Events for January 4, 2025 - September 21

Hope Harrison's husband Dustin was KIA on January 5, 2020. She founded Freedom Coffee Company to honor him and other heroes by placing their photos on bags of roasted coffee.  "A hug in a mug"

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.