Podcasts about Forrestal

Last time we spoke about the liberation of Bataan and Corregidor. The Shimbu Group's commander launched a coordinated raid on northern Manila, aiming to weaken enemy defenses. Despite heavy casualties, the Allies captured key locations, including Nichols Field. Meanwhile, General Chase's 38th Division overcame strong Japanese defenses at ZigZag Pass, while General Hall's forces secured Bataan. Plans for an airborne assault on Corregidor were set for February 16, leveraging surprise against the outnumbered Japanese garrison. American forces launched the strategic attack on Corregidor, dropping paratroopers from the 503rd Regiment. Despite facing sporadic fire, they secured key positions. The following days saw intense skirmishes as the 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment landed and established a foothold. Over eight days, they repelled numerous Japanese counterattacks, inflicting heavy casualties. By February 26, organized resistance crumbled, leading to the island's capture. Meanwhile, in Manila, American troops advanced, clearing buildings and securing the city, inching closer to victory in the Philippines. This episode is the Invasion of Iwo Jima Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.    A few weeks ago we spoke about Operation Detachment. Admirals Nimitz and Spruance were planning an invasion of Iwo Jima with General Schmidt's 5th Amphibious Corps. During a thorough campaign of preliminary air and naval bombardment against the Volcano Islands, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions, along with other Corps units, were loading at Hawaii between December 25 and January 25. Once training and loading were complete, Admiral Turner's Task Force 51 and Admiral Hill's Task Force 53 left Pearl Harbor on January 27, initially heading toward Saipan. By February 12, Admiral Spruance's 5th Fleet had gathered in the Marianas and was prepared to sail for Iwo Jima. Additionally, Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58 had departed Ulithi to conduct a series of supporting air strikes over and around Tokyo, known as Operation Jamboree. Task Force 58 sortied from Ulithi 10 February and shaped a course eastward of the Marianas and Bonins. On the 12th, the air groups rehearsed with the 3rd Marine Division on Tinian. Two days later the task force fueled at sea from one of Admiral Beary's replenishment groups. Everything possible was done to guard against detection. Measures included radio deception, scouting by Pacific Fleet submarines to dispose of any picket vessels there might be en route, scouting by B-29s and Navy Liberators from the Marianas to clear the air. On the 15th a scouting line of five destroyers ranged ahead of the carriers, and antisubmarine air patrol was set up. At 1900 a high-speed run-in began towards launching positions, where the carriers arrived at dawn 16 February. Thanks to these precautions, and to thick weather most of the way, they arrived undetected. General LeMay's 21st Bomber Command, which was being reinforced by the 313th and 314th Bombardment Wings, would also assist Detachment with several strikes against Japan. Following some unremarkable high-altitude daytime missions in late January, 129 B-29s from the 73rd and 313th Bombardment Wings targeted Kobe on February 3, using a mix of incendiaries and fragmentation bombs. This attack caused significant damage to the urban area and local war production, resulting in the loss of 2 bombers and damage to 35 others. Subsequently, on February 10, a precision strike was launched against Ota's Nakajima aircraft factory, with 84 out of 118 dispatched B-29s successfully bombing the site. However, only 14% of the bombs hit the target, leading to the loss of 12 bombers and damage to 29. Nearly one-third of the factory buildings sustained damage, primarily from the incendiaries combined with high-explosive bombs. Five days later, LeMay dispatched 117 B-29 bombers to target Mitsubishi's engine works in Nagoya. However, an unexpected cold front resulted in only 33 bombers reaching the target area, yielding lackluster results. Meanwhile, after conducting some assault rehearsals, Spruance's amphibious support forces and tractor groups set sail for Iwo Jima on February 14, followed two days later by Turner's main assault convoy. At the same time, the reserve 3rd Marine Division continued loading at Guam, with its 21st Marines departing for Iwo Jima on February 16, followed by the main body of the division the next day. On the morning of February 16, Admiral Blandy's Amphibious Support Force arrived off Iwo Jima and promptly commenced the final preliminary bombardment and minesweeping operations, although inclement weather hindered these efforts. However, the next day, Task Force 52 successfully carried out these missions; beach reconnaissance by UDTs faced heavy mortar fire, resulting in the sinking of one LCI gunboat, damage to eleven others, and casualties of 44 killed and 152 wounded. Despite this, the frogmen encountered no obstacles on the beaches and managed to create accurate maps of the approaches. Meanwhile, by February 16, Mitscher's carriers had quietly moved to a position 60 miles off the coast of Honshu, launching extensive fighter sweeps against airfields in Tokyo Bay and bombing raids on aircraft frame and engine plants in the Tokyo area.  About 100 Japanese fighters attacked Admiral Davison's planes as they crossed the coast and about 40 of them were shot down. American pilots found the Japanese on the whole reluctant to engage; Admiral Mitscher had correctly told his pilots, "He is probably more afraid of you than you are of him". In fact the IJAAF 10th Hiko Shidan immediately ordered an IJAAF night-fighter group and all “second-class” personnel to take cover, while all aircraft not intercepting were ordered to be dispersed, fuel tanks drained, and ammunition unloaded. In contrast, American pilots reported Tokyo antiaircraft fire “the most accurate and intense yet encountered.” By nightfall, Rear-Admiral Matthias Gardner's night-flying carrier group conducted a sweep of night fighters to cover the enemy airfields at dusk. This operation was repeated the following morning, but poor weather ultimately forced the carriers to retreat toward Iwo Jima. Despite this, significant damage was inflicted on aircraft frame and engine facilities, with 10 vessels sunk, including the unfinished escort carrier Yamashio Maru. A total of 531 aircraft were reported destroyed, at the expense of losing 88 planes and damaging two destroyers. On February 18, after the enemy battery camouflage had been obliterated during the previous two days of bombardment. This revealed batteries not previously known to exist, the island's defenses were for the first time properly revealed; and formidable they were indeed. Fortunately for the Americans, the support of UDTs with LCI gunboats had convinced General Kuribayashi that the main landing had started, and to repel it he unmasked batteries that would have caused very heavy casualties on D-day had they not been discovered two days before. This was the only serious mistake made by the Japanese general in his defensive tactics, which won the rueful admiration of his enemies. Blandy opted to focus on the immediate area and flanks of the eastern beaches. Heavy ships moved closer to 2,500 yards to deliver concentrated direct fire on all targets. Consequently, bombardment ships provided continuous direct fire throughout the day, effectively dismantling enemy defenses. However, during the night, the Japanese launched a minor raid that caused significant damage to the destroyer minesweeper Gamble and the destroyer escort Blessman. At 06:00 on February 19, Turner's main force arrived off Iwo Jima and began maneuvering into final positions. Simultaneously, Admiral Rodgers' warships executed the last pre-landing bombardment, coordinated with air strikes from Mitscher's carriers. Between 08:25 and 08:55, as the first wave crossed the line of departure and advanced toward the shore under the protective rocket fire of gunboats, shells fell heavily on Iwo Jima, marking the most intense pre-landing bombardment of World War II. At 08:57, as the leading armored amtracs approached their targets, naval gunfire shifted inland and to the flanks. The LVTs of the first wave touched down on Iwo Jima at 09:02 and began moving forward through the high terraces of soft black volcanic ash, engaging inland targets from the water to support subsequent landings. Three minutes later, the Marines of the 4th and 5th Divisions started landing side by side on the Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue beaches. The assault infantry battalions of the Landing Force received assistance throughout D-Day from all the supporting arms available to the Amphibious Support Force. Carrier pilots of Task Force 58 and the escort carriers of Task Force 52 flew missions all day as airborne observers and spotters maintained constant vigilance over the target. Including pre-H-Hour strikes, 606 support aircraft flew 26 missions on February 19 and dropped 274500 pounds of bombs. These planes also fired 2254 rockets into the island defenses and dropped over a hundred napalm bombs. Air and naval gunfire liaison teams remained in communication with both air and sea supporting units through the hectic hours that followed the beach assault. Naval rifles from 5- to 16-inch caliber pounded enemy positions in response to Marine requests. Gunfire support vessels engaged enemy artillery that covered landing areas from high ground to the north, and concentrated on concealed Japanese mortars that shelled landing areas with deadly effect. The units quickly reorganized and began their advance inland, facing only light resistance, although their progress was hampered by the sandy terrain. General Kuribayashi's forces, however, had been waiting in well-fortified underground positions as planned, emerging only after the bombardment ceased to unleash a barrage of machine-gun, rifle, and mortar fire on the advancing troops. As the initial waves of Marines struggled to advance, congestion along the shore became increasingly critical, while the full force of the Japanese defenders was unleashed shortly after 10:00. By 10:30, elements from all eight assault battalions had landed on the island, successfully bringing ashore about 6,000 men and bulldozers that were clearing paths for tank deployment. On the far left flank, Colonel Harry Liversedge's 28th Marines, having landed on Green Beach, initiated a rapid advance across the half-mile isthmus below Mount Suribachi to isolate this crucial position. The attack unfolded in such a way that some units were delayed while others managed to break through and continue westward despite suffering heavy casualties, ultimately crossing the island while the bypassed enemy was being dealt with. By midday, the reserve 3rd Battalion and tanks landed under heavy fire to join the afternoon assault on Suribachi, but intense enemy fire hindered their progress to the assault positions. Consequently, the 2nd Battalion launched an attack on its own, gaining only 150 yards before retreating to regroup with the 3rd Battalion for the night. At the same time, Colonel Thomas Wornham's 27th Marines had landed on the Red Beaches, making swift progress inland despite increasing casualties and bypassing numerous enemy positions. By 11:30, Company A was moving across the southern end of Airfield No. 1, establishing a presence along the western edge while other units continued to advance past the airfield. The 1st Battalion launched an attack on the airfield with tank support but faced strong enemy resistance, resulting in minimal gains. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion pushed westward and reached the cliffs overlooking the western coast. Additionally, the reserve 3rd Battalion landed and began clearing bypassed positions, while the artillery units from the 13th Marines and General Rockey's reserve 26th Marines also arrived in the afternoon as the 27th and 28th Marines solidified their positions. By nightfall, although the 5th Marine Division was still a considerable distance from the O-1 Line, it had established a firm foothold on the island, with Mount Suribachi isolated and portions of the airfield under their control. To the east, General Cates' 4th Marine Division also landed successfully, with Colonel Walter Wensinger's 23rd Marines coming ashore at the Yellow Beaches and Colonel John Lanigan's 25th Marines landing on Blue Beach 1 and the southern part of Blue Beach 2. The two regiments began their advance inland, hindered by intense enemy fire but managing to gain between 400 and 600 yards by midday. As tanks were being deployed, the 3rd Battalion of the 25th Marines moved to the right to clear the remaining area of Beach Blue 2 and encircle the threatening quarry zone. At this stage, as the assault battalions continued their advance, Wensinger and Lanigan deployed their reserve battalions to cover the gaps in their attack lines. With the support of tanks that had finally reached the front, the 23rd Marines advanced towards Airfield No. 1 and successfully captured its outskirts. Meanwhile, the 25th Marines initiated a coordinated assault, with the 3rd Battalion advancing about 200 yards along the beach to secure the problematic quarry, while the other two battalions moved north to seize the high ground to the northwest of the quarry. By the end of the day, Cates had also landed half of the artillery from the 14th Marines, along with his reserve 24th Marines, which began to relieve some of the frontline units from both assault regiments. Although the penetration by the 4th Marine Division was not as extensive as intended, by nightfall, the front lines included the eastern edge of the airfield and extended sufficiently inland from the Blue Beaches to ensure the beachhead could be held successfully. The Marines, forced to advance across open terrain while enduring intense fire from well-concealed positions that were difficult to target, fell significantly short of the O-1 objective. Nonetheless, by the end of the day, six Marine regiments, an equal number of artillery battalions, and two tank battalions had landed and were positioned to defend the narrow beachhead against a potential night counterattack.  Throughout this first day, the situation on the beaches prevented landing of any but the highest priority "hot cargo." This consisted of ammunition, rations, water, and signal equipment brought to the beach in LCVPs and LCMs. Shore party teams, working under extremely adverse conditions without sufficient trucks and other heavy equipment, could do little more than stack the supplies on the beach above the high water mark. LVTs and weasels made trips from the beach dumps inland carrying these supplies to the troops and returned bearing wounded men. The busy amtracs also made nonstop trips from LSTs, ferrying critically needed items direct to Marines on the front lines. Most of the transports and other vessels of the task force retired from the island at nightfall, but some command ships, preloaded LSTs, and hospital LSTs remained behind. Emergency items, especially 81mm mortar ammunition, were brought in during the night, but actually very little unloading was accomplished and many of the wounded spent this night on the beach because they could not be evacuated. Some progress was made cutting exits through the terrace and clearing mines, but enemy fire and the shortage of equipment limited this activity. Despite this, the Japanese did not launch any large-scale assaults, although their mortars and artillery relentlessly bombarded Marine lines along the front throughout the night. Consequently, Allied casualties on this first day totaled 548 killed and 1,755 wounded. On February 20, the goal was for the 28th Marines to take Mount Suribachi while other units advanced north to capture the two airfields. Initially, in the south, after a coordinated air and naval bombardment, Liversedge launched another assault on the volcano but managed to gain only 75 yards by midday. During the forenoon, Marines gained only 50-70 yards. Aircraft and ships pounded Japanese positions and the 3d Battalion, 13th Marines fired mission after mission, but stiff enemy resistance continued, particularly from well-camouflaged pillboxes hidden in the brush to the front of the Marine lines. These emplacements, too close to friendly troops to be engaged by heavy support weapons, could only be silenced by coordinated attacks of assault demolition teams using flamethrowers and explosive charges. Tanks then moved in to provide support, allowing the attack to progress from pillbox to pillbox; however, by the end of the day, the Marines had only advanced 200 difficult yards. Meanwhile, Schmidt's other regiments initiated a coordinated offensive to the north following extensive artillery, naval gunfire, and air support. Despite facing heavy resistance, the 23rd Marines successfully overran most of Airfield No. 1 by noon. Wensinger continued to push his units in the afternoon, but progress was limited as tanks were hindered by minefields and rough terrain. Wornham's 27th Marines pressed their attack on the left flank, overcoming enemy mortar and artillery fire to gain about 800 yards along the coast. In contrast, Lanigan's 25th Marines, affected by friendly fire, made only minimal advances against enemy crossfire from concealed positions. At 1600, friendly planes misdirected their fire to the 25th Marine's area, adding terror to the situation. An air strike consisting of .50-caliber machine-gun strafing, rockets, and bombs fell on troops of Company B of the 24th Marines, which was positioned on top of the quarry some 400 yards inland from the eastern shore. This strike was made without a preliminary "dry-run", and despite the fact that yellow front line panels were displayed prior to and during the aerial attack. The 1st Battalion, 24th Marines suffered five killed and six wounded as a result of this misguided effort. Shortly after the planes left the area, this battalion reported that friendly artillery and naval gunfire was being registered on its lines. Due to the slow progress, Schmidt attempted to land his reserve 21st Marines, but high seas and congested beaches ultimately thwarted these efforts. Nevertheless, the remaining 14th Marines were landed, albeit with significant casualties, and elements of the corps artillery began to come ashore. During the night, there were no counterattacks on Mount Suribachi, but the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions had to fend off some small counterattacks on their front lines. On February 21, following a strike involving 40 aircraft, Liversedge's 28th Marines launched another assault on the volcano. The 1st Battalion on the right swiftly advanced along the west beach to the base of Suribachi, while the 3rd Battalion in the center pushed nearly to the foot of the mountain despite facing heavy resistance. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion on the left moved cautiously along the east beach toward the volcano's base, with Company F heading toward Tobiishi Point. At the same time, other regiments continued their offensive towards O-1 after a bombardment from air, artillery, rockets, and naval gunfire. Rockey's units made significant progress, advancing over 1,000 yards, while the 23rd Marines achieved similar gains on the left flank, where slightly sheltered areas allowed for local and limited encirclement, but only advanced 100 yards in the right and center. The 25th Marines maintained steady pressure against the strong enemy defenses, gaining between 50 and 300 yards across the front. Colonel Hartnoll Withers' 21st Marines successfully landed this time; due to heavy casualties in the center, they were assigned to relieve the exhausted 23rd Marines. By nightfall, the Marines had to fend off several local counterattacks and infiltration attempts.  During the night, 50 kamikaze planes targeted Blandy's Task Force 52. They were picked up by the radar of the USS Saratoga, a veteran carrier of the Pacific War, and six fighters were sent to intercept. They shot down two Zeros but the remaining Zeros plowed on through the low lying cloud, two of them trailing smoke, and slammed into the side of the carrier turning the hangers into an inferno. Another solitary attacker smashed into the flight deck leaving a gaping hole 100 yards from the bow. Damage control teams worked wonders and within one hour the fires were under control and the Saratoga was able to recover a few of her planes. Another aircraft, a "Betty" twin engined bomber, tore into the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea. The decks were full of aircraft and the ensuing explosion caused uncontrollable fires. Abandon ship was sounded and 800 men went over the side. Within a few minutes a huge explosion ripped off the entire stern of the carrier and she rolled 38 over and sank. Three other ships were also damaged: the escort carrier USS Lunga Point was showered with flaming debris as four aircraft were blasted out of the sky; the minesweeper Keokuk was damaged when a "Jill" dive bomber hit her deck; and LST 477 loaded with Sherman tanks received a glancing blow. The Saratoga, with destroyer escort, returned to Pearl Harbor, but by the time the damage was repaired the war was over. The kamikazes had done their work well: 358 men killed, one carrier sunk, and another severely damaged. It was a grim preview of the mayhem they would later cause during the invasion of Okinawa in April. On February 22, amidst a dreary cold rain, Liversedge renewed his assault on Suribachi, where only half of the original garrison remained to oppose the Marine advance. There was no let-up in the weather on Wednesday as Marines of the 28th Regiment, drenched to the skin and bent by the wind, prepared to renew the attack on Suribachi. Fresh supplies of ammunition had been brought to the front during the night, but the Shermans were mired in mud and the Navy declined to supply air support in the appalling weather. It was to be up to the foot soldier with rifle, flamethrower, grenade, and demolition charge to win the day. Colonel Atsuchi still had 800-900 men left and they had no intention of allowing the Americans an easy victory. Major Youamata announced: "We are surrounded by enemy craft of all sizes, shapes and descriptions, enemy shells have smashed at our installations and defenses, their planes bomb and strafe yet we remain strong and defiant. The Americans are beginning to climb the first terraces towards our defenses. Now they shall taste our steel and lead." Throughout the day, the 28th Marines engaged Japanese positions on the lower slopes of the mountain, with the 3rd Battalion making the final push to the base of Suribachi while the other two battalions cleared the coastline to completely encircle the volcano. Simultaneously, Schmidt's northern sweep continued, with the 21st Marines replacing Wensinger's troops, and Colonel Chester Graham's 26th Marines taking over on the 5th Division front. The 26th Marines advanced approximately 400 yards in the center but ultimately had to withdraw as the flanking units could not progress; the 21st Marines began their assault on the formidable defenses of Colonel Ikeda's 145th Regiment in front of Airfield No. 2, managing to advance only about 250 yards on the right; and the 25th Marines were unable to launch an attack on the left due to Withers' lack of significant gains and had to fend off several local Japanese counterattacks. Marine "Howlin' Mad" Smith aboard the USS Auburn was counting the cost. Three days of battle and the Regimental Returns listed 2,517 casualties for the 4th Division and 2,057 for the 5th: 4,574 dead and wounded and the O-1 line had just been reached. Little did he know that as his Marines approached the hills, ravines, canyons, gullies, and cliffs of the north the worst was yet to come. Additionally, as the 4th Division remained stalled, Cates ordered Colonel Walter Jordan's 24th Marines to relieve the weary troops of Lanigan on the right. During the night, most of Task Force 58 departed the area for a second air strike against Tokyo, which significantly limited the availability of aircraft for direct support of ground forces on Iwo Jima. On February 23, the 28th Marines under Liversedge launched their final assault on Suribachi. The 2nd Battalion was tasked with scaling the volcano's heights, while the 1st Battalion advanced south around the mountain's western side. To their surprise, they encountered no enemy fire, and small patrols reached the crater's edge by 09:40. 1st Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier, executive officer of Company E, and a 40-man detachment set out to follow the patrols and occupy the highest point of land on Iwo Jima. The number of live Japanese lurking in caves along this north face was unknown, so flankers were sent out to guard against ambush as Schrier's men clawed their way warily upward. Still there was a mysterious lack of enemy activity, and the only Japanese encountered were the harmless dead. Positions along the rim of the crater were reached at about 10:15, and as Marines scrambled over the lip, the tenseness was eased by action. A small defending force challenged the patrol and a short, hot fight developed. Even while this skirmish was in progress, some of the men located a length of Japanese iron pipe, secured a small American flag to one end, and raised the Stars and Stripes at 10:20. It was an inspiring sight for thousands of Americans on Iwo as the flag waved bravely from the summit. Shortly after the mounting of this flag that measured only 54 inches by 28 inches, an unidentified Marine went aboard LST 779, beached near the base of the volcano, to obtain a larger set of colors. As this second and larger (8 feet by 4 feet 8 inches) flag was being carried up the slopes of Suribachi, photographer Joe Rosenthal, who covered the Iwo operation for the Associated Press, noticed it and instantly started in close pursuit. His efforts that morning resulted in the now famous picture of the second flag raising. Also since it's one of my favorite movies, I wanted to add this passage from the book “Flags of our Fathers” by James Bradley The Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, had decided the previous night that he wanted to go ashore and witness the final stage of the fight for the mountain. Now, under a stern commitment to take orders from General Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith, the secretary was churning ashore in the company of the blunt, earthy general. Their boat touched the beach just after the flag went up, and the mood among the high command turned jubilant. Gazing upward, at the red, white, and blue speck, Forrestal remarked to Smith: "Holland, the raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years". Forrestal was so taken with fervor of the moment that he decided he wanted the Second Battalion's flag flying on Mt. Suribachi as a souvenir. The news of this wish did not sit well with 2nd Battalion Commander Chandler Johnson, whose temperament was every bit as fiery as Howlin Mad's. "To hell with that!" the colonel spat when the message reached him. The flag belonged to the battalion, as far as Johnson was concerned. He decided to secure it as soon as possible, and dispatched his assistant operations officer, Lieutenant Ted Tuttle, to the beach to obtain a replacement flag. As an afterthought, Johnson called after Tuttle: "And make it a bigger one." Following this, the 28th Marines conducted mopping-up operations to eliminate remaining enemy positions and seal off caves at the base of Suribachi. All accessible outer and inner slopes were covered as the Marines annihilated enemy snipers and blasted shut the many cave entrances, sealing in an uncounted number of Japanese. Much observation equipment was found, emphasizing the fact that this had been an excellent point of vantage from which hostile observers directed murderous fire against the entire beachhead. Marine artillerymen, ready and eager to seize this advantage, hastened to move flash-ranging equipment into position. By nightfall, approximately 122 Japanese soldiers were killed while attempting to infiltrate American lines. Over the five-day period, the 28th Marines suffered 895 casualties, while nearly 2,000 Japanese were either killed or trapped in over 1,000 caves in the area. Kuribayashi had not anticipated the loss of this strategically significant location so early in the battle, and the survivors who managed to breach American lines faced severe reprimands upon their return to the north. For the remainder of the month, the 28th Marines focused on clearing out stubborn Japanese forces, reorganizing, and reequipping. Meanwhile, fighting in the north persisted as the three assault regiments advanced toward the O-2 Line. The 26th and 21st Marines faced heavy fire and struggled to make progress, while the 24th Marines advanced along their entire front, gaining up to 300 yards in some areas. On this day, the situation on the beach steadily improved as clearance efforts, construction of exits, and unloading continued, facilitating the arrival of essential ammunition and an additional 25 tanks. On February 24, following extensive air, naval, and artillery preparations, the offensive resumed. However, the initial failure of tanks to join the assault due to minefields and heavy anti-tank fire forced the Marines to advance slowly under intense fire from various sources. In the center, the 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines advanced 800 yards, reaching the north side of the east-west runway of Airfield No. 2, while the 2nd Battalion gradually moved northward around the end of the runway by noon. In the afternoon, as tank support began to arrive, Withers' 3rd Battalion captured the hill north of the airstrip after a fierce hand-to-hand battle. Simultaneously, his 2nd Battalion coordinated with the 26th Marines to seize the elevation beyond the airfield. Graham's troops easily secured the ground in front but had to pause their advance when they found themselves about 400 yards ahead of the 21st Marines. On the right flank, the 24th Marines initially made significant progress alongside Withers' men toward the airfield but were ultimately halted by the strong defenses on Charlie-Dog Ridge.  Running along the southeast edge of the east-west runway of Airfield Number 2 was a ridge known only as "Charlie-Dog Ridge." In prolongation of this ridge, on a lower level to the southeast, was a semicircular rise of ground that formed the "Amphitheater." In this area, Japanese engineers had constructed some of the most formidable defenses on the island. From the south, the approach traversed bare flat ground swept by guns on the ridge. To the east, the route led across a weird series of volcanic outcroppings and draws. It was against these positions that the 24th Marines moved out on D-plus-5. Assault squads then had to methodically clear the ridge, moving from one strongpoint to another, using fire and explosives until Charlie-Dog was secured. While the overall gains for the day were notable by Iwo Jima standards, the casualty figures were also high, with the Marines suffering 1,034 killed and 3,741 wounded during the five-day push to the second airfield. Additionally, the remainder of General Erskine's 3rd Marine Division began landing that day to officially take control of the central area. On February 25, a decision was made to hold back the 26th Marines to allow the 3rd Division to align with them. After another intense bombardment, Colonel Howard Kenyon's 9th Marines advanced through the 21st to continue the assault, but the two-battalion attack only managed to gain a meager 100 yards against Ikeda's determined defenders. Kenyon then deployed his reserve 3rd Battalion in the center, but it also failed to break through. To the east, the 23rd and 24th Marines launched simultaneous attacks, but only the 23rd made significant progress, overrunning the eastern end of the strip and establishing a foothold on the high ground to the north. Meanwhile, in the morning, Mitscher's carriers conducted a second strike on Tokyo. The Japanese sighted 600 US carrier aircraft on February 25, but Rear Admiral “Ted” Sherman reported, “The enemy opposition was only halfhearted and Japanese planes which were not shot down seemed glad to withdraw from the scene … as swiftly and unceremoniously as possible. Even here, over their own capital, the enemy were notably inferior to our naval aviators in aggressiveness, tactics, and determination.” TF-58 aircraft hit the Ota and Koizumi aircraft plants, but increasingly snowy, stormy weather meant Mitscher canceled further Tokyo strikes at 1215hrs. Spruance and Mitscher decided to hit Nagoya instead. En route to Nagoya that night destroyers USS Hazelwood and Murray sank three small Japanese craft. Eventually Mitscher realized TF-58 would not reach launching position on time, and at 0530hrs Spruance and Mitscher canceled the Nagoya strikes and headed south to refuel. TF-58 claimed 47 Japanese planes shot down and 111 destroyed on the ground for a total of 158 Japanese planes destroyed on February 25. Two hangars, one radar station, and two trains were destroyed. About 75 percent of the Ota engine plant's buildings were destroyed and an additional 15 percent heavily damaged. The Koizuma plant had also been heavily hit, and five coastal vessels and several smaller craft sunk, with another 14 vessels damaged. Total US losses were nine aircraft to antiaircraft fire and four to operational causes; four pilots were lost.. After TF-58 aircraft had plastered the Nakajima Ota airframe plant with 45 tons of bombs, February 25 photoreconnaissance revealed Ota to be 60 percent destroyed and 30 percent heavily damaged, although half of this was believed due to B-29s. After the photos TF-58 aircraft dropped another 13 tons on the plant. The Nakajima Koizuma plant was attacked on February 25 with 35 to 40 tons of bombs, with hits concentrated in the center of the plant. Reconnaissance showed 20 percent of the Koizuma roof damaged. The Hitachi–Tachikawa aircraft engine plant was attacked by one Task Group strike, with US airmen reporting “excellent results.” Photographs showed many bomb hits, but smoke made precise damage assessments difficult. Slight damage was also inflicted on the Tachikawa airframe plant. TF-58 planes struck the B-29s' nemesis, the Musashino-Tama aircraft engine plant, with 40 tons of bombs in the center of the Tama complex.  On that day, LeMay also dispatched 231 B-29s to attack Tokyo with incendiaries, with 172 successfully dropping 453.7 tons of bombs, incinerating a square mile of the city. This operation served as the "conclusive" test of the incendiary bombs that the 20th Air Force had requested, with valuable lessons to be learned for future use. The next day, the 26th Marines resumed their attack despite the high ground on the left remaining unclaimed, successfully advancing over 300 yards in the right and center. In the center, the 9th Marines continued their assault with the 1st and 2nd Battalions side by side, but they made no notable gains. On the right flank, the 23rd Marines launched another assault towards Hill 382, facing heavy resistance and managing to advance only about 200 yards. Concurrently, Lanigan's 25th Marines moved through the battered 24th Marines, achieving an advance of approximately 100 yards before encountering intense machine-gun fire from the Amphitheater and Turkey Knob. On February 27, Wonrham's 27th Marines took over from the exhausted 26th and continued to push northward despite rising casualties, successfully overrunning several strongpoints and gaining about 500 yards across the front. In the center, the 9th Marines finally breached the enemy's main defenses towards Hill 199-O and captured Hill Peter, securing Airfield No. 2. Meanwhile, on the right, the 4th Division pressed on against the heavily fortified Japanese positions at the Meatgrinder, advancing only 150 to 200 yards on each flank while struggling to make headway against the Amphitheater and Turkey Knob. In the final attack of the month, the 27th Marines advanced towards Hill 362A, reaching its base but were forced to retreat nearly 100 yards due to Japanese counterattacks and loss of communication. In the center, Withers' 21st Marines moved past the 9th Marines and rapidly advanced north of Airfield No. 2, making significant progress on the right as they swept through Motoyama village and captured the high ground overlooking Airfield No. 3. To the east, Cates continued to send troops into the Meatgrinder, with the 23rd Marines gaining over 200 yards and launching an attack on Hill 382, while the 25th Marines struggled to make any headway against the Amphitheater and Turkey Knob, achieving only minor gains along the coast. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. And thus we have begun one of the most brutal battles of WW2, let alone the Pacific War. It was a controversial decision to invade Iwo Jima and the Americans could never have predicted how the Japanese would change their tactics to turn the entire ordeal into one giant meat grinder.

Dr. Kerry Forrestal, an emergency room physician and veteran, shares essential guidance for managing a cancer diagnosis. Drawing from years of experience in medicine and personal interactions with countless patients, Dr. Forrestal demystifies the process of navigating treatment options, understanding medical terminology, and advocating for oneself in the healthcare system. The episode also touches on how healthcare professionals can better connect with patients, the importance of mental health during treatment, and what every patient should know when facing a cancer diagnosis. This discussion offers practical, compassionate advice that empowers listeners to take control of their health journey and find hope in challenging times.00:00:00 - Introduction and guest background00:04:00 - Common challenges in navigating a cancer diagnosis00:10:30 - Key questions to ask your doctor00:15:45 - Importance of mental health in cancer treatment00:22:20 - Advocacy tips for patients and caregivers00:30:00 - Connecting with healthcare professionals effectively00:38:15 - Final advice for those facing a diagnosisLinks & ResourcesVeteran Suicide & Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 Website: https://www.crushingcancerthebook.com Join the Cancer Treatment Discussion Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2049434048658263TranscriptView the transcript for this episode.

https://eileenforrestal.com/ She is the author of the empowering memoir, "The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words." With a publication date of June 18, 2021, this captivating narrative chronicles Dr. Forrestal's remarkable journey from a childhood marked by silence to her current role as an inspirational thought leader and beacon of empowerment. Synopsis: Dr. Eileen Forrestal's narrative is one of resilience, transformation, and the liberating power of self-expression. From her early struggles with a speech impediment induced by an accidental overdose to her journey as a successful entrepreneur and inspirational figure, Dr. Forrestal's story resonates with authenticity and courage. As a former anesthesiologist, she transitioned from a career of 'putting people to sleep' to one of 'waking people up' through her words and actions. Value Points: Inspiration Amidst Adversity: Dr. Forrestal's journey serves as a testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience and growth, even in the face of significant challenges. Healing Through Expression: Through her memoir, Dr. Forrestal emphasizes the transformative power of self-expression and the profound impact of finding one's voice. Empowerment for All: "The Courage to Shine" offers universal lessons applicable to individuals navigating personal and professional obstacles, inspiring readers to embrace their authenticity and pursue their passions. Interview Questions: What inspired you to share your story in "The Courage to Shine"? How did your experiences as an anesthesiologist influence your perspective on the healing power of words? Can you elaborate on the significance of finding one's voice in the journey of self-discovery and empowerment? Your memoir explores themes of resilience and transformation. How do you hope readers will connect with these themes in their own lives? In your opinion, what role does authenticity play in fostering meaningful connections and personal growth? Could you share a pivotal moment from your journey that catalyzed your transition from silence to empowerment? As a successful entrepreneur and thought leader, how do you navigate challenges and setbacks while staying true to your vision? What advice would you offer to individuals struggling to overcome obstacles and pursue their passions? How do you incorporate the principles outlined in your memoir into your work as a speaker and coach? Looking ahead, what message do you hope readers will take away from "The Courage to Shine"?

Dr. Kerry Forrestal, MD was first introduced to the field of medicine in 1979 at age 16 with his local American Legion Ambulance. When he was 18 became one of the youngest people to be certified as an Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) in New York up to that time. He attended Binghamton University (Then SUNY Binghamton), earning a Bachelor of Science degree with dual majors in Biology and Psychology, which he followed with a Masters in Business Administration. During this time he also trained to the level of Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Level III. Upon completion of his Masters Degree in Business Administration, he joined the New York Air National Guard 106th Air Rescue Wing where he served as a Commander's Advisor on issues including drug and alcohol abatement and diversity, equity, and inclusion and was recognized as a Distinguished Graduate of the Department of Defense Race Relations Institute (DEOMI).In 1997, he decided to pursue a medical degree and was admitted to The Renaissance School ofMedicine at the State University of New York, Stony Brook University. He was elected Dean's Liaison for his class and created the “Career Cultural Competence” or C3 project to train all eleven health sciences schools at Stony Brook in a common forum about issues regarding cultural understanding in medical practice.Upon completion of his medical degree, he did a residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, after which he became board certified in Emergency Medicine. His senior research project on domestic violence was accepted at Columbia University for presentation. Ultimately, Dr. Forrestal became a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. For the past twenty years, Dr. Forrestal has worked in trauma centers as an attending physician in the Emergency Department. In his current role, he has served as the Emergency Department's Medical Education Director. Additionally, he has taught medicine at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, an Historically Black College/University, and is the Ambassador to Ireland for the American College of Emergency Physicians. He currently serveson the Executive Board of the Maryland College of Emergency Physicians as its President-Elect.Internationally he has served on medical missions to Haiti, as a delegate on the China Emergency Medicine Exchange through the Eisenhower Institute, and works to facilitate an exchange program between Emergency Medicine residencies between Ireland and the United States. Prior to medical school, he helped to found South Africa's first volunteer ambulance corps in Hout Bay, South Africa. He was honored with a lifetime member award from the Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Honorary Chairperson award from Hout Bay EMS.In addition to several medical papers, chapters and presentations, Dr. Forrestal has previously published in the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Cataclysm: The Myst Clipper Shicaine (2016) and has written a two-act play, Club Hell, which received four Theatre Association of New York Awards (TANYs) in 2012. He has contributed to Conquer: The Patient's Voice a magazine for cancer patients and has sat on its editorial board. He lectures regularly to EMS and other medical groups. Additionally, Dr. Forrestal teaches at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Health Sciences Department. Most recently, he started hosting a regular segment on health care related issues for NPR affiliate WHCP in Cambridge Maryland.This is Dr. Forrestal's first non-fiction work, which is intended to be the first in a series of patient-centric books covering the many types of cancers. It was positively reviewed by the ASCO Post, the leading journal in cancer care in the United States.Topics covered in this episode:Liquid Biopsies Early Cancer Detection ToolsCancer Under 50 Environmental Risk Factors Annual CheckupsKey to Early DetectionEmpathy in HealthcarePatient-Centered Approach ImportanceCultural CompetenceBridging Alternative Medicine BeliefsBuilding Patient TrustScientific Inquiry Importance of Questioning AssumptionsNational Guard ExperiencesLessons on Resilience & LeadershipReferenced in the episode:The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 238 | Revolutionizing Medical First Aid: The Journey of QuikClot | Charles Barber and Bart GullongTo learn more about Dr. Kerry Forrestal and his work, head over to www.crushingcancerthebook.com__________________________________________________________We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you would like to be a supporter of the show, head to www.lindseyelmore.com/supporter Your contribution helps us to bring the best guests into our interview chair. Thank you for listening. Come check us out at www.spreaker.com/show/the-lindsey-elmore-showBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lindsey-elmore-show--5952903/support.

Whether you have ADHD or not, you'll want to take some time and listen to this conversation about finding your voice. Today, Dave speaks with Dr. Eileen Forrestal, author of "The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words." As a former anesthesiologist, she transitioned from a career of 'putting people to sleep' to one of 'waking people up' through her words and actions.  The book is not specifically about ADHD but it has a theme that many of us need to take note of. Many of us struggle to find our voice in many situations and there are a lot of us out there struggling to find fulfillment as well as navigate some tough situations. That's where her theme of the healing power of words can help us all. Dr. Forrestal starts her book off with a rather life-changing incident which sets the tone for much in her life, and she discuss the impact this had. She discusses with Dave what finding your voice really means to us. And she talks about what she really wants readers to walk away from her book. Dr. Forrestal speaks with Dave about some necessary components of self-discovery in different aspects of our life such as career and personal goals. They also talk about that inner dialogue that many adults with ADHD have, especially if you have been diagnosed with ADHD later in life and how to manage those internal conversations. Many people with ADHD can focus on negative thoughts and we can talk down to ourselves, Dr. Forrestal discusses how we can turn these negative thoughts around and be kinder to ourselves. Learn more on her website and find her book there as well https://eileenforrestal.com/ **Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min  

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In this insightful episode of The Yoga Therapy Hour, our host sits down with Dr. Eileen Forrestal, a former medical doctor turned entrepreneur and author. Eileen shares her inspiring journey of overcoming a childhood trauma that left her struggling to speak. Through decades of perseverance, personal growth, and yoga therapy, she was able to reclaim her voice, both literally and figuratively. Her story is one of resilience, transformation, and courage, offering a powerful message for anyone facing their own challenges and fears. Key Takeaways:Early Trauma and Speech Challenges: Eileen shares how a medical trauma in early childhood affected her throat and her ability to speak, leading to a prolonged struggle with stuttering and silence.From Silence to Speaking: Learn about Eileen's transformation from a quiet child into a public speaker and author, detailing the steps she took to overcome fear and embrace her authentic voice.Facing Fears Head-On: Eileen offers valuable insights into how facing one's fears, even if it takes decades, can lead to profound personal growth and transformation.A Message for Everyone: This conversation reminds listeners that the traumas and challenges we face—whether big or small—shape us, but they don't have to define us. Like Eileen, we can all take the courageous step to heal and transform.Living Authentically: Eileen's story inspires listeners to shine their own light, no matter how long it takes to heal or face life's obstacles.Closing Thoughts: Eileen Forrestal's journey shows us that it's never too late to find your voice and live authentically. Her experience is a testament to the power of yoga therapy in healing both body and mind. For anyone struggling with trauma or fear, this episode serves as a reminder that the path to healing is always available, and it begins with the courage to take the first step.You can connect with Eileen on her website eileenforrestal.com or follow her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter under the same handle. Check out www.TheOptimalState.comYoga workshops on Emotional Intelligence coming soon in 2025! See website above for more details. Each month will have a special topic around Emotional Intelligence. Additional Resources with Amy Wheeler:University of Minnesota Therapeutic Yoga SeriesPolyvagal Institute Mighty AppOptimal State Mobile AppOptimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour PatreonMonday Night Yoga Therapy Clinic on www.TheOpimtalState.comJoin us for our Monday night Yoga Therapy Clinics, specially designed to address specific health and wellness topics. The sessions are held every Monday from 4:00-5:15 PM PST and are led by 

We all have a cancer story, he said. With one in three Americans being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes, it is a common thread in all our lives. However, with useful information and proper guidance, these stories can have better endings – if we know what to do, and what not to do. Dr. Kerry Forrestal can help. An ER doctor for 20 years, Dr. Forrestal has worked with thousands of cancer patients. His expert advice can give you the best possible chance against cancer as well as tips for navigating your finances, relationships, and career post-diagnosis.If you or a family member or friend have been diagnosed, this is the indispensable guide for managing your treatment, finances, workplace, and much more. This is a patient's complete guide to managing a cancer diagnosis and you can now download Chapter 1 for free. The author of “Crushing Cancer: A Patient's Complete Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis.” https://www.crushingcancerthebook.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.org

Air Date - 15 August 2024What power, and transformation, may be found through self-expression and the profound impact of finding one's voice? My guest this week on Vox Novus, Dr. Eileen Forrestal, overcame early struggles with a speech impediment to become an inspirational thought leader and beacon of empowerment. As a former anesthesiologist, she transitioned from a career of ‘putting people to sleep' to one of ‘waking people up' through her words and actions. Her website is https://eileenforrestal.com/ and she joins me this week to share her remarkable story and book, The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words.#EileenForrestal #VoxNovus #VictorFuhrman #NewThought #Lifestyle #Metaphysics #Paranormal #SpiritualityVisit the Vox Novus Show Page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/vox-novus/Connect with Victor Fuhrman at http://victorthevoice.com/Subscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

It's our 400th episode! I had big plans for this episode, but circumstances have forced my plans to change; hopefully, we will be on track to celebrate this worthy milestone in a big way with a listener-focused livestream episode very soon. I can't think of a better substitute than my friend, Dr. Eileen Forrestal. She joins us to talk about the concept of courage–and who doesn't need a healthy dose of courage in today's world? Join us!Dr. Eileen Forrestal is a retired consultant anesthetist and the co-founder of Get Up and Go Publications Ltd, publisher of the award-winning inspirational Get Up and Go Diaries, Journals, and Events. Having spent 20 years “putting people to sleep,” Eileen is now at work “waking people up.” She is continually inspired to make a greater impact on personal health and well-being with words rather than drugs and one pair of hands. In her memoir, The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words, Eileen shares her personal story of “waking up” to encourage others to explore their authentic self-expression and engage in new conversations for wellbeing and vitality. Plagued by a childhood stammer and a reluctance to speak publicly for many years, Eileen is now developing herself as a personal coach, entrepreneur mentor, and speaker to encourage others to overcome their fears and shine their light in the world. With a Foreword and enthusiastic endorsement by Jack Canfield, Eileen's memoir touches on her challenging relationship with her mother, the source of her “yes” in life. Her upcoming book is Embrace the Edge: Life is Bigger When You Say Yes. An avid traveler with an adventurous spirit, Eileen's thrill-seeking highlights include summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Everest base camp, cycling in Cambodia, rafting the Zambezi, riding an ostrich, and hypnotizing a chicken!She is a recently accredited Thought Leader with the All-Ireland Business Foundation, and she liberally shares her thoughts through Sparkles of Wisdom and Pocket Pearls on social media platforms, blogs, and articles. She lives in the beautiful Northwest of Ireland with her beloved 10-year-old Cocker Spaniel, Kellie. Show Highlights:Eileen's dramatic career shift after 20 years in the medical fieldFighting through a childhood stammer and its accompanying trauma and anxietyFiguring how to hide through life AND medical schoolBecoming a successful doctor without having to talkOvercoming anxiety, leaving medicine for entrepreneurship, and impacting audiences with the power of wordsSelf-acceptance is the FIRST step to courage!Eileen's discovery of the healing power of wordsThe value of community and connection—and finding your cheerleadersLiving a YES life!Resources:Connect with Dr. Eileen Forrestal: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and book, The Courage to ShineWork with Meg! A few spots remain for the Fall STaR Coach Show Mentor Program! It's quickly approaching; we begin in late...

Seriah is joined by author and researcher Peter Robbins. Topics include an upcoming film, the “post-ridicule” era in ufology, photographs by NASA and the JPL, pareidolia, apparent ruins on the Moon and Mars, the bizarre lack of an origin explanation for the Moon, Richard Hoagland, Cydonia and the alleged face on Mars and NASA's withholding of original photos, a weird replication of a section of England, an obelisk on the Martian moon Phobos, prominent U.N. officials interested in UFOs, documents between the FBI and the U.S. Army concerning “crashed discs”, the pluses and flaws of reality TV, political division and disorder in the approaching election, media efforts to create chaos for profit, Luis Elizondo and other disclosure “whistle-blowers”, the purported makers of crop circles, government manipulation of information, the reality of actual conspiracies, bogus conspiracy theories intended to be debunked, the MJ-12 documents, William L. Moore, Richard Nixon's campaign's use of symbols, bipartisan deception and UFO secrecy, former president Jimmy Carter, ridicule and funding, the meaning of “research”, anomalous UFO metals, Nick Redfern, Imperial Japanese Unit 731, alternate explanations for the Roswell incident, direct witnesses of that incident, an anecdote of a regretful MIB, the book “The Children of Roswell: A Seven-Decade Legacy of Fear, Intimidation, and Cover-Ups” by Thomas J. Carey and Donald R. Schmitt, the Rendlesham incident, a deceptive fraudulent witness (Larry Warren), an unfortunately-timed personal UFO experience, ignored warning signs of a con-game, allegations of a cloud buster and an intense storm, Wilhelm Reich, the role of Larry's roommate, Bud Hopkins, a comical incident during a hypnotic regression, a bizarre experience of Seriah, the podcast “Slumberland”, Peter's new DVD “The Extraordinary Life and Strange Death of James Forrestal”, bizarre details of Forrestal's death, onwingesproductions.com and Jennifer Stein, and much more! This is a truly fascinating discussion, not to be missed!The correct website to get Peter's new DVD is https://onwingesproductions.com/

The correct website to get Peter's new DVD is https://onwingesproductions.com/ Seriah is joined by author and researcher Peter Robbins. Topics include an upcoming film, the “post-ridicule” era in ufology, photographs by NASA and the JPL, pareidolia, apparent ruins on the Moon and Mars, the bizarre lack of an origin explanation for the Moon, Richard Hoagland, Cydonia and the alleged face on Mars and NASA's withholding of original photos, a weird replication of a section of England, an obelisk on the Martian moon Phobos, prominent U.N. officials interested in UFOs, documents between the FBI and the U.S. Army concerning “crashed discs”, the pluses and flaws of reality TV, political division and disorder in the approaching election, media efforts to create chaos for profit, Luis Elizondo and other disclosure “whistle-blowers”, the purported makers of crop circles, government manipulation of information, the reality of actual conspiracies, bogus conspiracy theories intended to be debunked, the MJ-12 documents, William L. Moore, Richard Nixon's campaign's use of symbols, bipartisan deception and UFO secrecy, former president Jimmy Carter, ridicule and funding, the meaning of “research”, anomalous UFO metals, Nick Redfern, Imperial Japanese Unit 731, alternate explanations for the Roswell incident, direct witnesses of that incident, an anecdote of a regretful MIB, the book “The Children of Roswell: A Seven-Decade Legacy of Fear, Intimidation, and Cover-Ups” by Thomas J. Carey and Donald R. Schmitt, the Rendlesham incident, a deceptive fraudulent witness (Larry Warren), an unfortunately-timed personal UFO experience, ignored warning signs of a con-game, allegations of a cloud buster and an intense storm, Wilhelm Reich, the role of Larry's roommate, Bud Hopkins, a comical incident during a hypnotic regression, a bizarre experience of Seriah, the podcast “Slumberland”, Peter's new DVD “The Extraordinary Life and Strange Death of James Forrestal”, bizarre details of Forrestal's death, onwingesproductions.com and Jennifer Stein, and much more! This is a truly fascinating discussion, not to be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Hellbound by Vrangvendt Download

“Who cares who killed Kennedy? Plenty of people die all the time!” once scoffed Noam Chomsky.Americans and people around the world should care about who killed JFK, but also his brother, and possibly his son. The Kennedys are important not for who they were as individuals, or even as a clan, but for what America lost when she was deprived of their leadership, again and again. The Kennedys are important because a rational, comparative study of their murders reveals the ugly truth behind the smoke screen of the “Kennedy curse,” and exposes the deep power that has enslaved America ever since.Content:1. RFK'S False-Flag Assassination2. JFK and the Samson Option3. LBJ, Israel's Best Friend4. Jack Ruby, Gangster for Zion5. Jim Angleton, Mossad's CIA Asset6. Joe, the Cursed Peacemaker7. JFK Jr., the Slain Prince8. Forrestal, Kennedy's Foreshadow Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Lina Forrestal, who recently became a mom of two, discusses her experience transitioning from one to two kids, postpartum anxiety, maternity leave, hiring a postpartum doula, and her viral video about sending her husband home after the birth of their second daughter. Lina is currently on maternity leave from her corporate job, she is a content creator, blogger, and the host of the New Mamas Podcast. Follow Lina on Instagram at @linaforrestal and listen to her Podcast, The New Mamas Podcast Instagram: @ididntsignupforthisdpodcast @honestly.kaitlyn TikTok: @honestly.kaitlynYouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn Instagram: @ididntsignupforthisdpodcast @honestly.kaitlyn TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

It is once again Halloween and that means we have a round of spooky ship tales to share with you. We've got: the USS North CarolinaDeaths on Hallowe'en at Fort Niagarathe spectral sailors of the oil tanker Watertown'The Phantom of the Forrestal'**As we're sharing this episode with you, the genocide in Palestine continues, with upwards of 8,000 recorded deaths in Gaza and numbers entering the hundreds in the West Bank due to escalating settler violence. We encourage you to use any platform that you have at all to speak out and protest what is being done - especially our fellow American listeners. There has been an encouraging groundswell of support for the Palestinian cause and we have to keep it up to end the atrocities being committed against one of the most vulnerable groups of people on the planet.**Sources: https://www.portcityparanormal.com/the-battleship-uss-north-carolina/https://battleshipnc.com/ship-history/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/north-carolina-iii.htmlWiner, Richard. Ghost Ships: True Stories of Nautical Nightmares, Hauntings, and Disasters. Berkley, 2000. Oh, Canada (Jazz) Check out our Patreon here!Support the show

Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews Dr. James Smith to discuss his dissertation, "Deconstructing the Seapower State: Britain, America, and Defense Unification." Notes: James W.E. Smith - King's College London (kcl.ac.uk)(2) U.S. Defense Unification and the U.S. Navy 1945– (substack.com)Seapower States by Prof Andrew Lambert, FKC.Dr. James Smith on Social Media:https://www.twitter.com/James_we_smithhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/james-we-smith/

Greetings, listeners! Let's sit down together and meet Shanna Forrestal, a beacon in the world of entertainment. Shanna, an acclaimed actress, producer, writer, and director, joins us to share her wisdom and experience from over two decades in the industry. Her incredible journey is interwoven with poignant themes such as mental health awareness, autism, diversity, and inclusion. Hear her compelling narratives in works like the Last Exorcism and Southern Fried Homicide, stories that resonate deeply, helping us to explore our own traumas and healing.Shanna takes us along on her inspiring journey of self-discovery and healing, unveiling how she connects with her inner child and embraces her uniqueness. She delves into her own creations such as 'I Was a Journey to the Dragon Named Despair' and 'Lola the Princess Puggle', and how Madeline Lange's book 'Walking on Water' dramatically influenced her perspective on aging. Immerse yourself in a conversation about the transformative power of rituals, self-care, and the collective resilience we can tap into when we realize we are not alone in our experiences.Ready to delve deeper into the human experience? Hear Shanna recount her journey to peace and grace in the aftermath of painful loss. Listen as she illuminates the importance of understanding and accepting that we may never fully comprehend each other's journeys. Shanna's testament to the healing power of art, connection, and community is nothing short of inspiring. Learn how she harnessed the power of self-love and kindness towards others to overcome adversity, along with the profound influence of laughter and joy in healing from trauma. This enriching episode is filled with shared stories, healing laughter, and a jubilant celebration of resilience. Let's get started!Support the show

In this Labor Day special episode, we sit down with Lina Forrestal to dive into the intricate world of working parents. We emphasize the importance of workplaces accommodating the unique needs of parents, striving to balance family and work as top priorities. We explore the desire to contribute to the workforce and earn income while reshaping corporate America to foster flexibility and inclusivity for both parents. We address the critical need for more women in the workforce and discuss the challenges of childcare, including the soaring costs of daycare. Lina shares her experience of navigating "mom guilt" and her exciting journey into expanding her family. We emphasize the importance of chasing what lights you up and not being defined by just one role, recognizing that working is a form of expression. We offer insights into managing work schedules with purpose and fulfillment, the quest for reliable childcare, and the reality of burnout. Finally, we encourage listeners to explore the endless possibilities and harness the power of their minds while making priorities, reframing perspectives, and finding balance in the pursuit of it all. First Trimester Nutrition Guide #1 FREE Postpartum Download Pregnancy Workbook Connect more with Lina Forrestal: Podcast: New Mamas Podcast Instagram: @linaforrestal and @newmamaspodcast Connect more with Entering Motherhood: Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger Facebook: EnteringMotherhood Services: Birth and Postpartum Services Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com Official Affiliates of the Podcast: LoveHeld Kindred Bravely Postpartum University FOND Bone Broth (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off) Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)  FitNest Mama (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD20 for 20% discount)

On 29 July 1967, the USS Forrestal experienced a severe fire while operating on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam that killed 134 Sailors, injured 161 more, and destroyed 21 aircraft. This was (and remains) the second worst loss of life on a U.S. Navy ship since World War II. The disaster resulted in a very long list of lessons learned -many of which can be better classified as “lessons forgotten” from carrier fires during World War II. This time, there was a very intentional institutional effort to cement these lessons into the Navy's damage control psyche, training, and procedures which transformed the U.S. Navy's approach to firefighting, damage control, and ordnance handling in the 50 years since the Forrestal disaster. Email me at: usnavalhistorypodcast@gmail.com Follow me on IG/Twitter: @USNavyPodcast

Fleet Admiral Ernest King was Commander-in-Chief Fleet, or COMINCH, during most of World War II, and in 1942 assigned to also serve as Chief of Naval Operations or CNO.  As CNO he managed the Navy Staff, called OPNAV then (and still is), which allowed him to manage, among other things, all Navy investments in ships and aircraft, as well as all senior Navy officer assignments.  A funny aside before we jump in.  For some inexplicable reason, prior to King's appointment, the Commander-in-Chief, US Fleet acronym was CinC-US, pronounced “sink-us.”  When King was appointed he thought the sink-us title was stupid, so he changed the acronym to COMINCH for Commander-in-Chief.   Although that acronym was better, President Franklin Roosevelt actually tried to talk King out of calling himself a “commander-in-chief,” saying the constitution only provided for one commander-in-chief and that was the president.  King said if he was ordered to change the title he would, but Roosevelt was reluctant to make a change like this as we were just entering the war.  So the commander-in-chief title stuck for Navy commanders, that is until Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld finally killed it in 2002 during the George W. Bush administration.   But getting back to World War II, it was King's CNO job, not his COMINCH job, that gave him the authority, for example, over Navy administrative matters, such as the assignment of Admirals Spruance and Halsey to command 5th and 3rd Fleets respectively.  The CNO job also gave him a seat at the table with the Joint Chiefs of Staff or JCS, along with Generals Marshall, Arnold, and Admiral Stark, as well as the Combined Chiefs of Staff with our British allies.   The JCS was the body that approved the initiation of campaigns such as Guadalcanal. But it was the COMINCH job and not the CNO job that allowed King to actually command Navy and Marine forces during campaigns in the Atlantic and Pacific, with Admiral Chester Nimitz as his surrogate as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. King was noteworthy for some personality traits as well.  One he was famous for was his legendary temper.General Eisenhower, for example, mostly known as an even-tempered man, once said, “Admiral King is an arbitrary, stubborn type with too much brain and a tendency toward bullying his juniors! But I think he wants to fight, which is vastly encouraging.”  But King was also known as someone who was not a fan of Great Britain.  Once President Roosevelt adopted a “Europe-First” policy, it was King's job to divert naval forces preferentially to Eisenhower's theater of operations.  But as King perceived the United Kingdom as dragging its feet in offensive operations in Europe, King took every opportunity to divert naval forces to the Pacific theater.  After all, in King's mind it was Japan that attacked the US, and he realized that the longer we waited to neutralize the Japanese threat in the Pacific, the more entrenched and difficult to defeat they would become.  And so, the very first major amphibious landing in World War II was not North Africa as many people think, but Guadalcanal in the Pacific.  And that campaign was King's idea.But King's intransigence when it came to Europe led to another famous Eisenhower quote, where he says: “One thing that might help win this war is to get someone to shoot King. He's the antithesis of cooperation — a deliberately rude person —which means he's a mental bully.”Even King's own daughter joined the chorus of opinion about her father.  When asked about King's unpredictable personality, she said, “He is the most even tempered person in the United States Navy. He is always in a rage.”But personality foibles aside, in my view King gets a bad rap.  He was the main strategist for the Pacific war, and with Nimitz, for the island-hopping campaign that eventually won the war against Japan.  In that regard, at least when it comes to the Pacific theater of Operations, as we say in the title of this episode, history has shown that King was right about almost everything. Seth, we don't want to do a biography here, but maybe a few things about King's background: As did everyone, went to AnnapolisWas a surface officerInauspicious career early onPart of the Asiatic fleet as a LieutenantReturned to his ship the Cincinnati one day drunk & disorderly, his captain recorded it in his personnel record.  The Asiatic fleet commander at one time was Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr, the father of the man who would become the skipper of USS Indianapolis cruiser during World War II.  But King's behavior problems in the Asiatic are what led to the untrue rumor that King had a vendetta against Admiral McVay, that would cause him decades later to want to court-martial Captain McVay after the Indy was sunk, all despite the fact that when King got in trouble it was actually Admiral Henry Wilson in command of the fleet.  He went to submarine school as a captain in a class full of ensigns.  Nevertheless, unlike Chester Nimitz, King never finished his submarine qualification hence was never eligible to wear the highly sought after submarine dolphin insignia.At the age of 49, King later goes to flight training because he wants to understand this new device the airplane.  “Aviation is the coming thing in Navy.”  Pilots who went through late career flight training were referred to as “Johnny come lately's” by aviators who spent their entire career in aviation.  Earned his wings, but then never again piloted an airplane alone.  But King does eventually command an aircraft carrier, the Lexington.“The damnest party man in the place.” Jumping to the war:Had been Atlantic fleetNamed COMINCH right after Pearl Harbor attackNamed CNO in March 1942With Nimitz, author of the island-hopping campaignWhen Briton dragged feet on North Africa landing, diverted naval forces to land in Guadalcanal, first major amphibious landing of the warCoral Sea and Guadalcanal personally selected by him to neutralize Japan's thrust southKing would select strategic objectives, and initially King would get involved at the operational level “how to do it.”  Nimitz was selected by Roosevelt not King.  King didn't trust him—referred to him as a “fixer”—until after Midway.After Midway, he would generally leave Nimitz to do the campaign and battle plans.  Nimitz would often bound the plan off of King before the plan was putting into effect. King's responsibility spanned both Atlantic and Pacific, so it was a good thing when he decided he could trust NimitzKing had the notion that each successive thrust need to move the US closer and closer to mainland Japan, with engagements aimed at Japanese centers of gravity.  To that end, he supported an attack against Japanese forces in Formosa (Taiwan), not Philippines, because Taiwan enabled more direct strikes at the Japanese mainland and would shorten the path to victory.  The only reason to go back to Philippines was emotional—MacArthur's “I shall return” declaration.MacArthur won the argument partly through a veiled threat that Roosevelt's electability might suffer if he failed to retake the Philippines.  In any case, history has likely proven King to be right.Triple objectives: neutralize Japanese Navy through carrier warfare, isolate and strangle mainland Japan through submarine warfare, and seize islands that would enable the strategic bombing campaign to put pressure on mainland Japan.The island-hopping campaign eventually worked.   What was King wrong about?He supported Forrestal's decision to court-martial Charles B. McVay.  This was a grave error that would haunt the Navy for 50+ years.

Eileen Forrestalhttps://eileenforrestal.com/https://www.getupandgodiary.com/Randy Landreneauhttps://usinventor.org/author/randy/Michael Mehta WebsterBOOK The Rescue Effecthttps://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Effect-Saving-Life-Earth/dp/1643261495Eileen Forrestal is a retired anesthesiologist living in Ireland and co-founder of Get Up and Go Publications Ltd. She is the author of The Courage To Shine and is committed to a bigger vision – that of contributing to healing the suffering in the world through words that make a difference – words spoken (and written) with love, courage and authenticity to inspire, motivate, encourage and empower themselves and others to be theirbest selves. https://eileenforrestal.com/Randy Landreneau, president of US Inventor, is here to reveal some of the little-known tricks and tactics that Big Tech uses to crush competitors and steal cutting-edge technologies, swelling corporate earnings, and market share for the giants year after year. Randy currently serves as President of the inventors' rights advocacy group US Inventor. He is now using his association with inventors across America to enable a grass-roots effort to restore the rights of inventors in America. https://usinventor.org/Michael Mehta Webster is an expert in ecology, conservation, philanthropy, and non-profit management. His research interests focus on how organisms and ecosystems adapt to environmental change, how this information can be translated into effective conservation strategies, and the practical and ethical dilemmas that arise along the way. In his groundbreaking new book, The Rescue Effect author Michael Mehta Webster reveals that the natural world has a series of systems - rescue effects - that automatically activate to help organisms when their environment changes. https://www.workman.com/authors/michael-mehta-webster

Samantha was lucky enough to have another podcaster on her show this week.  Lina Forrestal is an OG travel blogger that has spent a lot of time perfecting her craft and growing her family. The women speak about modern day mom friendships and how parenthood can look so different from one family to another.  Listen to the podcast: The New Mamas PodcastConnect with Lina on Instagram: @linaforrestalConnect with Lina on TikTok: @linaforrestalRead Lina's blog: www.linaforrestal.com/Get connected with Samantha at SamanthasWEST.com

The Courage to Shine is a powerful and inspirational memoir by Dr. Eileen Forrestal, a former anesthesiologist who transforms her life. From a lifetime of 'putting people to sleep', Eileen is now in the business of 'waking people up! When young Eileen accidentally overdoses on junior aspirin she suffers a speech impediment which she deals with by remaining silent in the shadows to hide her voice. 40 years later, unfulfilled and dissatisfied, with a failed marriage, a strained relationship with her mother, and in an outwardly 'successful' career, she wonders as so many of us do, how did this happen to me? Following this wake-up call, she leaves her successful career in medicine and starts a business writing and publishing inspirational and popular Get Up and Go Diaries. In The Courage to Shine Eileen retraces her journey, acknowledging the courage it takes to tell the truth about one's own life. She shares her story of finding her voice, healing a powerful mother-daughter relationship, and discovering the courage to shine. Eileen is now a successful entrepreneur who finds joy and freedom in the healing power of words and encourages others to discover the same. She now lives a life "beyond her dreams" as an entrepreneurial thought leader, writer, speaker, and coach using her own words and wisdom, to share her story of finding her voice. If you ever wonder if you're living the wrong life, as if somehow, when "two roads diverged in a yellow wood" - you took the wrong road and wound up here, The Courage to Shine will inspire and uplift you. You may find yourself asking, does taking the path less travelled path make all the difference, or perhaps, Is there any such thing as a wrong road?

Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors.   In this episode I meet Eileen Forrestal, a retired anaesthetist who worked as a doctor for 32 years, took over a publishing company, began publishing a series of award-winning diaries and journals and has now written her memoir, “The Courage to Shine”. As you'll hear during our interview, as a child Eileen had a stammer that made her afraid to speak for years, but she now works as a speaker, mentor and coach, as well as writing and publishing.  During our conversation, we discuss the power of saying yes, overcoming fear, being open to opportunities and using coaches and mentors to help you write your memoir. Eileen's positivity is infectious and it was a joy to chat with her. I hope you enjoy listening too! More About Eileen Forrestal Eileen Forrestal (MB BCh BaO FFARCSI), a retired doctor after 32 years, now engages full time in the business she co-founded in 2006, Get Up and Go Publications Ltd, creating and distributing her award-winning inspirational Get Up and Go diaries and journals, with almost 500,000 copies sold worldwide to date.  Having spent 20 years as an anaesthetist ‘putting people to sleep', Eileen is now in the business of ‘waking people up', committed to making a greater impact on personal health and wellbeing with inspiring and encouraging words, rather than with drugs and one pair of hands!!!  In her memoir “The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words”, Eileen shares her personal story of ‘waking up' to the discovery of the source of her own wellbeing and vitality – her own authentic self-expression – her voice! Plagued by a childhood stammer, and afraid to speak for too many years, Eileen is now fully enjoying life as an author, speaker, mentor, coach, publishing entrepreneur and accredited thought leader  and encourages others to overcome their fears, find their true expression and shine their light in the world.  An avid traveller, she has explored much of this beautiful earth. She describes summiting Kilimanjaro, trekking to Everest Base Camp, flying a microlite over Victoria Falls, riding an ostrich and hypnotising a chicken as special highlights in a very colourful life.  A native of Dublin, she has lived the best years of her life in Sligo, in the beautiful northwest of Ireland. Links:  The Courage to Shine on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3IijwRB  www.eileenforrestal.com www.getupandgodiary.com

In Episode 333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal, we are joined in the studio by Tony's Uncle Mark as he discusses being stationed aboard the haunted USS Forrestal while serving in the Navy. The USS Forrestal experienced a tragedy in the 1960s when a missile was mistakenly launched onboard, resulting in many fires that claimed the lives of over 160 men. One of the men who escaped death that day, only to be captured as a POW a few weeks later, was none other than former senator John McCain. Needless to say, this aircraft carrier has sailed with tragic baggage throughout its history. As time passed, rumors circulated of apparitions of past sailors appearing on the ship; one was even seen so often that the crew named him George. Mark shares some ghost stories with us and describes what life out at sea was like for all those years. We discuss why he believes he never witnessed a UFO despite his many years at sea, and he also tells us about living with his family in a haunted house in Massachusetts, where a former owner died and odd things occurred. As a journalist in the Navy with over 20 years of service, Mark decided to pursue novel writing once he retired. He is now the established author of a book trilogy called the “Forever Avalon” series. Combining experiences from his Navy service with his love for sci-fi, he created a fantasy world that begins when a storm slams into a ship and pushes the characters onto an uncharted island – but not just any island. The family finds themselves in another world frozen in time, on the magical island of Avalon, a place of eternal magic where the descendants of King Arthur rule. And this is just where the “Forever Avalon” series begins! Mark Piggott Books: Forever Avalon: https://amzn.to/32CF1Kr The Dark Tides: https://amzn.to/3emL2QW The Outlander War: https://amzn.to/3vc4giQ Become a member for AD FREE listening and EXTRA shows: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join SPONSORS GET Surfshark: surfshark.deals/confessionals GET Cerebral: getcerebral.com/tony GET SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals GET Hello Fresh: hellofresh.com/confessionals16 Promo Code: "confessionals16" for 16 FREE MEALS!!! Get Emergency Food Supplies: www.preparewiththeconfessionals.com Get Beard Oil: bit.ly/2FbOhN5 CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com Email: theconfessionals@theconfessionalspodcast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/the-newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI TikTok: @theconfessionals Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas Twitter: @TConfessionals Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel

Lina Forrestal is a globetrotter turned mama, hobby farmer, motherhood blogger, and host of the New Mamas podcast. The New Mamas podcast is a space created to give first time moms a voice and to have honest and raw conversations about motherhood. We discuss her physical and mental postpartum experience, how she coped, starting therapy, and what she's learned about her own childhood since becoming a mother. We talk about postpartum body image, loaded language around pregnancy, food, and exercise, and how she's learned to love herself. “I started therapy and then everything started to get better. It sounds simple but I really put in the hard work.” - Lina Forrestal Links: Christie's Website Christie's Instagram: @sasssays Lina's Website Lina's Podcast Lina's Instagram: @linaforrestal Lina's Podcast Instagram: @newmamaspodcast

When you get a cancer diagnosis, you need to prepare for the financial impact on your health. On this week's episode of “Ask a Doctor with Dr. Virgie”, we have a special hour-long segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know”. Joining us to talk about how to protect yourself from cancer care financial devastation is Dr. Kerry Forrestal, a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and the author of CRUSHING CANCER: A Patient's Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis. Dr. Forrestal reveals expert insider secrets to managing the financial effects of cancer, including the 211 system, Nurse Navigators, and more.

When you get a cancer diagnosis, you need to prepare for the financial impact on your health. On this week's episode of “Ask a Doctor with Dr. Virgie”, we have a special hour-long segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know”. Joining us to talk about how to protect yourself from cancer care financial devastation is Dr. Kerry Forrestal, a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and the author of CRUSHING CANCER: A Patient's Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis. Dr. Forrestal reveals expert insider secrets to managing the financial effects of cancer, including the 211 system, Nurse Navigators, and more.

When you get a cancer diagnosis, you need to prepare for the financial impact on your health. On this week's episode of “Ask a Doctor with Dr. Virgie”, we have a special hour-long segment of “What Your Medical Debt Doctor Wants You to Know”. Joining us to talk about how to protect yourself from cancer care financial devastation is Dr. Kerry Forrestal, a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and the author of CRUSHING CANCER: A Patient's Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis. Dr. Forrestal reveals expert insider secrets to managing the financial effects of cancer, including the 211 system, Nurse Navigators, and more.

The gang talks about a variety of creepy topics including the untimely death of Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, the devastating story of the Radium Girls, the Illuminati Conspiracy known as The Octopus and the Horror of Bunnyman Bridge. Also, UFO podcaster Martin Willis reveals an encounter he had with a manatee that might have been sexual. Special guests: Best-selling author Marc Zappulla & the Black-Eyed Kid. (Adult content)

Dr Kerry is an Emergency Medicine Doctor and Author of the book “Crushing Cancer- A Patient's Complete Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis. Started in EMS at the age of 16 and volunteered for 17 years at various EMS agencies around NYS. Ocean Life guard for 7 years, Okeanos Whale and Seal Stranding team for several years, 106th Air Rescue Wing NYANG for 6 years, multiple medical missions to Cap Haitian Haiti, currently an Attending Physician in a trauma center in Maryland.

From MJ point man James Forrestal to JFK and Marylyn Monroe....people want to know things but when does it become fatal? We explore several alternate theories centered around these figures and the UFO subject.

There's one thing that Covid and Cancer have in common. When someone gets the diagnosis there is often a great deal of fear, and/or panic. While this podcast is not designed to prescribe or treat either condition, it is meant to give insight and inspiration on what to do should you or someone you love be diagnosed with either of these potentially life threatening or altering conditions, or other diseases.Dr. Forrestal has worked in the emergency room setting for over 20 years and having been on the front-line of urgent and life threatening situations, he has also had many experiences of sharing the upsetting news of many terminal or potentially terminal diseases. As we know, Covid nor Cancer are death sentences per se, however many people's life drastically change with such information, and the initial response is often one of great fear. Some see their life flash before their eyes, or react by searching the worst-case scenario of others who have not recovered, or if so, recovered with great suffering. But Dr. Forrestal's outlook is to view these diagnosis with as much personal empowerment as possible, and believes this is a fight that can often be won. On this podcast we discuss what to do immediately after a diagnosis, when one should or should not go to the emergency room, how to support the body's innate healing response, and how to have an outlook that is life-giving.He has written a very thorough guide to help those who need called Crushing Cancer; A Patient's Complete Guide to Managing a Cancer Diagnosis. To find out about Leah's books, courses, events and more, visit her website or follow her on Instagram @leahguylive and Facebook. #crushingcancer #cancer #healing #inspirationalhealthadvise #bestadviceforcancer #whattodowhendiagnosed #drkerryforrestal #leahguy #alternativehealing #covidtips #gettingdiagnosedwithcovid #selfhealers

Peter Robbins is an investigative writer specializing in the subject of UFOs. Not long after the Roswell incident, the suspicious death of James Forrestal rocked American politics. Was it suicide or was he murdered? Robbins has researched James Forrestal and the mystery surrounding his death for almost three decades. He has produced a documentary and provides a thorough analysis of the days leading up to Forrestal's death.

Peter Robbins is an investigative writer specializing in the subject of UFOs. Not long after the Roswell incident, the suspicious death of James Forrestal rocked American politics. Was it suicide or was he murdered? Robbins has researched James Forrestal and the mystery surrounding his death for almost three decades. He has produced a documentary and provides a thorough analysis of the days leading up to Forrestal's death.

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Meet Dr. Eileen Forrestal! She is a quick-witted author and publicist who was an anesthesiologist for 30 years. She is proud to promote her Get Up and Go Diaries and is happy to shine a light on her story in her memoir "The Courage to Shine." Tune in to elevate the Joy of Well-Being! www.eileenforrestal.com www.getupandgodiary.com Twitter @shineupyourlife LinkedIn Eileen Forrestal

This week we discuss the deadliest incident for the US Navy of the post-WWII era, a fire aboard the carrier USS Forrestal  in July of 1967. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beyondthebreakers)

www.getupandgodiary.com creators of the #getupandgo inspirational diaries, journals and events. Based in Sligo,on the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland, our products are full of positivity, motivation and inspirational quotes and encourage the art of writing. Buy one of our #motivationaldiaries as a present or just for you! We also hold Get Up and Go Events - designed to engage, inspire and motivate people to "Get Up And Go" for what they want in life.

Exploring what fun historical event took place on this day

Today my guest is Lina Forrestal, and we talk all about Influencer marketing. Lina works for Cisco Webex as an influencer marketing manager and works directly with influencers promoting the Webex brand, but also Lina herself is an influencer, starting in the travel space and then transitioning more to the mommy and lifestyle influencer realm. This conversation was fascinating to me because Lina was able to give the perspective of both sides of the field. She opens up about some of the issues that she sees as a creator when it comes to working with brands, and also shares some tips both for companies looking to work with influencers and for those looking to start in the creator and influencer industry. We also talk a lot about how rapidly the marketing and social media industry has been changing, about Lina's life abroad before living on a farm now, her podcast, the New Mamas Podast, and how amazing of a resource it has been for me as a new mom, and finally, as always, we wrap up with a quick little game and some fun questions. I hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do - please don't forget to rate and review on Apple Podcasts.Lina Forrestal: LinaForrestal.com@linaforrestal on Instagram@newmamaspodcast on Instagram

In this episode I get to chat with now mom, blogger and podcast host Lina Forrestal. We discuss her journey of becoming a new mon, how her personal experience inspired her new podcast creating space for women to discuss taboo topics, the 4th trimester, postpartum anxiety and maternal health. Check her out on IG @linaforrestal for her podcast and more!

In Episode 333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal, we are joined in the studio by Tony’s Uncle Mark as he discusses being stationed aboard the haunted USS Forrestal while serving in the Navy. The USS Forrestal experienced a tragedy in the 1960s when a missile was mistakenly launched onboard, resulting in many fires that claimed the lives of over 160 men. One of the men who escaped death that day, only to be captured as a POW a few weeks later, was none other than former senator John McCain. Needless to say, this aircraft carrier has sailed with tragic baggage throughout its history. As time passed, rumors circulated of apparitions of past sailors appearing on the ship; one was even seen so often that the crew named him George. Mark shares some ghost stories with us and describes what life out at sea was like for all those years. We discuss why he believes he never witnessed a UFO despite his many years at sea, and he also tells us about living with his family in a haunted house in Massachusetts, where a former owner died and odd things occurred. As a journalist in the Navy with over 20 years of service, Mark decided to pursue novel writing once he retired. He is now the established author of a book trilogy called the “Forever Avalon” series. Combining experiences from his Navy service with his love for sci-fi, he created a fantasy world that begins when a storm slams into a ship and pushes the characters onto an uncharted island – but not just any island. The family finds themselves in another world frozen in time, on the magical island of Avalon, a place of eternal magic where the descendants of King Arthur rule. And this is just where the “Forever Avalon” series begins! Mark Piggott Books:Forever Avalon: https://amzn.to/32CF1Kr The Dark Tides: https://amzn.to/3emL2QW The Outlander War: https://amzn.to/3vc4giQ   SPONSORS:GET Hello Fresh: https://hellofresh.com/12tony Promo Code: "12tony" for 12 FREE MEALS!!! GET StoryWorth: https://storyworth.com/confessionals GET SIMPLISAFE TODAY: https://simplisafe.com/confessionals Get Emergency Food Supplies: http://www.preparewiththeconfessionals.com Get Beard Oil: https://bit.ly/2FbOhN5 CONNECT WITH US: Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com Email: theconfessionalspodcast@gmail.com Text Community: Text "YUP" to 844-215-0819 Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/the-newsletter  SOCIAL MEDIA: Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI Discord: https://discord.com/invite/pyEvct9Q Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast Tony's Instagram: merkificationFacebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast Twitter: @TConfessionals Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel  SHOW INTRO: Show Intro INSTRUMENTAL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyub39AXxUw Show Intro FREE DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/2HxNcw3

"I played out a whole scene in my head. Those are intrusive thoughts and I didn't know this at the time, I thought this was normal. I knew I was a worrier, but that's all I knew." "So that's not normal?" "That's anxiety. That is anxiety. I don't even like the word 'normal'. What is normal? It's not that it's not normal. But it is anxiety."

Called a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II is considered the best book ever written about Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Highly respected by both the civilian and naval communities, Nimitz was sometimes overshadowed by more colorful warriors in the Pacific such as MacArthur and Halsey. Potter's lively and authoritative style fleshes out Admiral Nimitz's personality to help listeners appreciate the contributions he made as the principle architect of Japan's defeat. Following the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt named Nimitz the commander of the Pacific Fleet. An experienced and respected leader, Nimitz was also an effective military strategist who directed US forces as they closed in on Japan, beginning in May and June of 1942 with the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. Nimitz was promoted to the newly created rank of fleet admiral in 1944 and became the naval equivalent to the army's General Dwight Eisenhower. The book covers his full life: from a poverty-stricken childhood to postwar appointments as chief of naval operations and UN mediator, and candidly reveals Nimitz's opinions of Halsey, Kimmel, King, Spruance, MacArthur, Forrestal, Roosevelt, and Truman.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://cherrieswriter.com/2019/10/06/the-catastrophic-fire-on-board-uss-forrestal-cva-59/

*** Suscribete a mi canal *** https://cutt.ly/ByNmfcg En los lugares con historia, nos aventuraremos junto con Kela, en las tenebrosas aguas del océano atlántico, y retrocederemos en el tiempo para encontrarnos con el Portaaviones norteamericano James V. Forrestal, afectado por un incendio que acabó con la vida de varios tripulantes. Sin embargo, un alma en pena deambulaba por las instalaciones del buque, al parecer creía que aún estaba vivo, se había encargado de espantar incluso al más valiente de los militares. *** Apoyanos *** https://cutt.ly/VujVpND *** Voz de la intro *** Xavi Villanueva. Web: https://abismofm.com Twitter: @abismofm Facebook: Abismo Producciones *** Voz en off *** Valeria Surcis twitter: @valeriasurcis @QuieroContarTuH blog: www.valeriasurcis.blogspot.com E-Mail: surcisvaleria@gmail.com *** Kela Carrasco *** Blog de Kela: https://raylossuenosprohibidos.blogspot.com/ Canal de Youtube de Kela: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKJBLjpY26KIGNymLR3u8A Instagram: @kela_carrasco_80 *** Guión *** Eduar Pajaro Peña "Angel Yosniel" Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A963852741NB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelyosniel/ E-Mail: angelyosniel@gmail.com *** Redes Sociales *** Twitter : @universored Facebook: Misterioso universo en la red *** Correo Electrónico *** misteriosouniversored@gmail.com *** Unete al grupo de Telegram *** Grupo de Telegram: https://cutt.ly/DujBPxg *** Suscribete *** Apple Podcast: https://cutt.ly/CujVXTM Spotify: https://cutt.ly/EujV96T Ivoox: https://cutt.ly/VujV64P Spreaker: https://cutt.ly/MujBoyU

*** Suscribete a mi canal ***https://cutt.ly/ByNmfcgEn los lugares con historia, nos aventuraremos junto con Kela, en las tenebrosas aguas del océano atlántico, y retrocederemos en el tiempo para encontrarnos con el Portaaviones norteamericano James V. Forrestal, afectado por un incendio que acabó con la vida de varios tripulantes. Sin embargo, un alma en pena deambulaba por las instalaciones del buque, al parecer creía que aún estaba vivo, se había encargado de espantar incluso al más valiente de los militares.*** Apoyanos ***https://cutt.ly/VujVpND*** Voz de la intro ***Xavi Villanueva. Web: https://abismofm.com Twitter: @abismofm Facebook: Abismo Producciones*** Voz en off ***Valeria Surcis twitter: @valeriasurcis @QuieroContarTuHblog: www.valeriasurcis.blogspot.comE-Mail: surcisvaleria@gmail.com*** Kela Carrasco ***Blog de Kela: https://raylossuenosprohibidos.blogspot.com/Canal de Youtube de Kela: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKJBLjpY26KIGNymLR3u8AInstagram: @kela_carrasco_80*** Guión ***Eduar Pajaro Peña "Angel Yosniel"Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A963852741NBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelyosniel/E-Mail: angelyosniel@gmail.com*** Redes Sociales ***Twitter : @universoredFacebook: Misterioso universo en la red*** Correo Electrónico ***misteriosouniversored@gmail.com*** Unete al grupo de Telegram ***Grupo de Telegram: https://cutt.ly/DujBPxg*** Suscribete ***Apple Podcast: https://cutt.ly/CujVXTMSpotify: https://cutt.ly/EujV96TIvoox: https://cutt.ly/VujV64PSpreaker: https://cutt.ly/MujBoyU

We covered cattle mutilation (to Brooke's dismay) early in Season 1 - and here we are again with surgical-precision removal of butts galore, but this time - of a human man?!

*** Suscribete a mi canal ***https://cutt.ly/ByNmfcgCarlos Ollés, lleva décadas investigando toda clase de fenómenos paranormales. Nos hablará de decenas de expedientes documentados difíciles de creer, e incluso muchos de ellos han sido ocultados por las autoridades. Descifraremos los enigmas del otro mundo, abriremos lugares malditos que hasta el día de hoy nadie se ha atrevido a perturbar.En las noticias del misterio, Javier nos hablará de:-La "no evolución" de los cocodrilos -Microsoft prueba la "resurrección"-Tecnología emergente del 2020-El asteroide ocultoEn los lugares con historia, nos aventuraremos junto con Kela, en las tenebrosas aguas del océano atlántico, y retrocederemos en el tiempo para encontrarnos con el Portaaviones norteamericano James V. Forrestal, afectado por un incendio que acabó con la vida de varios tripulantes. Sin embargo, un alma en pena deambulaba por las instalaciones del buque, al parecer creía que aún estaba vivo, se había encargado de espantar incluso al más valiente de los militares.*** Apoyanos ***https://cutt.ly/VujVpND*** Voz de la intro ***Xavi Villanueva. Web: https://abismofm.com Twitter: @abismofm Facebook: Abismo Producciones*** Voz en off ***Valeria Surcis twitter: @valeriasurcis @QuieroContarTuHblog: www.valeriasurcis.blogspot.comE-Mail: surcisvaleria@gmail.com*** Kela Carrasco ***Blog de Kela: https://raylossuenosprohibidos.blogspot.com/Canal de Youtube de Kela: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKJBLjpY26KIGNymLR3u8AInstagram: @kela_carrasco_80*** Guión ***Eduar Pajaro Peña "Angel Yosniel"Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A963852741NBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelyosniel/E-Mail: angelyosniel@gmail.com***Introducción***Luis Carballés – Actor y LocutorTel. 634 48 04 26E-mail: contacto@produccionescarballes.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/produccionescarballesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProduccionesCarballésWeb: https://produccionescarballes.com*** Redes Sociales ***Twitter : @universoredFacebook: Misterioso universo en la red*** Correo Electrónico ***misteriosouniversored@gmail.com*** Unete al grupo de Telegram ***Grupo de Telegram: https://cutt.ly/DujBPxg*** Suscribete ***Apple Podcast: https://cutt.ly/CujVXTMSpotify: https://cutt.ly/EujV96TIvoox: https://cutt.ly/VujV64PSpreaker: https://cutt.ly/MujBoyU

The Majestic 12 aka MJ-12: a really neat band that never got off the ground or the heart of alien-government insights and conspiracies across the globe? Did Truman kickstart this excellent crew of masters and commanders to watch over all things UFO-oriented, including our good man, Sec. of Defense, James Forrestal? And did Forrestal basically live (and die...??) our fave way of life: "OBSCURITY IS MY HOBBY?" And how the hecky does Anna think she can connect anything to Brooke's discovery from this week? Mental health, paranormal, Majestic 12 conspiracies, and all the President's Men...ah, yes. LOLs galore and a look into the Majestic 12 — it's all in this week's episode of something weird, your favorite paranormal podcast hosted by ~super professional~ paranormal researchers, Anna and Brooke, as we explore another paranormal tale and decide - do we believe? Find us on Instagram at @somethingweirdpocast or visit our website https://bit.ly/3iFBFMK for once in a while updates

Peter Robbins is an investigative writer specializing in the subject of UFOs. A regular fixture on radio shows in the US and in the UK, he has appeared as a guest on and been consultant to numerous TV programs and documentaries. Robbin's investigation of the death of James Forrestal, the first secretary of defense in the United States is now legendary. Not long after the Roswell incident, the suspicious death of James Forrestal rocked American politics. Was it suicide or was he murdered? Peter Robbins has recently produced a documentary on the case and provides a thorough analysis of the days leading up to Forrestal's death.

Peter Robbins is an investigative writer specializing in the subject of UFOs. A regular fixture on radio shows in the US and in the UK, he has appeared as a guest on and been consultant to numerous TV programs and documentaries. Robbin’s investigation of the death of James Forrestal, the first secretary of defense in the United States is now legendary. Not long after the Roswell incident, the suspicious death of James Forrestal rocked American politics. Was it suicide or was he murdered? Peter Robbins has recently produced a documentary on the case and provides a thorough analysis of the days leading up to Forrestal’s death.

Hello Gorgeous Souls!Welcome back to the Divine Strength Podcast!Girls I'm so pumped because on today's show I had the honor of recording with Kelly Forrestal! Kelly is an Energetic Biz Coach and ladies just prepare yourself! Her story is amazing and SO uplifting! In this episode you will hear and learn many things from Kelly! You will hear __Kellys life style_How her marriage was tested just 2 weeks after getting married. _How she protects her energy. _How she controls her thoughts. _How she stays focused and in alignment. Connect with Kelly below_Instagram.com/kellyforrestal Fb.com/kellymArgaretforrestalFb.com/therootedglowco JOIN THE DIVINE STRENGTH EMAIL LIST TO BE THE FIRST TO SHOP THE COLLECTION!https://divinestrengthnewsletter.com/joinJOIN THE DIVINE STRENGTH FACEBOOK GROUP!https://www.facebook.com/groups/402699574084771/

Eileen Forrestal from Get Up and Go Publications LtdCo founder and CEO joins us this week on our podcast.We talked about her transition from her medical career to Get up and Go, her move to Sligo, what she loves about living here and what she is looking forward to in the future . . . she is a fabulous positive person that I am so happy to spend time with. I hope you enjoy this show too. Here is a bit more about Eileen too.Eileen, a retired Doctor after 32 years (20 years Consultant Anaesthetist in Sligo General Hospital) since 2014, now engages full time in the business she co-founded in 2006 – Get Up and Go Publications Ltd – creating and distributing her award-winning inspirational GetUp and Go diaries and Journals, with almost 400,000 copies sold worldwide to date.Having spent 20 years putting ‘people to sleep', Eileen is now in the business of ‘Waking People Up', committed to making a greater impact on personal health and wellbeing with inspiring and encouraging words, rather than with drugs and one pair of hands!!!Eileen has now written a book - The Courage to Shine - sharing her personal story of ‘waking up' to her own authentic self-expression and encouraging others to do the same, as access to wellbeing and vitality. Plagued by a childhood stammer, and afraid to speak for too many years, Eileen is now developing herself as an author, mentor, speaker and coach, in an effort to encourage others to overcome their fears and shine their light in the world.An avid traveller, she has explored much of this beautiful earth. She describes summiting Kilimanjaro, trekking to Everest Base Camp, flying a microlite over the Zambezi, riding an ostrich and hypnotising a chicken as special highlights in a very colourful life.A native of Dublin, she has lived the best years of her life in the beautiful Northwest of Ireland.(The book is due for release early 2021)Are you a Sligo Native? If no what is the story of how you moved here?: Born and bred in Whitehall in Dublin, moved to the UK after completing Medical School (UCD). Spent time in Africa (Zambia) and Canada. On my return to Ireland, took a locum position to cover Maternity leave in 1995 - fell in love with Sligo - and never left.What do you love about living in Sligo?: Everything. I have travelled the world. Nothing compares to what I have here. I am home in Sligo.If you could wave a magic wand what would you fix or bring to Sligo ie. facilities, shops, restaurants, culture/arts?: Confidence and pride.What are you looking forward to in the future in your personal and professional life?: The future ....What are your must-do Sligo recommendations? Restaurants/Walks etc.: Breathe it in - it's the same air that inspired WBYeats.How can people find you online? eileenforrestal.comgetupandgodiary.comFacebook - Get Up and Go and Shine Your Light pagesTwitter @getupandgo1 and @shineupyourlifeLinked inFree Ebook on my website - Shine Up Your Life - coming soon :) 

We Had The Pleasure Of Interviewing Actress Producer And Advocate Shanna Forrestal  Shanna Shared A Few Great Hollywood Stories About Working With Some Of Hollywood's Biggest Stars And How She Has Taken Her Ability To Act And Her Talent To Writing A Children's Book As Well As Working With Autistic People And Them To Get Employment And More  You Can Follow Shanna Forrestal On Most Of The Major Social Media Platforms Facebook Twitter Instagram  To Book Shanna For A Part Or To Invest In Her Films https://www.forrestallconsulting.com/ You Can Go To Amazon.com To Buy A Copy Of Of Shanna's Book Why the Girl Became a Cat  A Huge Thank You To Shanna Forrestal For Taking The Time It Was A Real Pleasure  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Introduction: Covid-19 struck like a thunderbolt and has thrown the world upside down. Many are still reeling as we grapple to right side for a new order. All of us have been forced to wake to a new reality, to pause and immediately assume a virtual reality for most of the population. Teams have been beset too. Episode Two is an invitation to look at how we allow for emotional expression and how we use emotions intentionally in our conversations. The worldwide experiment in distributed work has put into question many of our old rituals and practices as work. How can we use the pause to reassess? Podcast episode summary: To answer these and several more questions I interviewed Sue McDonnell, Paul Lawrence and Dan Newby for their perspectives. This conversation proved to be a very rich and varied conversation covering emotions, behaviours, perspectives, the opportunities to rethink and reimagine the future as well as the very real and positive opportunity for sustained interest in Climate Change, values based Leadership and the practice of reflection. The general consensus over the course of this conversation was the need to practice emotional agility, to allow space to think and connect and to give agency to every person's version of empowerment.   Points made through the episode: The mood is variable on teams. Some are thriving others are languishing in anxiety and uncertainty The structure afforded in the physical domains of work is absent and contributing to anxiety and overwhelm We live in various stories about this crisis. It has been described as apocalyptic and like a roller coaster, a tsunami of emotions. The question we can ask is how we want our stories to influence our actions? If you change the narrative, you can intentionally shift your emotion. What will support you right now? As a leader you can check-in with yourself and observe your somatic reactions. We are great at prepping for task related conversations and less good at the emotional conversation. As a leader ask how do you want to impact your team? How do we wish to leave the team feeling? And during the meeting check-in to see what is happening? Huge tendency right now to max zoom meetings. Need to recognise that over stimulus is exhausting. Important to vary and shift orientation of meetings between Zoom, chat, email phone and use them purposefully for emotional conversation as well as task conversation. Teams need space-create the space for teams to think together and work out or figure out how best to progress. Irreverence as an emotion allows us to laugh. There is a difference between employing irreverence productively and mocking or denigrating others. In the physical world of work, we moved around. In our homes we need to manage our boundaries and our energy. Energy can be accessed by having conversations for laughs. In Australia there is a practice called “Hanging shit on each other” a humorous and light way to connect with team members. Remember as leaders that looking after your mental state is not an act in selfishness. Our moods are contagious so be careful with yours. Ask what is giving you energy and what is draining you of energy? For Leaders the pressure of believing you have to have the answers is being thrown into question In a distributed workplace. Those who hold on to that Leadership standard will find themselves exhausted and will frustrate the work of teams in this space. Silos for example have collapsed. Our environment has changed such that silos cannot exist. Its usefulness is in allowing for Trust, Transparency and Empowerment to grow. Some assumptions about Leadership have been disabused in this environment. The idea that any one leader can know in this environment is absurd. Instead allow for vulnerability and openness. Encourage different perspectives and allow people to author their own version of what empowerment means. Leaders need to be less directive and more enquiring. Curiosity as an emotion is undervalued or used in team dialogue. Two roles Leaders and team members can adopt. One of detective and scientist. The first allows for self -discovery and the second allows freedom to experiment and get things wrong. Strong correlation between Psychological safety and innovation and performance. See real room for kindness, forgiveness, vulnerability and acceptance to pervade teams. We often only get as far as naming emotions, but we miss a next step. The next step is to ask if the emotion is in fact of service. Humility for example is probably needed right now and it then allows a person to ask for help. People are using the space and time to think to be creative. One leader has introduced videos, mindfulness, somatic practices and dancing as invited parts of his team meetings. The space has been a great leveller and an opportunity to reflect. The panel ended the conversation by hoping that this time for reflection and self -reflection will stay, that the introduction of distributed work practices may stay and  new rituals will be harnessed and that the permission to employ more heart thinking into conversations will also progress.   Resources: the following include the resources I alluded to in this episode. Sue McDonnell: suemcdonnell.com.au Dan Newby: schoolofemotions.world and The field guide to emotions: A practical orientation to 150 emotions by Curtis Watkins and Dan Newby Paul Lawrence: The Tao of Dialogue: Lawrence, P. Hill, S. Priestland, A. Forrestal, C. Rommerts, F. Hyslop,L. & Manning,M. (2019), The Tao of Dialogue, Routeledge. UK

In this episode we take a look at the professional rival of Dr Jones from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

In this episode we take a look at the professional rival of Dr Jones from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

Eileen Forrestal is the Co.founder, Director and Editor of the Get Up and Go diaries and Publications. Shes also a public speaker and with her many years of putting people to sleep as an Anesthesiologist for the HSE for 20 years shes now in the business of waking people up with her inspiration quotes and aspirations and the ability to aspire and inspire. Eileen has a great spirit and interest in humanitarian causes an was an absolute pleasure to talk to.

Investigative writer Peter Robbins takes a deep, inside look at one of the biggest conspiracies in the United States, the death of former Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. Peter's website is www.peterrobbinsny.com

Investigative writer Peter Robbins takes a deep, inside look at one of the biggest conspiracies in the United States, the death of former Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. Peter's website is www.peterrobbinsny.com

¿Empieza el Fenómeno OVNI el 24/06/1947 con Keneth Arnold? ¿Qué fue lo que vio Arnold? Caso Roswell (4 al 6/07/1947). Project Grudge (Rencor). Caso Mantell (1948). Project Sign (Signo). Project Twinkle (Centella). Project Blue Book (Libro Azul,1952). Forrestal "se suicida". Las comisiones Robertson y Condom. Joseph Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallée y otros hitos en la temática OVNI. Hynek se vuelve "creyente". La tumba desconocida de Edward Ruppelt. La Hipótesis del Monitoreo y la Hipótesis Interdimensional. Un comentario originado en el obsoleto OVNI (el "gran tiburón blanco") de fabricación china. Las religiones que adoctrinan contra el Fenómeno OVNI. * Podrás encontrar los enlaces relacionados en la entrada correspondiente de nuestro sitio web: https://alfilodelarealidad.com/

La segmentación es sólo para ordenar. Invitación para viajar con el IPEC a Uspallata (Mendoza) y Pampa del Leoncito (San Juan) este 18, 19 y 20/12/2019. Más información: Evento en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1326516874353092/ Uspallata: un Shangri-La ufológico https://alfilodelarealidad.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/uspallata-un-shangri-la-ufologico/ Podcast AFR Nº 230: Uspallata: un Shangri-La ufológico https://alfilodelarealidad.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/podcast-afr-no-230-uspallata-un-shangri-la-ufologico/ ¿Empieza el Fenómeno OVNI el 24/06/1947 con Keneth Arnold? ¿Qué fue lo que vio Arnold? Caso Roswell (4 al 6/07/1947). Project Grudge (Rencor). Caso Mantell (1948). Project Sign (Signo). Project Twinkle (Centella). Project Blue Book (Libro Azul,1952). Forrestal "se suicida". Las comisiones Robertson y Condom. Joseph Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallée y otros hitos en la temática OVNI. Hynek se vuelve "creyente". La tumba desconocida de Edward Ruppelt. La Hipótesis del Monitoreo y la Hipótesis Interdimensional. Un comentario originado en el obsoleto OVNI (el "gran tiburón blanco") de fabricación china. Las religiones que adoctrinan contra el Fenómeno OVNI. Relacionado: “Proyecto Libro Azul”: apostillas sobre la serie televisiva http://ipec.com.ar/proyecto-libro-azul-apostillas-sobre-la-serie-televisiva/ Project U.F.O. (Apertura de la primera temporada) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVVADz0Afss Cronograma de Actividades con Gustavo Fernández: Colombia > Bogotá Retiro formativo de Magia y Contramagia Ceremonial 6 al 9 de febrero de 2020 https://www.facebook.com/events/534130557361525/ Más información sobre todas nuestras actividades en: https://www.alfilodelarealidad.com.ar

Introduction: Paul is a significant contributor in the fields of coaching, supervision, team coaching, systemic thinking and research. He has written 3 books and numerous articles and blogs. He lectures on the Masters of Business Coaching Program at Sydney Business School and presents regularly at conferences, workshops and webinars.  In 2018 he founded the Centre for Coaching in Organisations. In his spare time Paul writes “rather gory historical fiction”   Podcast episode summary: This particular episode with Dr Paul Lawrence illuminates the complexity and dynamic nature of teams and how teams are part of a nested system. Paul shared his wisdom and work with teams. He spoke about the importance of Dialogue and how dialogue is fundamental to change. Similarly he spoke about structural dynamics and how this thinking can be taught with teams to help the team see their engrained patters and importantly their stuck patterns. Team Coaching is still in its infancy and not to be confused with Team Building, Team facilitation or Consulting. Team coaches need to be robust enough and able to contain their own anxiety and help the team learn from the creative tension that is almost always present. This show was very honest and real where Paul communicated his passion and excitement for his work with teams.   Noteworthy points of discussion Coaching as a discipline is still nascent and Team Coaching is in its infancy. Much confusion about around what it entails and how to distinguish it from Team Building/Team Facilitation and Team Consulting Dialogue between practitioners is helpful to share what is most useful for teams Dialogue is central to change and is at the heart of sustainable change. Change requires leaders adopt a mental model that is curious, respectful and without agenda-that is often challenging Dialogue is simple to articulate more difficult to practice because it asks of Leaders to suspend judgment, be open to understanding others and to be hugely aware of their own internal biases. Dialogue is not just about listening it is also about saying what needs to be shared in an open, honest and respectful manner and that is often tougher especially as you go higher up the organisation where power dynamics are at play. Team Coaching is a tough gig. Team coaches need to be robust, able to hold anxiety and able to look for tension on the team. Tension is always there and if mined can provide real insight and learning Structural Dynamics is a methodology that can empower the team to manage its own dynamics and stuck patterns. The 4 player model is described and demonstrates what is necessary in vital conversation but what is often missing Contracting with the team and the team leader is imperative and will help understand what the real work is for a team.   Resources: the following include the resources we alluded to over the course of our conversation Lawrence, P. (2014) Leading Change how successful leaders approach change management. Kogan Page. UK Lawrence, P. & Moore, A. (2018). Coaching in three dimensions. Meeting the challenges of a complex world. Routeledge .UK Lawrence, P. Hill, S. Priestland, A. Forrestal, C. Rommerts, F. Hyslop,L. & Manning,M. (2019), The Tao of Dialogue, Routeledge. UK Lawrence, P. Whyte, A. What do experienced team coaches do? kantorinstitute.com Hawkins,P. Leadership Team Coaching and the five disciplines model Bohm, D. On Dialogue (1990), Amazon Kantor,D. Reading The Room, Amazon

The Key West Agreement is the colloquial name for the policy paper Function of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff drafted by James V. Forrestal, the first United States Secretary of Defense. Its most prominent feature was an outline for the division of air assets between the Army, Navy, and the newly created Air Force which, with modifications, continues to provide the basis for the division of these assets in the U.S. military today. The basic outline for the document was agreed to at a meeting of the United States service chiefs that took place from March 11 to March 14, 1948 in Key West, Florida, and was finalized after subsequent meetings in Washington, D.C. President Harry S. Truman approved the agreement on April 21, 1948, which was revised in 1954 by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. Today in Key West History is brought you by 43 Keys Media.  Today in Key West History is a proud member of the Florida Keys Podcast Network. The content for this episode came from a variety of sources: www.wikipedia.com Jason Lefkowitz's Blog

Recorded September 25th, 2018 www.patreon.com/conspirinormal Peter Robbins makes his return to the show! we discuss with Peter the life , career and possible murder of the first Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. We look into Forrestal's interesting connections to UFOs and Majestic 12. Also, did Forrestal commit suicide or was he murdered to keep him silent about the existence of UFOs or was it something else entirely? This and much more on this episode. You can find info on Peter and what he's working on at: http://peterrobbinsny.com/ www.conspirinormal.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conspirinormal/445112635502740

Telling the story of survival. Join Pastor Tom for this 24 Today Podcast INTERVIEW of Sharon Wilharm. Sharon's father survived one of the worst Naval tragedies in US history. Sharon has made a feature film about his story, entitled "Summer of 67". MORE from Pastor Tom at www.TomWhitesel.com MORE from Pastor Tom as www.24Today.org MORE from Sharon Wilharm at https://summerof67.com

Chuck Morse, Host of syndicated Youtube talk show "Left-Right Radio" and author of numerous non-fiction books including The Nazi Connection to Islamic Terrorism published by WND Books, examines assassinations and assassination plots and conspiracy theories in American history. This thoroughly researched book includes new information on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and an illustration of 4 plots against the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a book that reads like a crime thriller, Morse examines the details behind the untimely deaths of American political and cultural leaders including Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, General George S. Patton, James V. Forrestal, the Kennedy brothers, Martin Luther King and Marilyn Monroe. This is an unvarnished and at times sensational account of assassinations and plots that changed the course of American history. Alexander Hamilton Merriweather Lewis Andrew Jackson William Morgan William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln James A. Garfield William McKinley Warren G. Harding Louis T. McFadden Amelia Earhart Franklin D. Roosevelt George S. Patton James V. Forrestal Harry Dexter White Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy The Kennedy Hit List The Johnson Hit List Marilyn Monroe George Lincoln Rockwell Martin Luther King Robert F. Kennedy Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan The Clinton Hit List Tim Russert Andrew Breitbart

Rediscovering a passion and turning it into a career. That's what Ryan Forrestal decided to do, and he's been pretty successful as a working actor. Listen to how he got this part on this episode of TaCD!

Video 84 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about a 12-foot-long, 1:12 scale, model of the USS Forrestal.

On episode 43 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we continue our journey with Peter Robbins through the mysterious death of James Forrestal. This is PART 2 of the series. On May 22nd, 1949, Forrestal fell to his death from the sixteenth-floor window of Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he was treated for “depression”. An official U.S. Navy Medical Review Board convened on his death, after examining all doctors and witnesses who were in the vicinity. They could not establish the reason for Forrestal's fall. The peculiar circumstances of Forrestal's death, and the U.S. government's withholding of the complete report of the review board until 2004 has led to much speculation and controversy. What many are not aware of is that Forrestal has also been connected to the controversial MJ-12 group, an alleged secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, formed in 1947 by an executive order by then U.S. President, Harry Truman, to facilitate recovery and investigation of alien spacecraft. Before his departure as Secretary of Defense, Forrestal had a mental breakdown, which ultimately led to his untimely death. What did he know? What was he told? And what exactly happened to him in the hospital as he plunged downward into tragedy and questionable history? Guest Bio: Peter Robbins is an investigative writer, author, and lecturer, best known for his books, columns, articles, radio commentaries, interviews and conference talks. He has appeared as a guest on and been a consultant to numerous television programs and documentaries. Peter was born in Queens, New York and studied art, design, and theater at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He received his BFA (painting, film history) from New York City’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) where he also taught painting for a dozen years. In the mid-1980s, he became seriously involved in UFO research when his knowledge of classified data indicated to him the US government was not telling the public the truth about UFOs. Patreon: www.patreon.com/somewhereskies Official Store: CLICK HERE Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com Order Ryan's Book by CLICKING HERE Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Instagram: @SomewhereSkiesPod Opening Theme Song, "Ephemeral Reign" by Per Kiilstofte SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is produced by Third Kind Productions, in association with eOne Entertainment  

On episode 41 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by author and researcher, Peter Robbins. Robbins is currently developing a lecture about the first Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. This will be PART 1 of a two-part series.  On May 22nd, 1949, Forrestal fell to his death from the sixteenth-floor window of Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he was treated for “depression”. An official U.S. Navy Medical Review Board convened on his death, after examining all doctors and witnesses who were in the vicinity. They could not establish the reason for Forrestal's fall. The peculiar circumstances of Forrestal's death, and the U.S. government's withholding of the complete report of the review board until 2004 has led to much speculation and controversy. What many are not aware of is that Forrestal has also been connected to the controversial MJ-12 group, an alleged secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, formed in 1947 by an executive order by then U.S. President, Harry Truman, to facilitate recovery and investigation of alien spacecraft. Before his departure as Secretary of Defense, Forrestal had a mental breakdown, which ultimately led to his untimely death. What did he know? What was he told? And what exactly happened to him in the hospital as he plunged downward into tragedy and questionable history? Guest Bio: Peter Robbins is an investigative writer, author, and lecturer, best known for his books, columns, articles, radio commentaries, interviews and conference talks. He has appeared as a guest on and been a consultant to numerous television programs and documentaries. Peter was born in Queens, New York and studied art, design, and theater at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He received his BFA (painting, film history) from New York City’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) where he also taught painting for a dozen years. In the mid-1980s, he became seriously involved in UFO research when his knowledge of classified data indicated to him the US government was not telling the public the truth about UFOs. Patreon: www.patreon.com/somewhereskies Official Store: CLICK HERE Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com Order Ryan's Book by CLICKING HERE Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Instagram: @SomewhereSkiesPod Opening Theme Song, "Ephemeral Reign" by Per Kiilstofte SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is produced by Third Kind Productions, in association with eOne Entertainment

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The crew for this week's episode: Captain Jeff, Doctor Steph, Captain Nick, First Officer Dana NEWS Circular Runways? [20:53] US forbids any device larger than cellphone on airlines from 13 countries [28:13] Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off [38:47] South Supreme AN26 at Wau on Mar 20th 2017, collided with fire truck on landing [51:01] Jammed elevator cited as factor in Ameristar MD-83 accident [53:02] FEEDBACK Ben and Jackson - Opening of Cockpit Door [1:09:32] Tarik - German Cows are Out to Get You, Automation [1:17:10] Mark - Desktop flight simulation [1:20:46] Shaun - Evergreen 747 [1:25:16] Micah - Lighter Than Nomenclature [1:28:45] Ross - Updated Pictures of Daughter [1:34:23] Orson - Crosswind Landing Techniques [1:36:02] Plane Tails - Burning the Forrestal [1:41:42] Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights For Life (1973) "Situation Critical: USS Forrestal" - Documentary about the tragic 1967 fire Documentary: USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster Ivor - Flights cancelled as Citywing goes into liquidation [2:01:57] Paul - Takeoff Performance Data, Recurrent Training [2:04:04] Stuart - Biofuels 'could limit jet contrails' [2:21:54] Benjamin - Drone solution?? [2:25:47] Larry Geezer - Explaining How Aircraft Are Able to Fly [2:28:30] Tadeu - YouTube Video Channel [2:32:22] Louisiana Steve - Lithium Ion Battery Breakthrough? [2:34:20] Lufty Luis - Air Crash Investigation [2:37:35] Kevin - Mystery Cessna Crash [2:43:59] VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer - Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I'm "airlinepilotguy" on Facebook, and "airlinepilotguy" on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from http://LiveATC.net Intro/Outro music by Tim Brown, BrownHouseMedia, iStockphoto.com Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2017, All Rights Reserved

July 1967 and USS Forrestal is preparing for a major strike against North Vietnam.  All goes well until a combination of a change in arming procedure, a batch of old unstable bombs and a few loose electrons combine.  The result is devastating for the men of Forrestal.   Images on Creative Commons licence by US Gov and United States Navy.

Cody is joined by comedians Jack Baker and Matt Drufke to finally get down to brass tacks on this whole Kennedy assassination business. You can get your own copy of the book on Amazon, in a dusty old weird bookstore in upstate Michigan, or from that guy in high school you never talked to, but who always talked to you. Kennedy's Last Stand: Eisenhower, UFOs, MJ-12 & JFK's Assassination by Michael E Salla Just before beginning his first term on January 20, 1993, President-Elect Clinton made a very strange request to close family friend and lawyer Webster Hubbell: “If I put you over there in justice I want you to find the answer to two questions for me: One, who killed JFK. And two, are there UFOs.” According to Hubbell, “Clinton was dead serious.” The key to unlocking the mystery of President Kennedy’s assassination and a possible UFO connection lie in events that occurred 18 years earlier in post-war Germany. In 1945 John F. Kennedy was a guest of Navy Secretary James Forrestal, where he personally witnessed technological secrets that have still not been disclosed to the world. These secrets stemmed from extraterrestrial technologies that Nazi Germany had acquired and were attempting to use in their weapons programs. In searching for answers to who killed President Kennedy we need to start with the death of his mentor, James Forrestal in 1949. Forrestal became the first Secretary of Defense in 1947, a position he held until March, 1949. Forrestal was a visionary who thought Americans had a right to know about the existence of extraterrestrial life and technologies. Forrestal was sacked by President Truman because he was revealing the truth to various officials, including Kennedy who was a Congressman at the time. Forrestal's ideals and vision inspired Kennedy, and laid the seed for what would happen 12 years later. After winning the 1960 Presidential election, Kennedy learned a shocking truth from President Eisenhower. The control group set up to run highly classified extraterrestrial technologies, the Majestic-12 Group, had become a rogue government agency. Eisenhower warned Kennedy that MJ-12 had to be reined in. It posed a direct threat to American liberties and democratic processes. Kennedy followed Eisenhower’s advice, and set out to realize James Forrestal’s vision. The same forces that orchestrated Forrestal's death, opposed Kennedy's efforts at every turn. When Kennedy was on the verge of succeeding, by forcing the CIA to share classified UFO information with other government agencies on November 12, 1963, he was assassinated ten days later. Kennedy’s Last Stand is the story of how an American President tried to realize his friend and mentor’s vision of a world where humanity openly knows about extraterrestrial life; and of the government officials responsible for denying that vision.  Show Notes: 'But What If We're Wrong?' by Chuck Klosterman 'Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink' by Elvis Costello Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Kennedy Assassination parties, Ancient Aliens Presidential advisors past and present, 9/11, The Coen Brothers Present: Alien Conspiracy, Boring conspiracies and the boring people who conspire them, Funtime meetings, The REAL reason Hillary wanted to be president. Follow TOMEFOOLERY for information about upcoming episodes & books: @Tomefoolery and Facebook.com/Tomefoolery. Please rate and review on iTunes! WEBSITE: http://Tomefoolery.com STORE: http://squareup.com/market/CodyMelcherEsq SUPPORT our PATREON: http://patreon.com/CodyMelcherEsq

Satipo and Barranca pay the pointy price for crossing Indiana Jones.

Forrestal seems deeply disappointed about Indy, about archeology, and about cashing in on a wall of spikes.

Legend: Technically an invasive species has to kill off a pre-existing species to meet the definition of being invasive. After you hear this episode, we'll be you'll agree there are some things though that should be classified as invasive no matter what. Background: Tonight we talk with two guests. One who may never spend the night in New York City with a window open again, and another who although his Texas doctor was ultimately shot to death by a jealous husband, has a story about a visit to his practice a few years earlier that eclipses that event. Tonight's Quote: "Two-legged creatures we are supposed to love as we love ourselves. The four-legged, also, can come to seem pretty important. But six legs are too many from the human standpoint. ~ Joseph W. Krutch (Author, Critic, Naturalist) If you can't click on these links, visit our website.  It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Super Cockroach! The Emerald Cockroach Wasp The Ceti Eel of Star Trek Fame, or Khan's Best Friend Candiru The European Chafer Guinea Worm Disease (Not For the Faint of Heart) The Earwig Worm Removed from Woman's Brain after Eating a Pork Taco? That Thing We Seem to Never Get To   Interesting Facts Jerry Browning's father was Master Chief Petty Officer on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) for 3 years. The Forrestal was named for the first Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. Mr. Forrestal was the gentleman who multiple witnesses claimed showed up on Saipan to either rescue Amelia Earhart and her navigator, or if determining they were dead, perpetrate a colossal cover-up. Listen to our two part special on Amelia Earhart if this intrigues you. Jerry's doctor, Dr. Kenneth Dooley was gunned down on July 4th, 1984 by Fort Worth District Fire Chief Joe Dinkins after he found out Dr. Dooley was having an affair with his wife Paula, whom he also shot and killed. Dinkins is set to get out of prison soon, and Dr. Dooley's widow just passed away in February of this year. Credits Episode 014 - 'What's Eating You?' Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, Ryan McCullough Sound Design   Copyright Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess 2015, All Rights Reserved. Photos: Jerry Browning, copyright Astonishing Legends 2015 - All rights reserved, New York's Super Cockroach - AP, Candiru PD, Ceti Eel Courtesy Khan Noonien Singh, Earwig and European Chafer (June Bug) - PD, Article on Dr. Dooley's Murder (Newspaper Archives)

Now that Captain Buchanan and Lt. Exler have been found, only Commander Torkelson and his team remain unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Lt. Forrestal and Chief Knox develop a risky plan to get rid of the bugs...once and for all. The post Star Trek: Outpost – Episode 40 – With Your Shield Or On It appeared first on Giant Gnome Productions.

Now that Captain Buchanan and Lt. Exler have been found, only Commander Torkelson and his team remain unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Lt. Forrestal and Chief Knox develop a risky plan to get rid of the bugs...once and for all. The post Star Trek: Outpost – Episode 40 – With Your Shield Or On It appeared first on Giant Gnome Productions.

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