Doug Hegdahl – The Unlikely Hero
Doug Hegdahl said he “probably had the most embarrassing capture of the Vietnam War”. Despite the odd circumstances that led ...
Bob Breault – Wild Weasel in Vietnam
Bob Breault was one of the first Air Force Pilots tasked with undertaking the very dangerous “Wild Weasel” missions in ...
Warrior Poet Ryan McDermott
The concept of a Warrior Poet is not new. The Spartans, Knights Templar and Japanese Samurai all honored writing as ...
Base Camp for Veterans – Deborah Plum & Theo Windish
Base Camp for Veterans was founded by friends Theo Windish and Deborah Plum. Neither one served in the military, and ...
“The Original Jeeps” – Paul Bruno
The original Jeep was not manufactured by Willys or even Ford. The small, bankrupt American Bantam Car Company won the ...
Jeep Show – Robert B. O’Connor
“Jeep Show; A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge” is a fictional work by author Robert B. O’Connor that ...
Mike Croissant – “Bombing Hitler’s Hometown”
Mike Croissant, a retired CIA officer, set out on a mission to learn more about his uncle. His uncle was ...
“53 Days on Starvation Island” – John Bruning
Starvation Island is the name the Japanese gave the pacific Island of Guadalcanal. Second only to the Battle of Midway, ...
“Lucky” Ekman – The Heroism of Bob Lodge
Leonard “Lucky” Ekman wanted to serve our nation but the Dean at his military school discouraged him from applying to ...
“Surviving Vietnam” – Diana Nickell
“Surviving Vietnam” is a collaboration between Vietnam Veteran Dennis Nickell and his wife Diana. After surviving fourteen months in the ...
Vietnam War Commemoration – CDR Brian Wierzbiki
National Vietnam Veterans Day is observed on March 29. March 29, 1973 was the day the US Military Assistance Command ...
“River Rats” – The Red River Valley Association
River Rats was the nickname given to aircrews that flew missions over the Red River Valley that runs southeast from ...
Chief Michael G. Becker
Michael G. Becker entered the Air Force as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician. Before his 26 year career ended, he ...
The Importance of the Guard and Reserves
Our nation’s National Guard and Reserve units play a critical role in our nation’s defense. However, their contributions are often ...
Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint
Havok Journal owner joins us for a discussion about some of his recent articles. The Havok Journal serves as the ...
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps – Carlos A. Ruiz
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking enlisted member of the Marine Corps. The role of the ...
The Hunter Elite – Leon Wagener
The Hunter Elite; Inside America’s Secret Force Against Terror by Leon Wagener describes the transition of the Secret Service from ...
National Police Week
National Police Week is an outgrowth of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officer’s Memorial ...
“Crisis Cops” – Ernie Stevens
“Ernie & Joe; Crisis Cops” is a multiple Award winning HBO documentary that follows two San Antonio police officers and ...
9/11 Survivor and FDNY Veteran Tim Brown
9/11 survivor & FDNY Veteran Tim Brown lost nearly 100 of his friends in the September 11 terrorist attacks, including ...
“Taking Chance” – Lt. Col Michael Strobl (Ret)
Taking Chance is an HBO original film that chronicles the experiences of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl while escorting the remains ...
HER Campaign – Britney Higgs & Stacy Zinn
The HER Campaign was founded by Britney Higgs and her husband Sammy in 2016 after Britney returned from filming a ...
Fuji Fire – Chas Henry
The Fuji Fire is considered by many to be one of the most serious peacetime disasters suffered by our United ...
Athletes Who Served Our Nation – Bill Brown
Athletes who have served in our military has always been a fascinating topic for me. Hence, I was extremely excited ...
Oscar Mike Radio
Oscar Mike Radio was founded by Marine Veteran Travis Partington when he was personally going through a very rough patch ...
Havok Journal Update – Scott Faith
Havok Journal editor Scott Faith joins us for a regular update. Scott is currently an active duty officer with half ...
Community Support
Community support of our military is the focus of this episode. American Warrior Radio is “deployed” at the ColoGaurd PGA ...
COMCAST Senior VP Carol Eggert
COMCAST/NBC Universal Senior Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs Carol Eggert says that when she was recruited by the ...
Nick Padlo – Sophros Recovery
Nick Padlo was a sophomore at West Point when the 9/11 attacks occurred. He would go on to serve two ...
Custom Jacks – Andy Lynam & Scottie Stephens
Custom Jacks was founded by Veterans Andy Lynam and Scottie Stephens. Andy served in the US Coast Guard for four ...
Militaryfares.com President Scott Lara
Militaryfares.com President Scott Lara was working at the Kmart camera department when his supervisor asked him what he wanted to ...
Sam Mackey – Navy SEAL and Outsider CEO
Sam Mackey admits he isn’t always the smartest or strongest guy in the room but he puts in the work. ...
Farmers and Veterans
Farmers helping Veterans and a program to help more Veterans pursue careers as farmers are the subjects of this episode ...
The Commit Foundation – J.C. Glick
Transitioning from military service to the civilian world can be a challenge for many of our Veterans. It is one ...
Tun Tavern & “Never Home”
Never Home - Rich Sherman More than 521,000 Americans died fighting against tyranny and oppression during World War I and ...
Fueled by the Fallen – Kevyn Major Howard
Fueled by the Fallen founder Kevyn Major Howard never served in the military. He has 31 film and television acting ...
Dark of War – CIA Analyst Sarah Carlson
Sarah Carlson was working an emergency management internship when the September 11th attacks occurred. Like many Americans she and her ...
The Moscow Rules – Jonna Mendez
In The Moscow Rules, Tony and Jonna Mendez share some of the secret CIA tactics and techniques that helped America ...
American Spy – CIA Operations Officer HK Roy
America Spy; Wry Reflections on My Life in the CIA is a humorous and revealing firsthand look into the life ...
War on Terror – CIA Agent Thomas Pecora
The war on terror is, thankfully, an abstract to many of us. We owe that to persons like Thomas Pecora ...