Scott Faith, editor of Havok Journal makes his semi-regular appearance to update our listeners on the latest at their website. We pay tribute to Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, a member of SEAL Team 6 killed in action during the January 28th raid on an Al-Queda headquarters in Yemen. Chief Owens had wanted to serve his country since he was in high school. He was a father and San Francisco Giants fan and had earned three Bronze Stars [...]
It’s called the Silent Service. I have learned the phrase does not only apply to the stealthy nature of the mission but also to the tight knit families of the submarine community and how little the general public knows about these implements of war. Our guest is retired Navy Captain Kevin Peppe. He served on 5 submarines, commanding one and later served as Commodore for a squadron of 8 submarines. After retiring from the Navy, Kevin was an executive with Raytheon’s [...]
The mission of Folds of Honor is to provide educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members. To date they have awarded over 12,000 scholarships. Kevin Cummings serves at the President of the Phoenix Chapter of Folds of Honor. He never served in the military but has had a great number of mentors who are Veterans. He first learned about Folds of Honor through his sister and her husband who were involved with the Minnesota [...]
As a Tucson Police officer, Charles Foley noticed 32 poles without a flag in one small downtown area. Now he has made it his mission to assure that our national colors are available to every site that needs one. In 2015, Foley co-founded “Flags for the Flagless” along with fellow police officer and 20 year army Veteran Bradley Clark. So far, they have raised hundreds of donated flags at locations all across the USA. Credit: Arizona Daily Star Foley’s [...]
The Bonus Army was a term used to describe the tens of thousands of World War I Veterans who marched on Washington during the hot summer of 1932. Veteran and Havok Journal Author Christopher Otero joins American Warrior Radio to share this often overlooked piece of history and how lessons of the past can provide lessons for the future. Following World War I, Veterans could not rely on many of the protections available to service members today; the Veteran’s Administration, [...]
Douglas Dillard convinced his mother to let him enlist on July 3rd, 1942 when he was still 16 years old. He spent a number of Christmas holidays away from home – the Battle of the Bulge was his first. Dillard made his first combat jump into France as part of the 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment one month shy of his 18th birthday. He is proud that his company captured TWO German Generals within 24 hours of landing. One of those [...]
Just in time for the holidays we check back in with Vet Tix, one of our favorite national military & Veteran support organizations. Joining us for the broadcast is Marine and Vet Tix Chief Strategy Officer Steve Weintraub. Vet Tix is a non-profit that has given away over 2,560,015 event and attraction tickets in all 50 US States and Washington DC. They are ranked among the nation’s top non-profits with over 96% of their donated funds going directly to support [...]
Lacz with team mates Chris Kyle & Marc Lee The Last Punisher is a book by Kevin Lacz that records his time as a member of SEAL Team 3, also known as “The Punishers”. This no-holds barred account of the Battle of Ramadi has become a New York Times best seller. One of Kevin’s close friends lost his father in the World Trade Center bombings and those 9/11 attacks inspired Kevin to join the military. He was initially [...]
“Rocco” has had some ups and downs. But his work ethic and indomitable spirit have led Vince Vargas to be one of the most hardworking Veteran entrepreneurs we have ever had on the show. His father started him playing baseball at the age of 4 as a way of keeping him out of trouble. Rocco became sufficiently adept to earn a college baseball scholarship. But he still had a lot of growing up to do and a lack of focus [...]
The mission of Customs and Border Protection is to protect our nation from threats seen and unseen. We continue or conversation with the men & women of our nation’s largest law enforcement agency. Today’s interview involves a special emphasis on the Air and Marine Operations (AMO). AMO is comprised of approximately 1,800 agents, 240 aircraft and 300 marine vessels. They operate a variety of both fixed and rotor wing aircraft, marine vehicles and even unmanned aerial vehicles. Their mission includes [...]