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Sun 9/25/2016

Women in Combat – Special Forces with Marshall McGurk

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-06T19:26:12-07:00September 25th, 2016|

McGurk in Afghanistan The discussion about women in combat my not have ended with the decision by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in December. Today’s guest has written “The debate on women in combat is an emotional one, filled with anger and vitriol across both sides of the aisle.” Marshall McGurk is a WestPoint graduate who has also earned the coveted Ranger Tab and served as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in Afghanistan. The nature of today’s warfare means [...]

Sun 9/18/2016

Level Zero Heroes – MARSOC Veteran Michael Golembesky

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-08T09:30:44-07:00September 18th, 2016|

Michael Golembesky is a veteran of MARSOC and author or the best-selling book Level Zero Heroes. He joins American Warrior Radio a few days before release of his second book “Dagger 22”. A self-described “long hair hippy with a peace tattoo”, Michael enlisted in the Marines shortly after the September 11 bombings. His career led him into the newly formed Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) serving as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller. The role of a JTAC is [...]

Sun 9/11/2016

Safeguarding the Homeland – Customs & Border Protection

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-08T09:37:17-07:00September 11th, 2016|

On the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, we talk with three members of our Customs and Border Protection Agency about the kind of roles they play in protecting all of us on the home front. Our nation has 7,500 miles of land border with Mexico and Canada, 95,000 miles of shoreline and at least 182 international airports. The men & women of Customs and Border Protection not only safeguard our nation against dangerous persons and materials, they also facilitate [...]

Sun 8/21/2016

The Value of Veterans – Easter Seals Dixon Center

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-08T09:45:22-07:00August 21st, 2016|

Colonel David Sutherland is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans services. He is an Army Veteran who has led men in combat, earning a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Ranger Tab. His last post was as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and he also served as Director of the Warrior and Family Support Office at the Pentagon. It was in this role [...]

Sun 8/14/2016

Radney Foster – “Angel Flight”

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-13T08:33:07-07:00August 14th, 2016|

A conversation with a National Guardsman in an ice cream parlor inspired Darden Smith and his friend Radney Foster to write the song “Angel Flight”. This haunting song soon became an internet sensation and led to the foundation of a very unique service organization that helps Veterans cope by expressing their feelings through song. On September 17, 2008 a Chinook helicopter from the Texas National Guard General Support Aviation Battalion – call sign Red River 44 – was one of [...]

Sun 8/7/2016

The Thin Blue Line

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-02T20:31:14-07:00August 7th, 2016|

The Thin Blue Line; how is today’s environment potentially making it even thinner? Our two guests have a combined 60 years of law enforcement experience on opposite coasts. Mike Ulichny first pinned on a badge in 1966. His last position before he retired was as acting Chief of the Tucson Police Department. Paul O’Leary has twenty years in law enforcement and also serves with the National Guard. In addition to contributing to Havok Journal, Paul also writes for Rhino Den. [...]

Sun 7/31/2016

Navy Veteran Roger Staubach

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-16T18:43:58-07:00July 31st, 2016|

Roger Staubach is a football legend. You may know he coined the phrase “Hail Mary Pass”, but did you know that he is also a Navy Veteran? Staubach is the last member of the Naval Academy to have won the Heisman Trophy and the first player to win both the Heisman and Super Bowl most valuable player. Diagnosed as color blind, Staubach was prohibited from serving in many Navy line officer commands so he became logistics officer. At a time [...]

Sun 7/24/2016

Greatest Coast Guard Rescue – Andy Fitzgerald

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-16T18:46:34-07:00July 24th, 2016|

Local fishermen called it a suicide mission – but it would turn into the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. Two tankers had broken in half off of Cape Cod. Four men would head to sea in 80 mph winds and 60 foot waves to save the remaining crew of the Pendleton. They were sailing a 36 foot wooden single engine boat. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bernard Weber was ordered to take a boat out, but the rest [...]

Sun 7/17/2016

355th Fighter Wing – Col. James P. Meger

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-15T09:28:59-07:00July 17th, 2016|

Colonel James P. Meger is the Commander of the 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Davis-Monthan is one of the largest installation and flying operations in the Air Force, with 7.500 airmen, 3,200 civilian personnel and more than 100 aircraft. It is the principal training base for all A-10 pilots. The base also hosts a number of tenant units such as the 12th Air Force Headquarters, various rescue squadrons and the “boneyard”. Meger is an Air Force Academy graduate. [...]

Sun 7/10/2016

A Gladiator supporting Warriors

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-15T09:36:08-07:00July 10th, 2016|

Past American Warrior guest Leo Jenkins has written about the distinction between a gladiator and a warrior. A warrior is a person who dons the uniform to wear on the field of battle and a gladiator dons a uniform to compete on an athletic field. There are many cases of those who have been both. Pat Tillman gave up a lucrative NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers following the 9/11 attacks. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger [...]