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Sun 12/31/2017

The Beauty of a Darker Soul – Joshua Mantz

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-17T10:06:22-07:00December 31st, 2017|

The Beauty of a Darker Soul author Joshua Mantz experienced possibly the most severe trauma possible and lived to tell about it. Kind of.... Joshua in recovery While on patrol outside of Sadr City in 2007, a sniper’s round first struck down Staff Sergeant Marlan Harper and then ricocheted into Joshua’s leg, severing his femoral artery. In a testament to his training, Josh’s first reaction was to drag Sgt. Marlan to safety. But soon he collapsed and felt [...]

Sun 12/24/2017

Christmas as a POW – Lee Ellis

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T16:10:10-07:00December 24th, 2017|

Leon “Lee” Ellis spent several Christmas Holidays as a POW. During Christmas, most of us are surrounded by that which we hold dear; family, friends, peace and hope. The promise of Christmas is one of hope. Those who “Stand the Watch”; the men and women of our military forces, volunteer to spend their time away from THEIR families so that we can spend time with OURS. For several Christmas holidays, all Lee Ellis had was hope. He was shot down and [...]

Sun 12/17/2017

We Weren’t Flying Over Laos – Ed “Moose” Skowron

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T16:14:31-07:00December 17th, 2017|

Ed “Moose” Skowron accumulated more than 15,000 hours in the cockpits of both civilian and military aircraft. Some were combat missions over Laos that were not credited. However, it was his 99th combat mission in Vietnam that he remembers most. Ed wanted to be a pilot since he was a child. He wanted to fly for the Air Force or Navy but admits he didn’t like school all that much, which limited his options. The Air Force had a navigator [...]

Sun 12/10/2017

Wreaths Across America

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T16:18:03-07:00December 10th, 2017|

Meredith Ford, Hospice-Veterans Partnership of Southern Arizona (L) Gold Star Mother Marsha Moon (R) Wreaths Across America will be placing wreaths on the graves of fallen warriors at over 1,200 cemeteries across the nation, abroad and even at sea. Their mission is to remember our fallen US Veterans, honor those who serve and teach children about the value of freedom. American Warrior broadcasts live from one of these locations; East Lawn Palms Cemetery thanks to the generous underwriting [...]

Sun 12/3/2017

Boulder Crest Retreat – Josh Goldberg

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T16:23:47-07:00December 3rd, 2017|

Boulder Crest Retreat’s motto is “Healing Heroes. One family at a time.” Their innovative post traumatic growth curriculum has helped over 3,000 warriors and is showing amazing results. Josh Goldberg, Director of Strategy for Boulder Crest Retreat shares more information about this pioneering initiative and how it is helping warriors, first responders and their families. Their programs are offered free of charge to participants. After retiring from a 21 year career in the Navy, explosive ordinance disposal technician Ken Falke [...]

Sun 11/26/2017

Innovations from World War II – Craig Suter

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T19:09:45-07:00November 26th, 2017|

Innovations made during the Second World War are still with us today – and some of them may surprise you! A really entertaining and enlightening chat with Craig Suter, author of “The Inventor’s War; The Durable Ideas and Innovations of World War Two.” In order to find information for this compilation Craig had to read over 450 other books, period magazine stories and even research old newspaper advertisements. Some of these innovations came about due to an obvious need; pressurized [...]

Sun 11/19/2017

2nd Battle of Fallujah – Donald Baker, USMC

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T19:15:17-07:00November 19th, 2017|

The 2nd Battle of Fallujah was the bloodiest of the Iraq War. So then why don’t more people know about it? Donald Baker is a Marine Veteran with 9 years of service including three deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. His path to becoming a Marine was set forth by two elements; his father’s service as a Force Recon Marine in Vietnam and Donald’s dream of becoming a filmmaker. One of his early films about World War I won [...]

Sun 11/12/2017

Veterans Day – Maj. Gen. Ted Maxwell and PFC Jessica Lynch

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T19:21:38-07:00November 12th, 2017|

Maj. Gen. Edward Maxwell Our Veterans Day show features guests from the one of the highest ranks to the lowest; Major General Edward Maxwell (US Air Force) and Private First Class Jessica Lynch (US Army). Maj. General Maxwell is the Component Commander for the Arizona Air National Guard. He is an Air Force Academy graduate and also holds an MBA from the University of Arizona. Ted is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flight hours – some [...]

Sun 11/5/2017

So. AZ Law Enforcement Assoc. – Bonnie Faircloth

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-01T19:29:06-07:00November 5th, 2017|

The men & women of Law Enforcement are the thin but resilient blue thread that binds the fabric of any decent and civilized society. On any given day they may be called upon to help bring a life into our world, to save a life, or to take a life. Bonnie Faircloth is the Executive Director of the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation. Their mission is to raise funds to acquire or supplement the purchase of critical lifesaving equipment, technology [...]

Sun 10/29/2017

The Korean War – Three Veterans who were there

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-12-30T09:47:06-07:00October 29th, 2017|

(L-R) Wally Howard, Chuck Hudson, Lacy Bethea Three Korean War Veterans join us in studio. Despite US losses of 36,574 killed and 103,284 wounded, Korea is known as “The Forgotten War”. An astounding 7,747 Americans remain unaccounted for. Wally Howard’s first enlistment was with the US Navy stationed aboard the destroyer USS Frank Knox. Their role during the Korean War was surveillance, radar and backup shore gunnery. After departing the Navy, Wally enlisted for two tours as [...]