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Mon 4/1/2024

“Homefront Stories” – Victoria Kelly

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-23T17:43:04-07:00April 1st, 2024|

"Homefront Stories" is a collection of fictional short stories written by Victoria Kelly inspired by her life as a military spouse. Her 2015 work, “When Men Go Off to War” is a collection of poems written while her husband was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and captures the hopes, anxieties and intimacies of the military spouse during times of war. “Prayers of an American Wife” is a collection of poems that highlights the displacement women experience when their husbands deploy [...]

Sun 3/24/2024

DPAA – Sean Everette & Clark Baldwin

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-23T17:44:25-07:00March 24th, 2024|

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has the principle responsibility to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and our nation. It was created in January of 2015 by merging the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command along with several functions of the Air Force Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory. DPAA Media Relation Chief for Outreach and Communications Sean Everette joins us to describe the agency’s functions. We are also joined by [...]

Sun 3/17/2024

Stephen Paul Campos – Vietnam Veteran

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-23T17:58:22-07:00March 17th, 2024|

Stephen Paul Campos surmised it would be better to volunteer and choose his military specialty rather than be drafted during the Vietnam War. The recruiter asked what he wanted to do and Campos replied “I don’t know what I WANT to do but I know I DON’T want to be infantry.” Based upon his intake evaluations the recruiter told him he could be sent to Germany or Hawaii. Immediately upon graduation he was assigned to the infantry and soon after [...]

Sun 3/10/2024

“Service to CEO” Podcast Creator Kristen Costlow

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-23T17:59:46-07:00March 10th, 2024|

“Service to CEO” podcast creator Kristen Costlow left a promising military career to pursue her dream. She served as an air traffic controller in the Navy and was rising fast in rank. She soon found herself supervising sailors 10 years her senior. The day after she notified her supervisor of her plans to leave the military, she was promoted to Chief Petty Officer – quite the accomplishment for someone of her age. Kristen joined the Navy right out of high [...]

Sun 3/3/2024

Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq – Morgan Lerette

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-23T18:01:07-07:00March 3rd, 2024|

Blackwater Security Company developed quite a reputation. Morgan Lerette was a contractor with Blackwater in Iraq for 18 months from 2004-2005. His sometimes funny, sometimes tragic experience is documented in his book “Guns, Girls & Greed: I was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq” Morgan joined the Air National Guard right out of high school in order to escape his small town. He became an Air Force Security Forces member and had been serving for two years when 9/11 happened. Despite [...]

Sun 2/25/2024

Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-24T08:00:44-07:00February 25th, 2024|

Our first check in of 2024 with Havok Journal owner Charles Faint. Charles is a retired Army Intelligence officer with seven tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. We begin by discussing the latest on the Israel/Gaza conflict. Charles expects Iran to continue supporting terrorist proxies but will avoid a direct confrontation with the US. His rationale is twofold; Iran knows they cannot win a direct fight with the US and are not going to risk doing so over an [...]

Sun 2/18/2024

“Damn the Valley” – Will Yeske

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:38:02-07:00February 18th, 2024|

“Damn the Valley” was written by Will Yeske and describes his deployment to the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan. The valley has seen its share of conflict. From Alexander the Great up to the Russians – and now Americans. To US troops it became known as “the meat grinder”. Will was posted there with Bravo Company of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. During their time there, his unit suffered a 52% casualty rate. Damn the Valley [...]

Sun 2/11/2024

Behavioral Science Unit – Jana Monroe

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:39:54-07:00February 11th, 2024|

Jana Monroe wanted to be a law enforcement officer ever since she was 13. She would go on to become the first woman to join the FBI’s elite Behavioral Science Unit. She says her motivation is the fact that she loves the freedoms granted by our country and she hates bullies. Jana began her law enforcement work as a probation officer and then joined the Chino California police department. Women in law enforcement were still rare, and she says she [...]

Sun 2/4/2024

“Dead Man’s Hand” – Brad Taylor

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:41:40-07:00February 4th, 2024|

“Dead Man’s Hand” is Brad Taylor’s 18th installment in the Pike Logan series. Brad served more than 21 years in our nation’s military, 8 years as a member of the elite 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, more commonly known at Delta Force. He holds a Master’s of Science in Defense Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, with a concentration in irregular warfare. His previous 17 novels have all been ranked on the New York Times best seller list. [...]

Sun 1/28/2024

Warrior Surf Foundation – Stephanie Dasher

Ben Buehler-Garcia2025-04-25T07:43:24-07:00January 28th, 2024|

The Warrior Surf Foundation uses the calming and spiritually regenerative power of the ocean to help Veteran families deal with the difficult transition to civilian life. The organization was established on Folly Beach, South Carolina in 2015. The Foundation addresses post service transition challenges like PTSD, moral injury, survivor’s guilt and traumatic brain injuries through surf therapy. Warrior Surf Foundation Executive Director Stephanie Dasher knows the challenges first hand. She was raised by a Veteran, served five years in the [...]