Aaron Hale initially joined the Navy as a cook. He then transferred to the Army to become an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Specialist.An IED blast took his sight and two years later he lost his hearing. But he did not give up.Thanks to a specially adapted kitchen, he began cooking again. He was making so much fudge that his wife began giving it away - and people asked for more!The EOD fudge company was born.
"With Them Frontlines" will be so much more than just a video game. While featuring actual missions undertaken by actual warriors is pretty cool, merging the game with other technologies to gain insights into PTSD treatment is a REAL game changer. Former Green Beret now Chief Operating Officer Shawn Piatz joins us.
On Nov. 18, 1952 Royce Williams found himself in a desperate solo dogfight against six Russian MIG-15's. He shot down four of them. When he landed back on his carrier, 263 holes were found in his plane.Because of the political ramifications, Royce was awarded a Silver Star and told to keep the mission secret..which he did for 50 years. In 2023 his Silver Star was upgraded to the Navy Cross - the second highest award for Valor.
Former Navy SEAL Todd Erlich had a vision for an all natural recovery drink that would be like "liquid aspirin". He founded Kill Cliff beverages with $100,000 in savings.Todd has been featured on the Inc. 500 "Top CEO's" list twice.
Police widow Nohemy Hite and "Rock and Roll Patriot" Dave Bray join us to share their perspectives during National Police Week.
"Ernie & Joe; Crisis Cops" is multiple award winning HBO documentary that follows two San Antonio police officers and their work to help persons experiencing a mental health crisis.Officer Ernie Stevens joins us.
“Fly Girls Revolt” by Dr. Eileen Bjorkman tell the stories of the pioneering woman who had to fight in order to allow women to fly in combat. Eileen logged more than 700 hours in 25 different types of military aircraft as a flight test engineer and retired from the Air Force as a Colonel.
“To The End of the Earth” is the last installment in Professor John McManus’ trilogy about the US Army in the Pacific during World War II. This book chronicles the events beginning with the retaking of the Philippines and takes readers through the final capitulation of the Japanese empire.
The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes provides support for Veterans severely wounded fighting in the Global War on Terror. Two representatives join us for this broadcast.Donny Daughenbaugh is the Senior VP for Development and Administration. He was shot in the face when his Marine Squad was engaged south of Baghdad. The bullet lodged at the base of his skull near his spine so doctors chose to leave it in place. Donny suffers tremendous pain to this day.Mary Jessie Herrera is [...]
The mission of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations is to identify, exploit and neutralize criminal, intelligence and terrorist threats to the Air Force, Department of Defense and the US Government. OSI was created in 1948 and is patterned after the FBI. They currently have over 2,000 military and civilian agents working across the globe. “John Smith” (not his real name) served 13 years in the OSI. He originally started in Air Rescue and Recovery supporting the Titan II [...]