023|

Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. While I was born a US citizen, my first nine years were spent overseas. This has embedded in me a deep appreciation for how special this country is. Joining me to discuss this topic is Jeff Utsch. He is a constitutional scholar and Senior Faculty Lead Instructor at the Leadership and Freedom Center in Gettysburg. Jeff also founded the Heirs of the Republic. He is a former All-American swimmer and [...]

Sun 6/25/2023

Military Broadcast Radio – Joel Hunt

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T11:34:22-07:00June 25th, 2023|

Military Broadcast Radio principal Joel Hunt is an Army Veteran. The mission of MBR is to provide a forum to help Veterans heal by teaching them to host their own radio programs. Joel’s path into the military is an ageless one. He had his heart broken. Joel was driving a Humvee that was hit by an improvised explosive device. While he has memory issues his DD-214 states it was not the only time. He still suffers from a traumatic brain [...]

Sun 6/18/2023

EOD Fudge – Aaron Hale

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T11:42:02-07:00June 18th, 2023|

EOD Fudge founder Aaron Hale could have easily given up after losing his sight to an IED blast in 2011. Two years later he lost his hearing. Instead of retreating, Aaron decided if he was going to be blind, he would be “the best blind guy I could be.” Following his injuries he has climbed mountains, gone white water kayaking and run the Boston Marathon – twice. Aaron joined the Navy as a cook. Following the 9/11 attacks he felt [...]

Sun 6/11/2023

With Them Frontlines – Shawn Piatz

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T11:50:34-07:00June 11th, 2023|

With Them Frontlines will be so much more than just a video game. While featuring actual missions undertaken by actual warriors is pretty cool, merging the game with other technologies to gain insights into PTSD treatment is a REAL game changer. The US video gaming market is a $97.6 billion industry and a technology readily embraced by many Global War on Terror Veterans. With Them Frontlines is being produced by Austin based ORE System and in this episode we are [...]

Sun 6/4/2023

Royce Williams – Korean War Pilot

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T11:59:56-07:00June 4th, 2023|

Royce Williams kept a huge secret for fifty years. He had been given strict orders. Royce joins us as part of our partnership with the Distinguished Flying Cross Society. Royce and his brother signed up after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During his career he flew everything from open cockpit biplanes to jets at Mach 2 in three wars. During the Korean War, Royce was a member of a task force that sailed north to attack “juicy” targets close to [...]

Sun 5/28/2023

Kill Cliff Founder Todd Ehrlich

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T12:22:19-07:00May 28th, 2023|

Kill Cliff founder Todd Ehrlich had no idea that his concept for a “recovery” drink that tasted good could be made so successful. He describes the original idea as an all natural “liquid aspirin”. Todd felt a calling to serve our nation in a more meaningful way so he dropped out of college to join the Navy SEALs. In the mid-nineties there was “a lot going on” so he left the TEAMS after four years. He regrets not staying in [...]