Events for August 9 - April 26

Green Beret Darrell Utt guides us through his ODA's treacherous journey through the streets of Baghdad and lessons learned.

Andrew Bragg recounts the story of the men of Charlie Company's 2nd Platoon and their time in the notorious Arghandab valley of Afghanistan.

Chas shares the story of one the greatest Marine Corp peacetime disasters - overlooked and forgotten. On Oct. 19, 1979 the strongest typhoon every recorded triggered a series of events that would result in 13 Marines losing their lives and 54 with serious burns at Camp Fuji Japan.

Britney Higgs and her pet goat "Freedom" will be walking 580 miles to raise awareness and funds for the HER Campaign, which provides transition support programs for human trafficking victims. Retired DEA agent Stacy Zinn all joins us.

Peter Singer has been named among the top 100 most influential people on defense issues and he was even officially recognized as a "Mad Scientist" for the U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command. Peter joins us to discuss the seismic shifts in how war will be conducted.

SMMC Carlos Ruiz became the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on August 10, 2023.  SMMC Ruiz joins us to discuss his career and leadership.

Quang and his family escaped the fall of Saigon and became refugees in the US. He would become the first Vietnamese American to earn Naval Aviator's wings in the Marinc Corps and flew assault support missions during the Gulf War. After a stint in pharmaceutical sales, he won $5 million in funding as the Founder and CEO of MyDrugRep.com. Quang also became the first American of Vietnamese heritage to lead a biotech IPO on NASDAQ.