Lee Greenwood has had over two dozen songs on the billboard charts and SEVEN songs ranked number one. But he will perhaps always be known for one song in particular; “God Bless the USA” Greenwood was raised working on his grandparent’s farm after his parents separated during WWII. He pursued his passion for music from an early age and by the time he finished high school he had mastered most all the instruments in the orchestra. He began working for the [...]
Michael Reagan has drawn more than 2,000 portraits of celebrities and other notable persons. But this world renowned artist made an open ended promise to President George W. Bush after the 9-11 attacks. He has fulfilled that promise by providing free hand drawn portraits for Gold Star families through his Fallen Heroes Project. He joins us to share his thoughts on Memorial Day. His mission is to never forget and never let anyone else forget as long as he has [...]
The first time Carolyn Furdek “locked in” was during a convoy mission no different than hundreds of others she had conducted before. It was the beginning of a decade long struggle against an invisible enemy. Carolyn competed at the collegiate level in swimming, graduated airborne school with honors and was one of the first West Point cadets to attend Naval Diving and Salvage training. She was no stranger to stressful situations. But for some reason, something was causing a confident [...]
National Police Week was first proclaimed by President Kennedy in 1962 to memorialize law enforcement officers fallen in the line of duty. In honor of National Police Week we talk with two individuals; Thomas Marchese is a Sheepdog and Dave Bray is a Warrior. Fallen Poster Thomas Marchese was a police officer when four officers were killed in Oakland. This incident convinced him of the need to document the stories of police officers killed in the line of [...]
Herschel Walker and SEAL Brian Jason. Photo Credit: Fox Business Herschel Walker is considered one of our nation’s elite athletes. Brian Jason served with one of the world’s most elite military units. The True American Hero Truck giveaway brought them together. The giveaway was an initiative of the Rocky Ridge Truck Company to recognize and give back to first responders and members of our military. Herschel Walker was on top of the world. But one day the NFL [...]
Javier Pena (L) and Steve Murphy (R) The Netflix series Narcos tells the story of the manhunt for Pablo Escobar from the perspective of two DEA agents. The REAL agents featured in the series join American Warrior Radio to share their perspectives and thoughts. For agent Javier Pena, the hunt for Escobar was personal. Starting his career as a Sheriff’s Deputy in the border town of Laredo, he saw the damage done by the drug trade. Many of [...]
Justin Jordan spent six of his 20 years in the Air Force as a mortuary technician and it had a profound effect upon his mental well being. His experiences are recounted in his book “And Then I Cried; Stories of a Mortuary NCO”. Like many people, Justin wanted to get out of his small town so he joined the Air Force. He was assigned to the services career field, a “jack of all trades” assignment that includes cooks, hotel management, [...]
Some advice from his father led Charlie Gebhardt to a career that would have him in the cockpit of one airplane or another for more 20,000 hours. Charlie was born in Greenwich Village about 20 minutes from Grand Central Station and close to West Point. He planned to attend West point until his father informed there was a place just like it where one gets to fly airplanes. That idea appealed to Charlie much more than slogging through the mud. [...]
(L-R) Co-host John Eslinger, WWII Vet Al Arreola & BBG The purpose of the Collings Foundation is to organize and support living history events that enable Americans to learn more about their heritage through direct participation. We broadcast today’s show from under the wing of a B-17 bomber taking part in the Collings Foundation “Wings of Freedom” Tour. Tiffany Denlinger, half of the Denlinger Team at Nova Home Loans begins our show by sharing information about the Veterans [...]
Echo in Ramadi is definitely NOT your typical book about war. Instead, author Scott Huesing wanted to give readers a look into the power of human connection and brotherhood that allowed his company of Marines to fight and win in one of the deadliest regions on the planet. Capt. Scott Huesing calls in a "danger close" GMLRS strike in Ramadi Scott served a total of 24 years in the Marine Corps, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer. [...]