Touching the Dragon is what James Hatch calls the process he had to complete in order to banish his demons. It is also the title of a book he recently published. James was part of a team dispatched to try and rescue deserter Bowe Bergdahl. On that mission an AK-47 round tore through his femur and out the back of his leg. Military working dog REMCO was killed in that same action. Had it not been for REMCO, it is likely [...]
President Truman presents Woody with the Medal of Honor Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams had no interest in joining the military but like many patriotic Americans decided to volunteer following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Woody would have to wait until he was old enough join and his first attempt at the Marine Corps was rejected because he was too small. He was trained in the use of demolitions and operating a flamethrower after being shipped [...]
Credit: militaryaerospace.com What is cyber war? How does one defend against it? What are the challenges in fighting a weapon of war that is constantly changing and becoming more sophisticated? Tom Jones was a one star General and F-16 pilot when he was assigned to the Central Security Service (the military component of the National Security Agency). He rapidly gained an appreciation for the threat of cyber war. He was involved is creating the structure of what would [...]
Has the budget sequester hurt our fighting forces? The 2013 Congressional sequester cut $500 billion from military budgets. In 2017 testimony to Congress, Air Force Chief of Staff General David Golfien stated: “If we cannot move past sequester in its current form, we are going to break this force.” We have the greatest fighting forces on the planet. But what if they were no longer mission capable? Retired Air Force Lt. General Tom Jones is an expert and shares his [...]
Members of our elite military units are trained to be prepared to Conquer Anything. Greg Stube served 19 years as a member of the Green Berets and has written an outstanding book that translates the lessons he learned in the special teams to compelling ideas applicable to the civilian world. Life has a way of shooting holes in our best laid plans. In Greg’s case it was literal – a chunk of shrapnel the size of a plate passed through his [...]
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 [...]