Past Events

Robert Harward spent 40 years in the US Navy, much of it with the elite Navy SEALs. One guiding principle served as his "North Star" the entire time: The "Gouge". Bob joins us to share more.

The Vietnam War featured the first large scale use of helicopters in a combat role - including the "new" concept of Air Assault. Jack List flew as a combat engineer with the 1st Air Cavalry during these early battles.

Following 20 years in the Army and 7 years with the Ranger Regiment, JC Glick helped found two leadership companies whose clients included Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams. He is now the CEO of the Commit Foundation which helps Veterans make a purposeful and fulfilling transition to their next mission in life.

As an Air Force pilot, Richard Martindell flew F-4 combat missions in Vietnam. He was later assigned to the five minute air defense alert in the F-15 aircraft before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Following retirement from the Air Force, he was recruited to fly MQ-9 drones in the Global War on Terror.

Wade Ishimoto was recruited by the legendary Colonel Charlie Beckwith as an intelligence officer and founding member of Delta Force. He led a roadblock team on the ill fated "Operation Eagle Claw" to rescue American hostages in Iran.

Matt was handpicked & tasked with leading operations against ISIS-K in Nangarhar Provice, Afghanistan. He was also one of the first Green Berets selected to enter Ukraine after the first Russian invasion in 2014.

Lanny Snodgrass joined the Army at the age of 63. As a trained psychologist, the experience inspired him to advocate for a 'rethinking" of age limits in our military.

Thirty years of service with the CIA during the Cold War put Barry Broman in some interesting situations. Barry returns to American Warrior Radio to tell some of those stories.

Only days before Germany surrendered, crews were tasked with bombing Hitler's Hometown. Linz, Austria was the most heavily targets remaining in the Third Reich. Author Mike Croissant joins us to tell the story of the last mass bomber raid of World War II.

CIA linguist David Tyson was one of 8 CIA officers dropped into the mountains of Afghanistan shortly after the 9/11 attacks. They would be among the first Americans operating in Taliban territory. David was also caught up in the prison uprising that resulted in America's first fatality in Afghanistan - CIA Paramilitary officer Mike Spann.