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Sun 8/16/2020

AZ Shooter’s World – Phillip Roux

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:19:24-07:00August 16th, 2020|

AZ Shooter's World CEO Phillip Roux thought they had a pretty diverse customer base – until the COVID Crisis hit. This Veteran Entrepreneur feature explores doing business in the time of crisis – in an industry that has seen a tremendous impact. Phil had a number of family members who served in the military so joining the Army reserves seemed a natural path. He volunteered for a special assignment supporting various agencies doing drug interdiction along the US-Mexico border. When [...]

Sun 8/9/2020

Glyn Haynie – When I Turned Nineteen

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:20:15-07:00August 9th, 2020|

Glyn Haynie turned 19 years old one month after he set foot in Vietnam. Military service was in his family blood; a Haynie from every generation has served going back to the American Revolution. Still, it was disconcerting that despite an Army policy against brothers serving together in combat, Glyn and his brother were shipped to Vietnam together. Literally on the same flight. Glyn Haynie has published seven books, three related to his experiences in Vietnam and the years that [...]

Sun 8/2/2020

Battle Bars – Ian Sparks & Alex Witt

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:20:58-07:00August 2nd, 2020|

Battle Bars was inspired out of a family tragedy. Now this Veteran owned and operated company is making waves in the protein bar industry and giving back to their communities along the way. Company co-founder and Chief Operations Officer Ian Sparks (Army Combat Engineer) and CEO Alex Witt (Navy Master-At-Arms) join us for a Veteran Entrepreneur feature. Like many entrepreneurial efforts, Battle Bars initially capitalized the company by going the “standard” route of talking to family and friends about their [...]

Mon 7/27/2020

Save the Brave – Scott Huesing

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:23:47-07:00July 27th, 2020|

Save the Brave Executive Director Scott Huesing was asked to give the eulogy at the memorial service for David White, a high school friend and Navy Veteran. David drank himself to death. Rather than fly cross country, Scott decided to undertake a 4,600 mile roundtrip motorcycle journey in order to honor David, raise awareness about the Post Traumatic Stress issues still bedeviling Veterans and raise funds for Save the Brave programs that help address this issue. Scott has never ridden [...]

Sun 7/19/2020

Richard Burt – A WWII Musical Legacy

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-24T16:33:46-07:00July 19th, 2020|

Richard Burt, like many of his generation, volunteered when our nation entered World War II. The Army decided he should be trained as a “Latrine Technician”. However, recognizing the positive morale building effects of music, the Army also was standing up nearly 500 bands and this proved Richard Burt’s ticket out of permanent latrine duty. Burt was a very talented trumpet player and volunteered to deploy to the Pacific with the 746th Far East Air Force Band so that the [...]

Sun 7/12/2020

Dark of War – CIA Analyst Sarah Carlson

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-26T17:20:58-07:00July 12th, 2020|

Sarah Carlson was working an emergency management internship when the September 11th attacks occurred. Like many Americans she and her brothers decided to serve our nation. Her brothers joined the military but Sarah took a different route, choosing to join the Defense Intelligence Agency as an intelligence analyst and eventually moving to a role with the Central Intelligence Agency. Her entire career was focused upon counter-terrorism; groups plotting attacks against the homeland and Europe. Her personal experiences and involvement in [...]

Sat 7/4/2020

Matthew Marsden – Independence Day

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-26T17:21:48-07:00July 4th, 2020|

Matthew Marsden made a comment during an interview last year that just floored me. So much so that I invited the British born actor/director to join me for a special Independence Day show. Sometimes it is valuable to examine ourselves through the lens of an “outsider”. Marsden was raised by a single mother living in public housing. He was fascinated by US television and even comic books. While he established a respectable career as a singer and actor in the [...]

Sun 6/28/2020

Soldier Strong Founder Christopher Meek

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:27:27-07:00June 28th, 2020|

Soldier Strong was originally established by Christopher Meek as “Soldiers Socks” in 2009. Chris was in the World Trade Center towers on September 11th and was responsible for getting 29 persons out on that day. Following those attacks Chris knew he had to do something to give back but didn’t know what form that would take. A few years later Chris learned from a Marine Corps mentor that some deployed troops were lacking essentials like socks and baby wipes. He [...]

Sun 6/21/2020

Col. Michael Drowley – A Fate Worse Than Death

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-10T18:28:20-07:00June 21st, 2020|

Col. Michael Drowley has flown a wide assortment of aircraft over his career. Heavy bombers like the B-1 & B-52, the C-130 and C-17 heavy transport planes, F-15 & F-16 fighter jets, the B-2 Stealth bomber and even helicopters. But the slow and tough A-10 Thunderbolt is his favorite. He is careful to make a distinction between fighter pilots and attack pilots. The A-10 was designed and built with one singular purchase – to support troops on the ground. [...]

Sun 6/14/2020

Navy SEAL Stolen Valor – Don Shipley

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-06-14T13:23:53-07:00June 14th, 2020|

Exposing stolen valor became a mission for Don Shipley and his wife Diane when they were approached by a man seeking to support their program for children afflicted with cancer. Something about man didn’t seem right so Don looked into his background. Fraudulently claiming to be the recipient of certain military decorations or medals in order to receive benefits is a federal crime. Don has become THE go to person for investigating Navy SEAL claims. There have been days when [...]