Episode 26: Afghanistan

Welcome back to the show everybody, we have an exciting episode for you guys this week. In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts. Seth served in the Marine Corps and deployed multiple times to the Middle East. We get into his military career, becoming a journalist after his service and being embedded with fellow Marines in Afghanistan, to running for Congress in his home state. We are honored to have Congressman Moulton on our show and we hope you enjoy this weeks episode.

Welcome back to another episode of Never Left Behind. This weeks episode takes us into an incredible and motivational journey alongside Cody Alford. Cody is a retired Master Sergeant who served in the United States Marine Corps as a Marine Raider/MARSOC and has had a total of seven deployments throughout Afghanistan and Iraq. We get into his upbringing and how that influenced his career in the military, the health benefits of natural plant therapy through psilocybin, and his life after service which includes starting up his company, We Defy The Norm. There is so much to unpack from this episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Check out the links below on how to support Cody and his projects! We Defy The Norm Instagram

We're back with a new episode from our show, Never Left Behind. This week is a bit different than usual and we always want to do our best to cover major topics and holidays in between our regular episodes with veteran guests. This week we cover all things surrounding Veterans Day and how we can all get more involved to truly help veterans and help change the narrative. We sit down with Tom Amenta, one of our co-founders, and talk about the good and the sometimes bad things that come with this holiday especially in the most recent years.

Welcome back to the show, we are back this week with an epic episode for you. We apologize for missing last weeks show. Dan’s family and myself both were stuck at home and sick from covid but we are back and better than ever. This week is a bit different. We typically try and stray away from too many combat stories and focus on the transition that each veteran goes through. However, we had so many questions when we knew we would be featuring Ryan Hendrickson, former Army Green Beret, and author of Tip Of The Spear. Ryan shares some pretty insane moments he faced during his deployments including multiple near death experiences. This episode is full of courageous moments and lessons we can all learn from. Make sure and grab yourself a copy of Tip of The Spear to read about the full details and more on some of the topics we cover in this weeks episode. Instagram Tip Of The Spear

Welcome back to the show, today we have a really fun episode for you guys. We are joined with Jesse Phillips who served in the United States Marine Corps and deployed multiple times to Afghanistan. Jesse is a man who has lived more than the average person. From growing up in a family with 13 kids, being raised as a cowboy in Mississippi, to following his passion in film making after his military career, this episode is a crazy one. Through the ups and downs Jesse has had to overcome, he is full of positivity and wisdom we know you all will enjoy listening to on today’s show.

We missed last weeks episode due to our book release on 9/11 but we are back with some exciting shows coming up including this one. This week we are joined by Katie Crombe who is an active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Katie shares stories about her deployments overseas, working as the aid to General Votel, growing up in a family of veterans, and important advice on veterans who are transitioning. We are honored to have Katie on the show and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

In this weeks episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Don McAlister, a retired Command Sergeant Major who deployed 5 times to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army. Don shares about his lengthy military career, his experiences in combat overseas, incredible stories surrounding his love for metal music, and where his life has taken him since. This is an awesome episode with Don we hope you all enjoy! Instagram

Outside of all the craziness that is happening in Afghanistan and in our world currently, we hope that you enjoy today’s episode. This one is definitely an uplifting and motivational one. Today we are joined with Sophie Hilaire who served in the army and deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. To say this woman has lived an eventful life in such a short amount of time would be an understatement. From climbing Mount Everest and some of the worlds tallest peaks, to setting a Guinness book world record, and now living in a van and traveling the country, these are just a few of the crazy topics we discuss with Sophie. Full of wisdom and humility, we hope that not only our veteran listeners but our civilian brothers and sisters receive an incredible message from this episode to carry forth in our personal lives especially in hard times. Instagram

In this episode we are joined with Jordan Hillstrom who served in the 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment in the army. We talk about his deployments overseas including the incredible story of him and his brother both being deployed at the same time and the journey that Jordan went on to find his brother after being blown up by an IED. We also get into Jordan‘s near death experience with malaria, his transition from the military and where he is at now in life, and the various organizations that he supports in continuing to serve other fellow veterans. We are honored to sit down with Jordan and we hope you enjoy this weeks episode. Xeratec

This episode is a bit of a sensitive one. It's a bit different than our usual shows but with the chaos that is going on right now in Afghanistan. We felt it was an important time to put everything down, take a break this week, and dive into it. We've always been about supporting other veterans and now is the time when we all need it the most. We have been on numerous news networks over the past week from CNN, MSNBC, FOX, Washington Post, News Nation, Newsmax, and many more, discussing our opinions and sharing more details about our upcoming book, The Twenty-Year War. This week has been hard on everyone but we hope you enjoy this positivity filled episode in hopes to ease peoples minds a bit and allow us all to come together. Next week we are back to our regular show with a guest and stay tuned for more exciting updates.