Podcast appearances and mentions of Hal Moore

In the spring of 1945, as the war in Europe was winding down, a young American Soldier was Gravely wounded in a battle with German forces. His name was Bob Dole, and not only did he survive, but he went on to a long and illustrious political career. In this 2005 interview, Dole talks about his memoir called One Soldier's Story.Get your copy of One Soldier's Story by Bob DoleAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Hal Moore and Benjamin O Davis For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube#World War Two #Army #Italy #Heroes

Gregory "Matt" Dillon was required to enroll in ROTC at the University of Alabama. Upon graduation, he was required to give two years in the U.S. Army. He ended up serving 24 years, including three tours in Vietnam. He served as operations officer for then-Lt. Col. Hal Moore with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division at the vicious battle of Landing Zone X-Ray in November 1965 In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Col. Dillon explains the events that led up to the Battle of Ia Drang, how the fighting began, the saga of the lost platoon, the enemy's relentless assault on the second day of the battle, and how American air power proved to be a descisive factor in winning the battle.Dillon notes the heroism of the men who fought there and the tremendous leadership of Hal Moore. He also describes the actions in July 1969 that resulted in him receiving the Silver Star. And Dillon describes rescuing wounded men under heavy fire, the enemy AK-47 that he collected and thought he lost forever, and much more.

A Veterans' Day week best-of featuring classic World Over interviews with the late Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, Adm. Jeremiah Denton, and actor/philanthropist/veterans' advocate Gary Sinise.

In 1969 Col. David Hackworth formed what became known as Tiger Force to combat the Viet Cong. He later wrote a book called Steel My Soldiers' Hearts. In this 2002 interview Hackworth reveals the emotional batrtle he fought in writing it. Get your copy of Steel My Soldiers'Hearts by David Hackworth As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Hal Moore and Elmo Zumwalt III For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by Dale Cruse #VeteransDay #Vietnam #Korea #military

Air Cavalry was a new tactic employed during the Vietnam War. Jack List participated in those early days of air assault, including seeing action in the Ia Drang Valley, made famous in the movie “We Were Soldiers”. Jack served 30 years, 11 months and 25 days in the Army, retiring at the rank of Command Sergeant Major.   Jack was born in Germany and his father served in the German Army during World War II.  During his first tour in Vietnam he was notified by his grandmother that he had been drafted into the German Army! Jack was assigned to the 11th Air Assault “Test” Division that was evaluating the Air Assault concept. Jack would eventually serve as a Crew Chief with the newly minted 1st Air Cavalry. He became responsible for a UH-1 “Huey”.  Jack flew as a door gunner on missions and then had to patch up the aircraft upon return to base. The 1st Air Cavalry was based at Camp Radcliff, An Khe'. At the time it was the largest helicopter base in the world with more than 400 helicopters. On his first mission they launched 110 helicopters to support a Special Forces camp. “The thing that scared me the most was not the enemy shooting at us, it was potential for midair collisions.” The scenes at LZ X-Ray depicted in “We Were Soldiers” were just a small part of the larger Pleiku campaign. At LZ-Albany, further north in the Ia Drang valley, our troops suffered a 50% casualty rate. Jack described one of his missions where 5 of the 10 persons on board were wounded upon approach to the landing zone. He says he has no idea how he completed two tours without being wounded himself. His pilot trained other crew members so they would know the basics in case they had to fly the helicopter. Jack says that Sergeant Major Basil Plumley was an excellent leader and always had his troops well squared away. Col. Hal Moore went back into both LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany to retrieve remains.

Send us a Text Message.Today's crossword, Hal Moore's 10th for the NYTimes, was a little bit novel, a tad quirky, but here at JAMDTNYTC HQ we adore novel and quirky. It helps that the supporting cast of entries populating the rest of the grid were also quite well done. Our collective judgement, therefore, is that Hal Moore should immediately start to work on his 11th NYTimes crossword, we look forward to seeing it sometime soon!Show note imagery: The Duchess of ALBA, courtesy of Francisco GoyaContact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

A HARROWING DEPICTION OF WAR & HUMANITY!! We Were Soldiers Full Movie Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects With the 4th of July (Independence Day) right around the corner, John & Andrew Gordon reunite to give their First Time Reaction, Commentary, Breakdown, Analysis, and Full Spoiler Review of the Vietnam War Drama adapted from Harold G. Moore & Joseph Lee Galloway's Best Selling Book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam" & starring Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge, Flight Risk, Boneyard) as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, Madeleine Stowe (The Last of the Mohicans) as Julie Moore, Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) as Maj. Bruce Crandall, Sam Elliot (Tombstone, Road House) as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, Chris Klein (Election, American Pie) as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan, Keri Russell (The Americans, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Barbara Geoghegan, & Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, True Grit, The Green Mile), along with Clark Gregg, John Hamm, Ryan Hurst, Marc Blucas, & MORE.. John & Andrew REACT to all the Best Scenes & Most Harrowing Moments including Arriving in North Vietnam, The French Foreign Legion, Moving into the Valley of the Shadow of Death, The Telegram, Valley of Death, Napalm Air Strike, Army Housewives & Beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been almost 50 years since the last American soldier came home from Vietnam. In this 1993 interview, Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and war correspondent Joe Galloway recall the first major battle of thwe war, in the Ia Drang Valley in1965.' Get We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Joe Galloway & Hal MooreAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Adm. Elmo Zumwalt and Winnie Smith For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by Ahodges7 #war #Vietnam #IaDrang #1960s

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In honor of Women's History Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who discusses the life and legacy of Julia Compton Moore, the wife of Lieutenant General Hal Moore. During the Vietnam War, Julia worked with the US Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in use.  Along with over 20 other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. He is also the author of "Hal Moore on Leadership," and "Hal Moore: A Life in Puctures." His newly released book is “Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/  Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. Follow his podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/wkezexvb 

In honor of Women's History Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who discusses the life and legacy of Julia Compton Moore, the wife of Lieutenant General Hal Moore. During the Vietnam War, Julia worked with the US Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in use. Along with over 20 other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. He is also the author of "Hal Moore on Leadership," and "Hal Moore: A Life in Puctures." His newly released book is “Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/ Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. Follow his podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/wkezexvb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ramon "Tony" Nadal continued a proud family legacy when he was accepted into West Point after high school. Nadal's father was one the first Puerto Rican graduates of the U.S. Military Academy back in 1928. After his commissioning and officer training, Nadal quickly pursued special forces training with the Army Rangers and Pathfinders among others. Eventually that elite training made him an ideal choice to be a leader in a brand new type of air mobile warfare, which moved troops by helicopters instead of in trucks or on foot. In Vietnam, the air mobile concept would be put to the test.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Col. Nadal takes us inside this cutting edge approach to warfare in the 1960's. He also takes us into the ferocious battle for Landing Zone X-Ray as part of the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, where he served as commander of A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division. Nadal explains the circumstances leading up to the battle, how then-Col. Hal Moore and the other officers responded to a U.S. platoon being cut off from other forces, being in the midst of intense combat, and how the Americans successfully fought off North Vietnamese forces with much larger numbers.Don't miss this detailed reflection on a critical engagement in the early months of the Vietnam War.

Aaron and Trent tackle everything they could possibly think of in this one. If you are looking for great information on how to succeed in Air Force Special Warfare... maybe check out the library of other episodes. If you want to talk about allegations, conspiracy theories, and wild assumptions, you are in the right place. Please listen to Trent and leave your one comment in the comment section. 00:00 Intro00:30 Aaron Iraq story / Lebron: telling people what they need to hear05:15 Dive school discussion06:30 Matt Parrish meme lord07:30 Cultural leadership09:00 Army deaths and murders and Tinker10:30 Cannon property values12:30 The Hal Moore of our generation14:30 The original memes- cartoons20:30 Leaders making decisions for reasons23:00 Malicious compliance26:30 Where is dive going?30:00 Pipeline efficiency33:30 Leaving the career field36:50 The Flu makes a comeback?37:30 Ohio and fantasies for grown men39:40 Shoutout to the Browns fans41:30 Chasing clout42:55 What we've learned doing the podcast48:55 Self-deprecating humor51:00 TyrantsCollabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY10CardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

In a special interview at the Ameritocracy studio in LA, Troy Edgar sits down with Vietnam veteran and Emmy Award winner Ronnie Guyer as he recounts his time at the Battle of Ia Drang Valley serving under the legendary Army Lt. Col. Hal Moore as immortalized in the movie “We Were Soldiers” starring Mel Gibson. Ronnie also reflects on the significance of receiving one of the military's prestigious medals of merit, the Purple Heart.  A few days after this recording Fort Benning was renamed to Fort Moore to honor Army Lt. Col Hal Moore and his wife Julia for their dedication to Soldiers and their families.  The late Army Lt. Col. Moore penned his account of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in the book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young."  Ameritocracy™ is produced by Prospect House Media and recorded in studio locations in Los Angeles and Washington DC.

Wise leaders and managers recognize the profundity of Jesus' model of servant leadership. He is the gold standard. Though one might find examples of other men who displayed servant leadership, such as Hal Moore, no mere mortal has ever lived (or ever will live) fully congruent with Jesus' model. Sound organizational leadership is based on humbly and sacrificially serving God's purpose in others. This applies in all settings—churches, nonprofits, businesses, and families. Servant leadership is the path to success and significance in all activities of life.

On 8 August 2022, the congressionally mandated Naming Commission issued its recommendation that Fort Benning be renamed Fort Moore after Lieutenant General Hal and Julia Moore, both of whom are buried on post as are Julia's parents. The redesignation to Fort Moore will occur May 11, 2023This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features author Mike Guardia who discusses the life and career of Lt. General Hal Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. Mike is the author of the widely-acclaimed “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” the first-ever biography chronicling the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, as well as “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outnumbered,” and "Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.”Appearing on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday, Mike Guardia is an award-winning military historian, educator, and author of 25 military history books. His latest books are "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wars of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool," and “The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, Founder of Rubber Cheese.Download the Rubber Cheese 2022 Visitor Attraction Website Report - the first digital benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcastCompetition ends July 31st 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikwyness/https://tankmuseum.org/https://tankmuseumshop.org/https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTankMuseumhttps://www.tiktok.com/@famthetankman Nik Wyness is Head of Marketing and Engagement at The Tank Museum in Dorset.He has led the digital transformation of this rural regimental Museum and registered charity, creating an industry-leading strategy in the development and monetisation of a global online community.The Tank Museum tells the story of the tank and the people that served in them, with a collection of over 300 vehicles dating from World War One to the present day, displayed in modern awe-inspiring exhibitions.But the Museum's rural location poses an ever-present challenge – how to make people aware it exists?With the simple objective of “Being more famous” and a passion for powerful historical stories, Nik used social media channels like Facebook and YouTube to begin building a niche following worldwide.This laid the foundations for a base of advocacy and support that would lead to 27% of the Museum's total 2022 turnover generated online in 2022 – albeit somewhat inadvertently at first! Transcriptions: Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I speak with Nik Wyness, Head of Marketing and Engagement at The Tank Museum. Nick developed a genius strategy to grow audiences and communities online, which has been phenomenally successful. Listen along to hear how The Tank Museum earned around 25% of a total 6 million turnover from online sources. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on itunes, spotify and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue. Kelly Molson: Nick, I am very excited to have you on the podcast today. Welcome to Skip the Queue. Nik Wyness: Thank you very much for having me.Kelly Molson: As ever, I'm going to start with some ice breakers, though, and I've got a topical one for you. Nik Wyness: Okay. Kelly Molson: So, last week, the BBC reported that a visitor had broken Jeff Koons iconic balloon dog sculpture. I know its  awful, isn't it? At a high end art fair in Miami. I want to know, have you ever been told off by security for touching a museum exhibit that you weren't supposed to touch? Nik Wyness: Oh, that's a good one, actually. I obviously work at The Tank Museum. That's why we're talking about. But I first visited The Tank Museum when I was about eight years old and I was a cub scout, and this was obviously quite a long time ago. Different decade, probably the 80's. Nik Wyness: They used to have a little arcade machine in there. I know it's kind of weird, like arcade machines in a museum, but they used to have one of those little kind of like, penny pushes. Kelly Molson: Oh, yeah, I love that. Nik Wyness: Yeah. I mean, it's a h*** of a way to lose money. And that's what happened. We were getting a bit frustrated with this thing. It kind of like, hangs over the edge, doesn't it? A really sort of tempting way. So my friend and I, we couldn't resist giving a little bit of encouragement, a little bit of a rock, and this guy came out and he told us off. And when I started working at The Tank Museum in 2004, I met the same guy. How funny is that? Kelly Molson: Wow. I mean, one, that's lovely. Very high rate of retention of staff at The Tank Museum. So that's a plus. Oh, my God. Did he actually recognise you? Nik Wyness: No, thankfully not. Otherwise things could have got different. But I definitely recognise him, that kind of ferocious look in his eye.Kelly Molson: That is a brilliant story. My Nan just while we're on the subject of penny machines, because I really like those penny machines, they are a very good way of losing a load of money, but only go for the 2p ones. Right. And then it doesn't feel as bad. Nik Wyness: High roller. Kelly Molson: High roller. My Nan had a bit of an obsession with those and the grabber machine, so they had a caravan in Walton-on-the-Naze, and she used to spend a lot of time on the old penny slot machines in her day. And I reckon that she might have had a little bit of a nudge of some of those because she used to win a lot. And you don't win that much on them, do you? I reckon she did a little hip bash, grandma. Nik Wyness: I think everyone must do that from time, so how could you not? It's so tempting. But I think the trouble is, if you go too far, that alarm goes off and a man comes out and tells, “you off”. Kelly Molson: Especially at The Tank Museum. Nik Wyness: Especially at The Tank Museum. Kelly Molson: That is excellent. Thank you for sharing that story. Right, okay, next one. I was going to ask you what your favourite tank is, but I think that'd be quite boring. Nik Wyness: You're like choosing a favourite child. You can't do that. Kelly Molson: I know. Unless you just have one and then it's easy. What one thing would you make a law that isn't already? Nik Wyness: Well, I think it should be law that everyone should visit The Tank Museum more than once a month. More than once a month. There you go. Kelly Molson: More than once a month. That's a lot of tanks. Okay, good one. All right, last one. I'm always intrigued by this. I think I'm going to start making this a regular question. I want to know if you now, or if you did when you were younger, if you had a collection of something?Nik Wyness: I've never really been one to collect things. I'm a bit sort of rubbish and a bit lazy. I get really into it and then I kind of lose interest in what I do. I used to collect stickers and that kind of thing. I remember my sister used to collect key rings, but, yeah, I'm not much of a collector. But I know you collect. Is it rubbers?Kelly Molson: Oh, you've done your research. Nik Wyness: One of the first things you told me about yourself when we first met, grew up at that Edinburgh conference. I thought it was an interesting thing to go in with early, but you did it and I respect that. So I'm sure we have a Tank Museum rubber and I kind of feel that I should maybe send you one. Kelly Molson: I would love that. Nik Wyness: It might even be tank shaped. Kelly Molson: Wow. Also, just for anyone that does meet me in the future, I'm really sorry. That is what my starting lines is, "Hey, I've got an 80s rubber collection". Excellent. Well done, me. Okay, let's move on to your unpopular opinion, Nik. Nik Wyness: Okay, so I thought long and hard about this because I have many unpopular opinions, so I'm going to go with this one. And that is I do not like Twitter. I can't stand Twitter, which is quite ironic, given what we're going to be talking about. I know, the shock, the despondency on your face. But hear me out. I've got three reasons why I really don't like Twitter. So the first reason is that Twitter, in my opinion, just seems to bring out the absolute worst in people. It's kind of like golf. If you've been on a golf course and a normally perfectly rational person can just turn into this kind of like snarling clubs, napping. Kelly Molson: Yeah, you've met my husband. Nik Wyness: There's plenty like him. There's plenty like him. I'm probably one of them myself, which is why I don't play golf. But, yeah, I don't know. On Twitter, you can see normal people, what appeared to be at first sight, normal people, anyway, kind of turn into vacuous, narcissists, all trying to show how clever they are or how virtuous they are or how much funnier they are than the other guys. It's kind of like a playground one upmanship, but it's quite derogatory and quite negative as well, isn't it, really? It's all sort of a bit sort of unpleasant. And I'm just amazed there are so many people out there who are willing to spend time arguing with people they've never met on the internet. Surely there has to be more to life. Nik Wyness: But the second reason is that, and this is the one which is always probably wound me up the most, is that lazy journalists mistaking what happens on Twitter for actual news, or worse, for actual public opinion, when it's actually neither. And so the fact that journalists do that is it kind of gives all of this rubbish a bigger platform and gives it greater credibility than I think some of it actually deserves. But the third reason, I just like Twitter, and there are many reasons why I think they have an increasingly polarised society, but Twitter is definitely not helping. And one of those general things that we worry about is what you see on Twitter being kind of manifested in just the greater public discourse. It's just like we've forgotten how to have a disagreement, respectfully, do you know what I mean? Nik Wyness: Nobody can have an argument these days without having to play the man or kind of take the other person out on every level. There's no, well, I respectfully agree with the opinion, but I will agree to disagree. There's none of that on Twitter, really, is there? Everyone's basically hacking the other person to death verbally until somebody gets bored and has to get off the bus or something. So for those three reasons yeah, and I hate all that abuse of public figures as well, whether it's just general hate or misogyny or racism, all that kind of stuff. Interesting, none of these people well, hopefully none of these people would have the courage to say the things that they'd say on Twitter to another person's face. Nik Wyness: And I always think that you should never say something in writing on Twitter, on social media that you wouldn't want to say to their face, because you've got to accept the consequences, right. Of the things that you say. And I think people hide behind the anonymity of the Internet. I don't think that's healthy. Gosh, that was quite a moralistic rant, but, my God, do I feel better. Kelly Molson: It really was. But, wow, what a great one. And I really love how in depth you went with your unpopular opinion. I was nodding along there, because I think that point 3, there is a dark side to Twitter, and I was agreeing with you on point 3. Kelly Molson: I like Twitter and I enjoy it, but I think that I'm probably in my lovely, happy, safe, kind of comfortable bubble there, because I follow really nice people and I engage with lovely people. And actually, there is quite a big kind of attractions and heritage and cultural community on Twitter that I feel quite part of. So that all feels very nice, but I absolutely agree with you that there is a dark and destructive side of it which isn't healthy for anybody to be involved. Nik Wyness: I respectfully disagree with your opinion. There you go. See, it is possible. Kelly Molson: Absolutely. We're still friends. You're still going to send me a rubber. I'm still going to start our conversations in strange and weird ways whenever we see each other. Let me know, listeners, what you think about Nik's unpopular opinion. I know a lot of you talk to me on Twitter, so it'd be interesting to hear if you agree. I think you probably agree with both of us. Good place, bad place, brings out good in some bad in some. Nik Wyness: Absolutely. I mean, sure. Just tweet me. Kelly Molson: Tweet Nik. Oh, God, please. Go, tweet Nik. Go tweet him. Make him respond on the platform that he finds appalling. Nik Wyness: Yeah, exactly. I'll just kind of go straight for the abuse. Kelly Molson: Great. Okay, Nik, you work at The Tank Museum. Tell us about your role there and what you do. Nik Wyness: Okay, so I, as you've heard, my association with The Tank Museum goes back an awfully long way from trying to rob arcade machines until when I first became a paid member of staff, which was in 2004, which was a very long time ago, almost 20 years, which is absolutely terrifying. So I first started working there as the PR officer, and this was at the beginning of a very transformational period for The Tank Museum. We applied for Heritage Lottery funding. There was this big redevelopment project in the office. And so it was very exciting, it was a very exciting time. And it was great to see the organisation go through this kind of great arc of transformation, which was supported by public money. But what was particularly good about that is it was really successful. Nik Wyness: And we achieved, with that Heritage Lottery funding, all of the things that we said were going to do. So we're bringing more people in, really making the subject a lot more accessible to a wider audience, all of those things absolutely fantastic. So it's been a big part of my career. I did leave The Tank Museum back in 2012, 2013, and I went to work at a very well established visitor attraction in another location. But I missed my tanks. I missed my tanks. And the First World War centenaries were coming up as well. I am quite into my military history. So the opportunity came to go back to The Tank Museum in a very different role, a much more senior role. And I took that opportunity back in 2016, and I haven't looked back. Nik Wyness: So my role at The Tank Museum, my job title is the Head of Marketing and Engagement, which means I'm head of marketing and engaging things. But in English, what that means is obviously I'm responsible for ensuring that the visitors show up. So The Tank Museum is a medium sized visitor attraction. We have about 200,000 visitors a year. When there isn't a pandemic. We have a portfolio of special events. Our big fundraising event every year is Tank fest, which if you haven't been, you absolutely must. Kelly Molson: Top of my list. Nik Wyness: Top of that. I'm sure it is. Although I'm surprised you haven't been already. Kelly Molson: I haven't been to The Tank Museum. Nik Wyness: You have the rubber if you did. Kelly Molson: Right, exactly. It's not in my collection.Nik Wyness: There you go. We'll have to put that, right. So that's The Tank Museum. Responsible for making sure the visitors show up and all of that kind of external communication, whether that's stakeholder communications, the public relations activity, the media relations activity, and the social media activity and the ecommerce activity. And a big part of what I've been doing, particularly since I returned, was basically building up these online audiences and building this online community. And latterly of sort of successfully monetising that, really. And what we've done is create an entirely almost distinct business from, if you like, our visitor onsite income. We've created this separate, sort of almost separate moneymaking enterprise, which is all about our online audiences that are online followers and supporters. Kelly Molson: This is what I want to talk about today, Nik. I have heard Nik talk about this. Well, the last time I heard you speak was up in Scotland at the Tourism Associations Conference, which is incredible. What you've achieved is pretty phenomenal, I have to say, and just so incredibly impressive. And I'm so glad that you've been able to come on and share it with our listeners today. So I think I'm not sure if I've got the date right, but was it in 2020 that you started to develop this strategy, or was it pre pandemic? Nik Wyness: It was pre pandemic, yeah. So it's kind of what I've been working on since I came back in 2016. Kelly Molson: Right, okay. Nik Wyness: I wouldn't say what I started working on is where we've ended up. So what we started doing, it was all about basically building up these online audiences. And it was all really about if I just wind back a bit, one of the problems with The Tank Museum, I'd say problems, I mean, it's a fantastic location, being endorsed as we are, but we are absolutely in the middle of nowhere. We are in a tiny garrison village of Bovington. The nearest big town is like Bournemouth, that's an hour away by car. So we are absolutely in the middle of nowhere. If it wasn't for the fact that Dorset, sorry, was a successful domestic tourist destination, there's no way The Tank Museum could have survived at all, really, because lots of people come to Dorset on holiday. August has always been our busiest month, for example. Nik Wyness: So the fact we're out there in the middle of nowhere means we have a real sort of challenge to get people's attention. And so this whole strategy came out of our requirement and our desire to just kind of let people know we existed. And the objectives that I set myself was we just needed to be more famous. So everything we did was about making The Tank Museum more famous. Kelly Molson: That was it. That was the key objective for the whole strategy. Love it. Nik Wyness: That was literally it, be more famous. Because if people don't know you exist, they're not going to come and visit you. And so, like I said, I'm kind of from the sort of more PR end of the marketing spectrum. I did like a journalism degree and I've always been really interested in storytelling. And The Tank Museum, as you can imagine, we tell stories and we tell some amazing stories, and warfare is one of those bits of history where you get to see the very best in humanity, but you also get to see the very worst. And some of the stories we deal with are just absolutely fascinating. Sometimes there's goodies, there's baddies and there's loss and love and all of that kind of thing. Really good story. Nik Wyness: So it's always been, in my view, the case that storytelling, PR, those kind of traditional ways of reaching an audience with stories, was going to be the way that we can to achieve that cut through making The Tank Museum more famous, making our objects speak for themselves, if you'd like, and the stories that we tell. And so the strategy really grew out of that PR strategy. And when social media kind of came around and we started to take things like Facebook more seriously back in, I don't know, 2010 or something like that, it was about using social media as a means to reach people without the filter of the media, if you like. There were specialist magazines and there were national newspapers that we could get the occasional story in, but it would always be heavily edited to be more in their voice. Nik Wyness: But social media allowed us to sort of speak with our own voice and get our stories out directly, unfiltered to a much bigger audience. And we started to see that audience online grow. And basically what we're doing at that point was very much alongside what we're doing offline, as it were. We started to see that audience grow and as it grew, it started to become clear that actually, the majority of people that were actually hitting with this weren't British, as in they weren't resident in the UK, and so they were therefore quite unlikely to be able to visit The Tank Museum. Nik Wyness: And that in itself did pose a bit of a kind of intellectual dilemma, really, because it's like, if you're putting all that time and effort into reaching people, you want them to visit, but if they're not actually going to visit, well, what's the point of actually reaching them then? You're just kind of making a lot of noise and it's unsustainable. And so the whole monetisation piece came out of this sort of really, I think, for me, being challenged by the trustees of The Tank Museum to say, well, this has got to pay for itself somehow. How are you going to do it? And if you don't do it, you got to stop. And so I like a challenge, so I stuck in. Kelly Molson: You really got stuck in, so I love this. So you achieved your objective, right, so we go back to 2016. You said the objective would be more famous. You drive that objective and you achieve it over the next few years. But actually, in achieving that objective, it's not bringing any more revenue to the organisation because your audience is.Nik Wyness: Lot of PR activity, it can be quite difficult to sort of measure. It can be quite difficult to track that back to source. Nik Wyness: I think the big change for us came when we introduced YouTube to our sort of social media marketing mix. And again, we've got a very visual subject matter. Tanks are big objects and they move so they look good on camera. And I launched the YouTube channel originally, I don't know, it's been about 2010, I bought a little rubbishy sort of digital camera and basically, for me, the idea of making videos for YouTube was I just had this idea of doing like, visual press releases, basically, because it might make them a bit more interesting. And were starting to see at that point, other people were coming to The Tank Museum, with camcorders and making little videos, and they were doing quite well. So we thought there was clearly a bit of potential in this. Nik Wyness: And then as time went on and we kind of introduced what is our sort of flagship YouTube series, which is The Tank Chats, where we have one of our experts literally standing in front of a tank, just talking about that object, the history of that object, how it was developed, blah, blah. And that's what really set our YouTube channel off. YouTube is quite a labour intensive. You need to have the kit, you need to have the people to make films, then they need to have spent time editing those things as well. So I think at that point, were getting really great views, really great engagement, but the reality was, we're a charity, we have to be careful how we spend our money. We're not rich like, say, we're in the middle of nowhere. Nik Wyness: This all has to go back to some kind of important box ticking objective and that has to be sort of financial in some way or other. We have to make sure it's washing its face. And whilst we could see, as the YouTube channel started to grow, 2014, 2015, we could see that were starting to see more international businesses, for example, rocking up our special events like Tank Fest. And we could see that our experts that were putting in front of the camera were bizarrely starting to get, like, people coming up and asking for autographs, which is kind of adorable in many ways, so we could see that, but you can't really put a figure on that. So, like, I say, like, a lot of PR activities, just really difficult to quantify in that way. Nik Wyness: And we've got a very switched on group of trustees and they were basically challenging to say, well, put value on this and it's very difficult unless you find another way of literally making it clear how it's performing for you. Kelly Molson: Okay, so we get to that point and trustees challenge you. What did you then start to do and how did you start to develop the monetisation strategy that you've put in place? Nik Wyness: Yeah, so there was this trustee meeting and I was very pleased with these massive numbers because it's all about on social media, the bigger the numbers, the more successful you are. So I think we're all feeling quite pleased with ourselves about that and say, "Look at all these people in America watching us. People have never heard of The Tank Museum, have now heard of The Tank Museum. Isn't that great?" And in a way it is great, but they were absolutely right to sort of say, well, hang on a minute, because actually that intervention has just led to things being better, really.Nik Wyness: And that's what you want from your trustees. At the time, it probably felt like a little bit deflating. Yeah, because my first thought was, goodness me, how on earth are we going to do this? Because there's no model in our sector for doing this at all. And normally, if you're short of a good idea or two, there's plenty of other people in our sector, bigger organisations, more established museums. You can just help yourself to an idea from really or talk to them and say, well, how have you done it? And what ideas can we basically steal and reform? But this one, there was nothing. So it was a real challenge, but actually, that's what made it fun in a way. Nik Wyness: And so what I did is, because I was then, and I still am now, a bit of a YouTube addict, I definitely think I probably watch more YouTube than Netflix and certainly much more than terrestrial television. I just like the variety and the randomness of the things you can see in my son, who's only eight years old, is much too my disappointment. Equally addicted to me, which is you spend hours watching people play minecraft and what is that about, how is that enjoyable? And they're all quite irritating as well, but that's why this isn't a therapy session, I must remind myself. Kelly Molson: Get it all out.Nik Wyness: Anyway, back to monetisation. So, yeah, so what I did is I had to look at YouTubers and how they were making a living effectively from just running a YouTube channel. And that became a thing, if you like, sort of 2012, 2013, 2014. And it was just literally a case of saying, right, how are they making their money? And identified there was four key ways in which they were making their money. The first thing was through advertising revenue. So when you are on YouTube and you're playing your videos, google basically puts ads at the beginning of those videos and I'm sure you've seen them, I'm sure you've skipped many of them as well. And basically they do operate a revenue share scheme with their creators. So you basically get a percentage of every ad that's played. So the second thing is memberships. Nik Wyness: So Patreon had just launched at that time and Patreon is like an online modern membership platform which allows you to facilitate an online modern membership scheme and it's very closely linked to YouTube. At that time, YouTube kind of endorsed it. A lot of YouTubers were using it, as well as a means to provide sort of tiered memberships where people could give monthly micro donations, whether it was one dollar a month, $3 a month, $5 a month or more in exchange for a tiered set of benefits, whether that's additional access to the creator, early access, that sort of thing. The third way was through sponsorships. Nik Wyness: And I'm sure we've all seen YouTube videos where at the very beginning of the video, no matter what it's about, there might be somebody who's promoting a product, whether that's like a VPN service or a pair of gaming headphones or whatnot. And the final way was merchandise sales. And even people with modest merchandise, YouTube channels will be using Printly or something like that to print their own T shirts with their like channel logo on it. So basically, using those methods, that's how we sort of built the strategy around kind of making it happen. And ad revenue is all about the more views you get, the more ads get served to your content and the more money you can make. So to give you an example, last year we had about 22 million views and we earned £90,000 from ads. Nik Wyness: And it's not an immaterial sum of money, it's completely passive as well. Once it's out there, you don't have to do anything apart from just kind of take the payment every month. And the other thing about that was really interesting to us as well, was that what we saw is that the overseas audience, particularly the American based viewers, were actually a lot more lucrative than the UK based viewers. So last year, about 30% of our viewers were based in the USA and basically 45% of our total ad revenue originated from those American viewers, because the ad market is much more developed on YouTube in the USA than it is in the UK. So the UK viewers contributed just 20% of our total views, which is, of course, a lot lower as a proportion than the USA, but just 23% of our ad revenue. Nik Wyness: So you can see it was actually a benefit all of a sudden to having these American based viewers. And you can see how in the future, it might beneficial for us to actually aim our content a little bit more at the American audience for that very reason. Kelly Molson: Gosh, that's fascinating. I can't believe the numbers on that as well. For passive income. That's incredible. Nik Wyness: Yeah, and that's from what you can that's not particularly stellar either, I have to say. There are people who do much more kind of commercial content than we do, because ours is very much educational, who would probably do a lot better than that, like the guys who make those Minecraft, but here that my son watches are probably absolutely pointing it in. So it really makes you question your life choices, doesn't it, really? Kelly Molson: Yeah, if it does. Nik Wyness: And then we launched our Patreon, and again, that was just a case of setting up the platform and then sign posting it in all of our videos, basically saying, if you want to support the town, it's easy for us, we're a charity. So if you like the ask is a lot more straightforward, you know, support our work, help us keep the channel going. We were able to eventually fund an internship using the earnings from Patreon. It built up such I think it was just over £20,000 after the first couple of years. So went to our local arts university and brought in a graduate placement, who had just graduated from the Film Study schools to help us make more content. So it became beautifully self fulfilling. Kelly Molson: That's wonderful that you could do that as well. Nik Wyness: Yeah, and it was all funded by the patrons and then yeah, we work with partners to generate sponsorship income. I think because we're a charity and because we're a museum, we're not going to just accept any old sponsorship opportunity that wanders by. We have to be a bit careful about our brand and who will work with and that sort of thing, but we're already working with a video games company called War Gaming. They make a video game called World of Tanks, which I'm sure you're an avid player of yourself and I need to introduce it any further. But basically it's one of those massively multiplayer. It's free to play online. Nik Wyness: And basically what you do is you kind of drive around in a tank and you sort of shoot at other people who are driving around online in their tank, played by literally millions of people worldwide. And they're already sponsoring like exhibitions and events at The Tank Museum. So it wasn't really a big leap for them to start sponsoring our online content as well. And a really good example of how their sort of support and sponsorship for our online content on our YouTube channel in particular could be found in 2020 during the pandemic. Because I'm sure you can remember all too well, weren't able that summer to hold our Tank Fest event because obviously everything was shut down, which left us with a real big problem because of course, Tank Fest is our biggest fundraising event of the year. Nik Wyness: So were able to use our YouTube channel and a bunch of edited footage to bring a Tank Fest 2020 live stream to the Internet with World of Tanks' financial support. So they basically gave us the sponsorship to kind of bring in the technology to live stream this stuff that we'd edited together, which was sort of live hosted and create a live stream. And that video did really well. It's had over a million views and still growing now, which is quite remarkable. From that live stream gained £50,000 worth of additional donations from the viewer base and it led to an additional £20,000 of sales in our online shop that weekend as well. So it was staggeringly successful for us, but we wouldn't have been able to do it without World of Tanks to support. Kelly Molson: That is an amazing achievement. So just thinking about what you said about the Pandemic there and not being able to do certain things because of it, but then being able to do this quite transformative project. Did the Pandemic speed up some of the things that you were going to do? Or were these things kind of naturally in progress anyway as the pandemic hit? Nik Wyness: I think were lucky in the sense that a lot of this stuff was just starting to get rolling when the pandemic hit. The fact existed when the pandemic hit. No question about it. I think it saved jobs at the time. No question about it. Nik Wyness: And I think that's really good news story, isn't it? At the end of the day. We were already in a place where we built these really big online audiences into a sort of a loyal community of almost advocates. And so when we were asking them for help, they were happy to support us. So we saw an increase in our Patreon age. Nik Wyness: During the pandemic, we saw an increase in ad revenue as well, because across the board, more people will have more time to sit and watch YouTube videos. And obviously, we work with a lot of tanks on that occasion to do this kind of big set piece, live stream, special event, which yielded great results. But probably for us, the most important thing, and the biggest chunk of our online income comes from e commerce. And so the fact that when the pandemic hit, we actually had the time, for the first time ever, to really focus in on e commerce and make it work, get it sorted out, get the website sorted out, sort out our logistics and yeah, I mean, in 2019, we took £120,000 in our online shop, which were quite happy with. In 2020, we took £1.2 million. Kelly Molson: Oh, wow. Nik Wyness: Exactly. And we wouldn't have been able to take that if we hadn't already built this enormous online audience organically. So, sure, were using, were advertising the products and that kind of stuff online during 2020, but the fact is that we kind of went in from a sort of a running start, because the audience was there, the product selection was there, we knew what were doing and what we wanted to achieve. We just actually had times to get on with it and actually, there's nothing like a crisis of that sort to really focus the mind and for everyone to be pulling out the stops. It was a fantastic team effort.Kelly Molson: Oh, absolutely. It's amazing what you can achieve when you're under that kind of pressure. And you've got nothing to lose, right? There's no barriers there. You've got absolutely nothing to lose by doing it.Nik Wyness: Nothing else to interfere with. Kelly Molson: There's no people, we don't have to worry about them. So was that a one off or has that continued since this big increase in your online sales? Nik Wyness: So, I think for us, that was always the concern, wasn't it? And I'm sure a lot of e commerce, of course, are a massive boom because there was literally nothing to do all day apart from watch YouTube and buy stuff on the internet. We were obviously worried that, how will things be in 2021? Is this just a blip? Is this just a bit of anomaly? So we did 1.2 million in 2020. In 2021, we did the same, I think 2.1 million again. So were like, well, that's interesting, but it's been a funny year, there's still lots of covered hangover. We locked down at the beginning of the year. So for us, 2022, the year just gone was a real test for us. This is going to tell us whether or not we managed to create sustainable growth. Nik Wyness: Actually, last year we did 1.4 million, so it was a huge effort. We had to work really hard for it, but we're far better set up for that. We've increased the size of the team to cope with this. But actually what we've shown is that we've got some really good foundations here and some really good foundations for future growth as well. So it wasn't just I mean, that was the concern. It could have all fallen away last year and we've been sort of sat wondering what we're going to do with all these people who were sat on their hands. But fortunately, so far at least, knock on wood has shown to be holding up. Kelly Molson: And is that the same with some of the other things as well? So is that the same with, like, your YouTube views? And has everything stayed the same or increased since then? Nik Wyness: Yeah, absolutely. So, I mean, that was for us. I think the big thing in 2022 was about basically kind of stepping back and letting your hands off and going, "Right, is this still, is it still there? Is it still happening?" So we didn't set, like, massively ambitious targets for 2022. It was all just about zero. Okay. But, yeah, we still continued. We had, I think, 22 million views last year, which was 2 million more than the one before. The membership income was £2000 more than it was the previous year. So what we saw is a lot of people who signed up to support us during the pandemic, when the pandemic was over, kind of fell away, but that's fine. Nik Wyness: We also know that people have been hit by the upheaval in financial uncertainty, so we've certainly lost a few, but we've had to work hard to gain a few as well. And our sponsors, War Gaming, have sort of stuck by us as well. And the e commerce, as I've just said, has continued to work really well. We had an incredibly strong Christmas season and we've continued to do some of the things that we started doing in 2020 as well. Like these self published books. We've got the audience we can sell directly to them. Nik Wyness: So what we do is we'll take a book that's out of print that we've got the rights to, you know, we know we can be relatively comfortable that we'll be able to shift 3 to 4000 of those based on the fact that we've got this really loyal audience in a real niche. We don't have a great deal of competition for that niche, and those have been really good for us as well. Really good things to drive sales and bring in the customers here. Kelly Molson: Are your Trustees happy? That's what I want to know. Are they happy? Nik Wyness: They're never happy. And I don't want them to be happy either, because if they're happy, that just makes life easier. They're always pushing us to try new things and just try and push it a little bit further. But that's why I believe The Tank Museum is very successful. We get the finger in the back, you can't get comfortable, you can't get complacent, and that's the way I like it. That's why I like working in The Tank Musuem. Kelly Molson: Yes, that's a good place to be, isn't it, where you're always challenged, so there's always more that you can do. You said earlier about.. The attraction sector is one that is incredibly supportive of each other, and you mentioned earlier that there's normally a model or someone's done what you're trying to achieve, and you can often go and ask people, but in this case, you are the model, right? You have developed the model. So what would be your tips for other museums that are looking to implement a really similar strategy to this? Nik Wyness: That's a good question. I guess part of the issue is we never really set out to implement the model. It kind of just awkwardly fell in this way. But I'm always looking at what other, whether it's attractions or museums in particular, really are doing in this space and how they're trying to do it. And I often wonder why there are much bigger, more established organisations than ours that aren't doing better than us. And I kind of feel like they arguably could be. I do think there's an issue with that. I have made the same museum because I've always had a lot of support from particularly my director, who's just kind of let me get on with it. And it's a bit of a smaller organisation as well, so working cross functionally is a little bit labyrinth. Nik Wyness: It's easier to get things done in a smaller organisation. You can be a bit more nimble. But I think a lot of the reason for our success really goes down to this obsession with really getting to know the audience and really sort of cherishing them, so you can really understand what they want and then you give them what they want. So it's not really rocket science at that point, if you know the audience. We've got a niche audience, obviously. People who are into tanks, they're quite easily defined, aren't they? "Is it a tank? Yes. I like it. It is not a tank. No, google don't like that", so we'd know when to talk about sharks or fish or anything like that. Nik Wyness: But the other thing I think that's made us successful is we throughout the course of this journey, because we didn't set out to achieve everything all in one go. We didn't realise were doing it at the time, but we've got these really strong and consistent online brand values. So I've always thought that the content we produce, anything we put on social media, has to be useful. It's got to give the audience something interesting, something they actually want, it's got to satisfy a need and we give them, hopefully, interesting stories and engaging facts. You've got to lay off on the sales on your social media, really, haven't you? It's a long game. You've got to earn the right to sell to people by giving them lots of useful, sort of free stuff. Nik Wyness: I think it's really important that organisations on social media are authentic to their own sort of organisational voice and not trying to be something else, not trying to follow what other people are doing necessarily. You've got to kind of cut your own path. I think being original is really important. There's no point trying to imitate what others are doing. I don't think it would be seemly for The Tank Museum to be trying to sort of imitate other online influences with the kind of things that they do, because that's not us, we're The Tank Museum. We're trying to be serious content creators and we've got a serious message. Nik Wyness: I think simplicity is important. And I mean simplicity in terms of sustainability to create, because we're not a massive team, but we have this requirement now to put a video out on YouTube every week and actually that can be quite labour intensive. So you need to make sure that you're not trying to achieve more than you actually can. And of course, the content needs to be good, simple. And what I mean by that really is easy for the audience to consume. Those would be my tips really. Gosh, there's quite a few. There's a lot there. Nik Wyness: I don't even know. I have no idea what happened. Kelly Molson: This has happened. They're really good tips, though, and if I'm honest, so they're tips that I took away. So I have heard you talk about this a couple of times, Nik and I've taken those tips away and I've implemented them, or I've tried to implement them for Rubber Cheese ourselves. So I think that there were a few things that were already doing, but I think just coming back to those every time to be useful, that everything that you push out has to be useful, is so vital. And that's the one takeaway that I took from your talk, is that if you are trying anything that you're trying to do on social media, whether you're trying to grow your audience or grow your presence or your brand or sell something, but not in a salesy way, it's just about being useful. Kelly Molson: What can we do? What do we know that would really be helpful for our audience? Just share that stuff. And that, for me, is the biggest takeaway from the things that you do, is about being useful. Nik Wyness: Absolutely, yeah. And it's sure, it's not useful to anybody, is it? But we're not after anybody online. We're particularly after that niche audience of enthusiasts. But because it's online, there's lots and lots of them scattered all around the world. The Tank Museum itself, and this is one of the really key things that I really kind of really grasp, and it's difficult to get other people to understand, is that the online audience, particularly for The Tank Museum, is totally different to the onsite audience. And that's how I want it to be. So the onsite audience is all about being accessible to the widest possible group of people who are endorsed and able to visit. We want families to visit, we want older people to visit, we want younger people to visit, we want schools to visit. Nik Wyness: But online, we're just going for those sort of military history aficionados. And you can see that, if you like, in the actual demographics of the audience. So I think on site, our gender split is 60% men and 40% female, which actually, I think we need to do better on. If I'm being honest. Kelly Molson: That's not bad, though I wouldn't have said that was too bad for what seems quite stereotypically male. Nik Wyness: Absolutely. Yeah. And it has got better. But the reality is actually, for me, is actually the subject matter The Tank Museum really is, particularly the way it is presented in recent times, because we've completely redone the entire museum. There is no reason why anybody couldn't come to The Tank Museum. There was nothing in here for me, because we just tell really good, fascinating stories, really. So you don't have to be someone who cares a great deal about tanks to get something out of The Tank Museum, but you do have to be someone who cares about tanks to get something about online content, and that's the way you want it. So online, our audience is 90% male, maybe more, probably more. And it's also very international. We probably struggle to get 10, 12 percent international visitors onto The Tank Museum site. Nik Wyness: It goes up during our special events, but not by much, probably to 20%. And we know that our online audience is probably 20, 25% UK. The biggest single segment would be North America, so that's USA and Canada. And what's left is everywhere else. And we've got Europeans, Australians, South Americans. Nik Wyness: It's a very global audience. And that's the thing with niche audiences. A niche audience in the UK is not so small when you take it to a global scale. And that's why this strategy is able to succeed at scale financially. Kelly Molson: It all comes back to what you said right at the beginning. Know your audience. Nik Wyness: Know your audience. Absolutely. And care about them.Kelly Molson: Good advice. Yeah, not just no care. Exactly. Okay, what is next for The Tank Museum? What can you share with us that's coming up? What other ideas have you got in the Tank?Nik Wyness: I like it. Kelly Molson: You're welcome. Nik Wyness: Well, I think for us, the biggest thing is we have to focus on COVID recovery. Last year wasn't horrendous, but we know that there are further headwinds. We know that there's a bit of an economic uncertainty at the moment. We're not quite sure how that's going to affect us on the door. We are very heavily dependent on The Tank Museum site, at least on the vagaries of UK domestic tourism. So there is a bit of wait and see. This year, we'll see the first normal Tank Fest since 2019, you know, because we've had to reduce the numbers or we've had to operate it in a very different way. And that event is so very important for us. But I think on the online side, I think there's still so much that I'd love to do.Nik Wyness: If only there was the time and the resource to do it. We want to get better at doing this stuff. We want to get better at the community development side of things. I think that's obviously going to be the future. And I mean, that niche broad is sent from starting with growing the amount of emails, engaged email subscribers that we have and kind of nudging them up that fabled ladder of loyalty. We want to increase the output of our content. So one of the big things that we did last year was launch a TikTok channel because TikTok is where the younger people are. Nik Wyness: And you've got to think about the future in terms of getting your brand in front of the younger audience because just because they're young and they're on TikTok doesn't mean that among that will be people who are interested in military history. It's not all about sort of funny dances and twerking. Although that's a good time, I'm sure. Yeah, if you're on TikTok. Nik Wyness: Check out famthetankman, who is our in house TikTok, he did really well last year. He only launched the channel in late April and he's accumulated 271,000 followers and 51 million views last year, which I think is pretty impressive. He's doing really well. Kelly Molson: That is phenomenal. I'm not on TikTok because it's another thing that I've got to learn and understand and to find time for. So I'm not on it yet. I need to be I do need to understand it. But that is a really big achievement in such a short space of time. Nik Wyness: Yeah, absolutely. And it shows that there is an appetite for serious military history content. And of course, we change, if you like, the tone of voice that we're using and we change the conventions that we're using in the kind of presentational sense. But the messages are still the same, the stories are still the same. Do you know what I mean? So there's still that consistency of authority and kind of our authenticity coming out through TikTok. Even though it's a very different approach and a very different audience to our YouTube channel, which is, you know, 45 plus, I suppose it's biggest continuing with TikTok, we know that the biggest audience is 18 to 25. So it's really important, isn't it, to find a different avenue and a different way of communicating with different generations. I mean, that's basically marketing, isn't it, really? Nik Wyness: But the other thing we really want to do, and I really hope we get to do it this year, is launch a second YouTube channel. And the reason we want to do that, again, it's part of this audience diversification piece we've done really well targeting that really hard core of sort of armoured warfare, history and enthusiasts. But we want to go a little bit broader than that. We want to sort of almost use a second YouTube channel as like a funnel to the main one, if you like, by telling more broader stories about people and events. Whereas our current main YouTube channel is very much focused on objects and things and stuff, if you know what I mean. Kelly Molson: So why set up the second one out of interest? Do you feel like you would dilute the first one if you put those kind of stories on there? Nik Wyness: Yeah, I think it's about when you because we've got some 477,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel at the moment, and so since the channel is launched, particularly in the last sort of seven years, we've really given them a very strict diet of very strict, kind of very in depth tanky information. So that's that audience, that's what that audience likes. It really is that kind of granularity they like, and they do prefer, generally speaking, those stories about the stuff like the objects. It's more, perhaps more engineering, more development, less about human history. Perhaps at times, we go there, but not very much. This is mainly about the kind of the machines and the objects, really. So with this second channel, we are looking to tell more interesting stories about what happened, when, and the artefacts are obviously a big part of that. Nik Wyness: But this is more about the human story. Kelly Molson: That's the kind of stuff that would appeal more to me than the real kind of specifics. So, again, it's looking at broadening that audience online, too. Got you. Brilliant. Great advice, great achievements. I'm so glad that you've been able to come on and share this with us today. Thank you. Nik Wyness: No, thank you very much for having me. It's always great to get out The Tank Museum and have a chat with people. Kelly Molson: Well, before you go, we always ask our listeners if they've got a book that they love that they'd like to share. Nik Wyness: So I had a look at what your other guests had recommended. I thought, my goodness me, there's lots of really worthy choices in there. I'm not really one of those people who particularly enjoys reading those, like, management strategy books, because I was like, in my own free time, I want to read for fun and obviously a bit of a nerd of military history. And there's interestingly a bit of an overlap, I suppose you could say, between sort of like military and marketing. We use a lot of the same terminology, like strategy and tactics and deployment and cut through all of that sort of thing. So I'm going to recommend a book which kind of overlaps a little bit with a professional, with the military history. That book is quite an old book, actually. It's called Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned. Nik Wyness: And basically Hal Moore was an officer in the US Army. He died a few years ago, I think. But I don't know if you've ever seen the movie. The Mel Gibson movie came out in 2002 called Weaver Soldiers. Have you ever come across that one? Okay, it's quite a good film but basically it's a Vietnam War movie and basically the star was this Hal Moore guy. It was biopic and it was about the first major engagement in the Vietnam War between the US army and the North Vietnamese Army. And basically his unit, 400 blokes were dropped in the jungle by helicopter. They quickly found themselves surrounded by like 4000 north, the emission soldiers and they found themselves cut off and basically having to fight off the determined and repeated attacks. Nik Wyness: And basically Hal Moore keeps his unit together through this tremendous series of challenges. And so that book is all about his perspective on leadership and what he learned during his military career. And actually I've worked with several ex soldiers and actually what you learn from soldiers is that the military is one thing that they're really good at and they're very good at many things is training leadership, if you know what I mean, and training people how to be a good leader. And I don't think that's something that the civilian world and the business world is actually very good in. Nik Wyness: But what's interesting as well that I've learned from these former soldiers that I've worked with is you get a completely different perspective from them, particularly those who have seen sort of action or any form of operational deployment on things like resilience and what tenacity is and what courage is and even what stress is and what a bad day in the office is like. Because of course a bad day in the office at The Tank Museum is nothing like a bad day in the office on a front line somewhere unpleasant in the world. So that perspective I think is really useful. But Hal Moore comes up with these four kind of principles of leadership, which is a book. The first one is something like, "The battle only stops when you stop fighting". Which basically means don't give up. Nik Wyness: Doesn't matter what you're facing, you've got to keep going. A bit like Winston Churchill said, "When you're going through h***, keep going". And the second one was that, "When you're in a tight spot there's always one more thing you can do to influence the situation positively in your favour". And that's about being proactive, right? Because when you're in a tough spot the worst thing you can do is nothing is freeze. You've got to be proactive and you've got to keep going. And the third thing was, "If there's nothing wrong, there's something wrong". So basically what that means is don't be complacent. Keep your garden up, be alert. And I think there are times when you're running marketing campaigns when you almost think, “well, everything's going all right". But actually, that's probably when you need to check in on things the most. Nik Wyness: And the last one was, "To trust your instincts". Basically, he argues that you're well trained, you've got plenty of experience, and so is your gut, so you should listen to it. And the other thing, of course, is your subconscious is much more observant than you will ever be. As marketers, we're very analytical. We like to look at our data and that kind of thing. But your gut can tell you if you're interpreting that data correctly or if you need to look at it again. Kelly Molson: Gosh, what a book. Wow, I've never heard of that book. Nik Wyness: That's pretty old. Kelly Molson:  Never been recommended before as well, so that's a great one. As ever if you would like to win a copy of Nik's book, if you head over to our Twitter account and retweet this episode announcement with the words, "I want Nik's book", then you'll be in with a chance of winning it. Maybe you'll come back on in a year from now and tell us how 2023 went and how the first Tank Fest since pre pandemic went. Nik Wyness: Yeah, I'd be delighted if my hair has gone completely grave at that point. You'll know, it wasn't a great year. Kelly Molson: I'm sure it's going to be a good year. Thanks ever so much for coming on, Nik. It's been a pleasure. Nik Wyness: Thank you. Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

On this episode of the Voices of Freedom Podcast, we showcase our interview with Vietnam War Veteran, D R Butler. D R served in the United States Army and flew helicopters as a members of the 229th Aviation Battalion, 1rst Calvary Division. The unit was made famous in the movie, "We Were Soldiers." D R shares the story about telling his father at age 5 that he wanted to be a pilot and his fathers reation to his time serving in Vietnam alongside Col. Hal Moore who was played by Mel Gibson in the movie.

Bob Edwards went through the Army ROTC program at Lafayette College and was commissioned as an officer in 1960. Soon, he was on his way to Germany at a very sensitive time in the Cold War as Berlin was divided in 1961 and became a focal point of the Cold War once again. Shortly after that deployment, Edwards was assigned to a new unit testing whether air assets could move troops and equipment as well or better than wheeled vehicles. He was also named company commander in what would become the 1st Battaltion of the 7th Cavalry within the 1st Air Mobile Division.Edwards and the other men of the air mobile division arrived in Vietnam in the summer of 1965. Just a couple of months later, in November 1965, they were involved in the heaviest fighting the U.S. would see in the early years of the war - the battle for Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Edwards details the events that led up to the battle, how the mission unfolded, and what the intense fighting was like right up until he was wounded and forced to evacuate.Edwards also describes his recovery, his subsequent assignments, why the battalion's commanding officer, Hal Moore, was such a great leader and why Moore's wife, Julia was such a powerful force back at home.

In November 1965, roughly 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry flew by helicopter into Vietnam's Ia Drang Valley.  They were attacked by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers almost immediately.  Three days later, one of their sister battalions was unexpectedly attacked a short distance away. The U.S. lost 237 killed.  These two fights at landing zones X-Ray and Albany came on the front end of America's build up in Vietnam and were a portent of things to come.  The two authors of this book were there.  One, Hal Moore, commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry and the other, Joe Galloway, was a war correspondent.

VIDEO: We Were Soldiers (2002) - HD Trailer ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnLHmGzByPA&list=PLolpIV2TSebXA9xYikH3yOYlHE6Ls-eQC&index=73&t=16sTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7268WE WERE SOLDIERS: L'INUTILE CARNEFICINA DELLA GUERRA DEL VIETNAM di Pietro GuidiWe were soldiers racconta la storia del colonnello Hal Moore, interpretato da Mel Gibson, che viene mandato dal generale dell'esercito americano a comandare il settimo battaglione in quella carneficina inutile che è stata la guerra del Vietnam, nella vallata Ia-Drang, ribattezzata valle della morte. Il fatto che questa guerra sia stata un inutile massacro viene fatto capire bene in tutto l'arco del film quando fa vedere scene dove i soldati, di entrambi le fazioni, pensano alle proprie famiglie, magari guardando le loro fotografie. Nessuno dei due eserciti vorrebbe combattere quella battaglia, ma sono lì per ordini superiori, costretti ad ammazzarsi a vicenda. Questo film infatti mostra il dramma della guerra visto anche dalla parte di chi resta a casa, delle mogli e dei figli che temono ogni momento la lettera che gli riferisca che il loro capofamiglia è morto.Inoltre il film fa riflettere su come in ogni contesto di grave difficoltà, come in una guerra, viene fuori chi sono realmente le persone. Le difficoltà infatti non cambiano le persone, così come i soldi e il successo non hanno il potere di farlo, nonostante si senta dire spesso il contrario. Queste cose mostrano soltanto chi sei davvero.Nel mezzo dei drammi di questa guerra il film ci mostra l'eroismo di un capo che non abbandona mai i suoi sottoposti. Il colonnello Moore era un vero uomo nella vita e lo è stato anche nella guerra. In lui possiamo vedere le caratteristiche della figura del leader.Innanzitutto bisogna dire che l'autorità di Hal Moore è indiscussa. Nessuno mette mai in dubbio i suoi ordini. Noi ormai ci siamo abituati ad una società dove l'autorità è stata abbattuta, al grido sessantottino di "niente padri né padroni". Per noi è diventato normale mettere in discussione l'autorità. Ma per i soldati non è così. Fra i militari c'è una rigida gerarchia e nessuno può disobbedire agli ordini dei superiori. L'ambiente militare è forse rimasto l'unico ai giorni nostri dove l'autorità sia presa ancora seriamente. Non si può giocare allo stupido gioco della democrazia lì dove è in ballo la vita delle persone!L'AUTORITÀ VA RISPETTATA, A MENO CHE NON VADA CONTRO LE LEGGI DI DIOSe in ambito militare non ci fosse questo tipo di obbedienza non sarebbe possibile mantenere l'ordine all'interno di una guerra, dove le emozioni e la paura prendono il sopravvento sui singoli e si verrebbe inevitabilmente sconfitti. Per mantenere questo ordine nei codici penali militari sono previste le pene più severe, compresa quella di morte (che è stata abolita nel 1994 in Italia). Se disertare da una guerra dove c'è un alto rischio di morire fosse punito solo con il carcere molti preferirebbero quello alla guerra. Invece la pena di morte è un ottimo deterrente per evitare che qualcuno disobbedisca.Nel Vangelo stesso sono confermati questi principi. Una volta un centurione che aveva un servo malato chiede a Gesù di guarirlo e nel farlo fa una professione di fede un po' strana: "Anch'io infatti sono nella condizione di subalterno e ho dei soldati sotto di me e dico a uno: «Va'!», ed egli va; e a un altro: «Vieni!», ed egli viene; e al mio servo: «Fa' questo!», ed egli lo fa". Gli stava dicendo che, come lui è signore dei soldati che ha sotto di lui e loro obbediscono ai suoi comandi, così Gesù è Signore del mondo e ha il potere di ordinare alla malattia di andarsene dal suo servo e questa gli avrebbe obbedito. Gesù, sentite queste parole, non gli dice di mettere dei fiori nei suoi cannoni o di essere più democratico con i suoi sudditi, ma esclama: "Io vi dico che neanche in Israele ho trovato una fede così grande!". Un altro episodio molto significativo avviene poco prima della crocifissione. Infatti quando Gesù viene processato, Pilato, il procuratore romano, vedendo che non rispondeva alle accuse si arrabbia con lui dicendogli: "Non mi parli? Non sai che ho il potere di metterti in libertà e il potere di metterti in croce?". Gesù gli risponde: "Tu non avresti nessun potere su di me, se non ti fosse stato dato dall'alto". Il potere quindi deriva dall'alto, cioè da Dio e chi lo esercita fa le sue veci su questa terra. È per questo che l'autorità va rispettata, a meno che non vada contro alle leggi di Dio. Ed è per questo che comandare è un compito di grandissima responsabilità.Se quindi l'autorità va ubbidita, chi esercita il potere non deve spadroneggiare sui sottoposti, anzi, al contrario, deve servire tutti. Poco prima della partenza il colonnello Moore fa un discorso davanti ai suoi soldati e alle loro mogli dove giura che lui sarà il primo a scendere sul campo di battaglia e l'ultimo ad andarsene. E così farà con eroismo durante tutto il corso della battaglia al punto che un suo soldato gli dirà di ripararsi un po' perché se lui che è il capo fosse morto il battaglione intero sarebbe spacciato.L'AUTORITÀ VA RISPETTATA (SE NON VA CONTRO LE LEGGI DI DIO)Il colonnello continuerà a guidarli, anche quando la situazione sembra perduta a causa dell'inferiorità numerica, sempre stando in prima linea fino all'ultimo assalto, con le munizioni quasi finite e le baionette già montate. Al contrario il generale dei vietnamiti se ne sta al sicuro nel bunker sotterraneo mentre manda i suoi uomini a centinaia al massacro. Quanto sono diverse queste due concezioni di potere! Entrambi, sia il generale vietnamita che Moore, credono nell'autorità, ma soltanto uno dei due la vede come un servizio e non come un tornaconto personale. Anzi lui è quello che ha il dovere di impegnarsi più di tutti, di essere padrone di sé anche quando la paura invade i cuori degli altri. È davvero il primo a scendere sul campo di battaglia e l'ultimo ad andarsene, come aveva detto.Questa era la concezione di potere che avevano i medievali, quando erano i nobili a fare le guerre e non ci si stupiva di vedere il re di Francia, Luigi IX, combattere e morire nella crociata per liberare la Terra Santa dall'invasore musulmano. È la concezione di potere che ha Gesù. Nessuno infatti dubitava della sua autorità fra gli apostoli, tanto che dirà: "Voi mi chiamate Maestro e Signore e dite bene, perché lo sono", tuttavia laverà i piedi ai dodici apostoli per insegnargli che lui non esercita questo potere per il suo vantaggio, ma per servirli. E non lo dirà solo a parole, ma lo dimostrerà con i fatti quando verranno le guardie a catturarlo e si farà avanti dicendo: "Se dunque cercate me, lasciate che questi se ne vadano", proteggendo così i suoi apostoli.Autorità e servizio non sono dunque in opposizione, ma sono due aspetti complementari che deve avere il superiore per essere giusto. Senza autorità non c'è più ordine, ma caos perché ognuno fa ciò che gli pare e non ci si può dirigere tutti verso un unico fine. Ma se il potere non è inteso come servizio diventa lo strumento per dominare sulle altre persone e quindi non fa il loro bene. La storia del colonnello Hal Moore ci fa vedere la figura di un vero uomo e di un vero capo che si spende totalmente per i suoi sottoposti tanto da arrivare a dire con commozione alla fine della battaglia: "Non me lo perdonerò mai... Che i miei uomini sono morti e io no".

   November 21, 2022 - If you could ride along in a Humvee with one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last half century, what would you hope to learn? In this episode, our time machine welcomes back internationally acclaimed military historian and U.S. Army veteran Mike Guardia. We last caught up with Mike to discuss his book, Skybreak: The 58th Fighter Squadron in Desert Storm. Mike returns to discuss his acclaimed biography of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, titled, Hal Moore: A Soldier Once...and Always. Mike Guardia served six years on active duty as an Armor Officer and got to know his subject, whose leadership you may recall from the Mel Gibson's portrayal in the film We Were Soldiers. Visit our guest at MikeGuardia.com, or on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Mike Guardia - Danger Forward: The Wars of General Paul F. Gorman - Mike Guardia is a former Army officer turned military historian. He writes several book a year on units or people who've done incredible things. Whether it's a tank company in Iraq during the Gulf War or the leadership of Hal Moore, Mike is the guy who captures these moments, skills and units. Get Danger Forward: The Wars of General Paul F. Gorman on Amazon at: Mike's latest books features General Paul F Gorman - A 1950 West Point graduate, Paul Gorman entered the officer ranks during the inaugural years of the Cold War. Like many of his classmates, Gorman served on the frontlines of Korea. If we tickled your fancy, hit play on this good ep, and even if we didn't at first sight, why not give it few more chances. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  Haiku Mike the book machine Our regular guest is on Only good ones here   ​Similar episodes: Erik Kleinsmith  Taylor Greiger  Mike Guardia  Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  Writer: Dragan Petrovski  The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares stories and life lessons from three military leaders featured in his books including General Hal Moore, General Paul F. Gorman, and Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool. Mike is the author of over 20 military history books including “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outnumbered," and “Danger Forward: The Forgotten Wars of General Paul F. Gorman.” His latest book is “The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II," and his next release is "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wards of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool." Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. More: https://mikeguardia.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares stories and life lessons from three military leaders featured in his books including General Hal Moore, General Paul F. Gorman, and Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool.Mike is the author of over 20 military history books including “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outnumbered," and “Danger Forward: The Forgotten Wars of General Paul F. Gorman.” His latest book is “The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II," and his next release is "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wards of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool." Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. More: https://mikeguardia.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares stories and life lessons from three military leaders featured in his books including General Hal Moore, General Paul F. Gorman, and Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool. Mike is the author of over 20 military history books including “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outnumbered," and “Danger Forward: The Forgotten Wars of General Paul F. Gorman.” His latest book is “The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II," and his next release is "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wards of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool." Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. More: https://mikeguardia.com/

A very nicely done Friday puzzle by Hal Moore, chockfull of fascinating clues and amusing misdirections. We've got most of those covered in today's episode -- as well as a fascinating fun fact for Fun Fact Friday™️, so we cordially invite you to download, play, and get ready to be amazed.

Mike Guardia is a Veteran author who has wrote alongside Lt. Col. Hal Moore, is internationally recognized, a military historian, has had numerous nominations and was named the "Author of the Year" in 2021 by the Military Writers Society of America. Mike is a fellow brother and a part of the DVR Family, it's always a fun and wonderous time when he's able to grace us with his presence. May 07, 2022, Mike joined the BARRACKS TALK crew to discuss his latest book "The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II". Find out what captivated him during the research and writing process as well as how impactful his writings have been, to him as a person and author, over the years. LINKS Buy The Book: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09X3QKHGZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_CBHJ82ST728SSHWMCRGQ   Listen to the full BARRACKS TALK episode: https://dvradionetwork.podbean.com/e/the-new-iron-curtain/   Join The DV Radio Newsletter: https://bit.ly/DVRadio_Newsletter

Welcome to EWM INSIGHTS where we celebrate on HUMAN CAPITAL!In this special edition podcast we learn of the life, and impact of Hal Moore.A graduate of the West Point Military Academy, Lt. General “Hal” G. Moore Jr, had significant impact on those he served, those who served with him - and beyond. His book, “We Were Soldiers Once…and Young”, a New York Times Best Seller became a Hollywood movie entitled “We Were Soldiers”, starring Mel Gibson and Sam Elliott, for which it was nominated for 5 awards.Hal Moore's awards include:The Distinguished Service CrossArmy Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritBronze Star Medal with “V” DevicePurple HeartAir Medal , and The West Point Graduate Organization's 2003 Distinguished Graduate AwardLeader, Instructor, Mentor, Author; Hal Moore exemplified a life of purpose and passion.Additional Notes and resources have been attached below. Feel free to share this episode with those in your circle who are on a similar path of learning. We hope our conversations will help you acquire more knowledge, become even more curious about the gifts that are in and all around us, while supporting you to reach new heights as we grow together.You can subscribe and listen to EWM INSIGHTS on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or the Ellis Wealth Management Homepage: https://elliswealthmanagement.net/podcasts/Above all, through EWM INSIGHTS we want to encourage you to:INVEST IN WHAT YOU LOVE!®------------------------------------The Mansions of The LordUnited States Military Academy Glee Club To fallen soldiers let us singWhere no rockets fly nor bullets wingOur broken brothers let us bringTo the mansions of The Lord No more bleeding, no more fightNo prayers pleading through the nightJust divine embrace, eternal lightIn the mansions of The Lord Where no mothers cryAnd no children weepWe shall stand and guard through the angels sleepWhile through the ages safely keepThe mansions of The Lord Songwriters: Nick Glennie Smith / Randall WallaceThe Mansions of the Lord lyrics © Songs Of Wheelhouse Book: "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young" available at Amazon and Other fine bookstoresMovie: "We Were Soldiers" - IMDB Information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Memorial Day Letter to America's YouthBy Lt. Gen. Hal Moore on May 26, 2011 https://americanprofile.com/articles/memorial-day-letter-to-americas-youth/Greatest stated accomplishment: Someone once asked him, "General, what do you consider your most important accomplishment?" Now, of course, you are asking this question of someone nearly 95 years old, with somewhat of a resume."What is your most important accomplishment?" He replied, "It hasn't happened yet. My most important accomplishment will be when I cross that line at St. Peter's gate and meet my God and my [wife] Julie."-Army Times, https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/02/19/remembering-lt-gen-hal-moore-read-the-moving-eulogy-delivered-by-his-eldest-son/

General Hal Moore shares proven leadership principles that are literally battle-tested. This book gives leaders practical principles through the many challenges Moore faced and conquered.

I november 1965 rycker delar av de sydvietnamesiska luftburna divisionen ut för att hindra nordvietnamesiska styrkor att ta sig från Ia Drang till Kambodja. Detta sker i slutet av slaget vid Ia Drang, där överstelöjtnant Hal Moore med 1:a bataljonen från 7th Cavalry stött på hårt motstånd vid LZ X-ray och LZ Albany. Det är det slaget som skildras i filmen "We were soldiers"

Episode 31: Leaders Change the Climate   “If given a choice between taking over for a good or bad outfit, I will choose the bad outfit every time. They will have nowhere to go but up.” Hal Moore   1. Leaders Don't Wait for Permission In the context of changing the climate of an organization, or team, the leader never waits for permission to do so.   Leaders have to have a kind of self-confidence. They are looking for ways to push the team to higher limits, and risk breaking something in the process.  When you look for somebody who is permission driven, you are going to find a person that ends up saying “NO” to some of the greatest ideas that could potentially change the direction of the team. “It is easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.” In the context of leadership, this is actually a good trait to have. If everybody already knew where they were going and how to get there, there would be no need for you.    2. Leaders Don't Put Themselves First BOOK: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek  “Officers Eat Last” is a phrase used by the U.S. Marines that effectively means servant leadership.  "The buck stops here" - a phrase that was popularized by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, refers to the notion that the President has to make the decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. “Leaders eat last” and “the buck stops here” are two parts of the same principle, which is the responsibility of the leader.  QUESTION: Are you making sure the people you lead have the things they need (time, resources, etc.) to get the job done? Being a leader means serving more than others, and out-serving your people no matter what. BOOK: Dare to Serve, Cheryl Bachelder    3. Leaders Don't Take Others for Granted You have to get very familiar with, and live out the phrase “got your back.”  You always have to be looking out for your people.   If you find yourself in a position where you are wondering why nobody has your back, the answer is, because you never truly had theirs. If you want to climb in leadership, the higher you climb, the more you have to focus on others.  Just because you are in the position, does not mean that you are a leader.  Positional leadership is the lowest form of leadership.  BOOK: The 5 Levels of Leadership, John Maxwell When you are brought on by a company, or put in place by an organization, there is an informal process that each leader undergoes.  Within the first several weeks, your people are going to judge you and decide whether or not you are worthy to be trusted, and worthy to be followed.   You have to prove yourself by the way that you look, act, and make decisions.  You have to have all three.   It's not enough to keep the ship going, you have to make it better, faster, and more impactful.    MO's Final Thoughts Your least busy day on the job will be your first day.   You have to notice things that others do not, and you have to stay longer and later than anybody else on your team.   To get results, you have to put in the time.   Take initiative, and support your team and change the climate.   Trust is never further away than the time you are willing to put into it.  Take the time to build relationships, and put in the hard work.    Amazon Book Links: Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek - https://amzn.to/36Nes7Q  Dare to Serve, Cheryl Bacheldor - https://amzn.to/3oRfmpR  The 5 Levels of Leadership, John Maxwell - https://amzn.to/2YMuoTs    Special thanks to: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Work it out by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/l_work-it-out Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/erSmdVocHO0 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

GARY SINISE, actor and philanthropist updates us on the 10th anniversary of The Gary Sinise Foundation and its work on behalf of US veterans and first responders. VICTORIA HUI, professor of political science the University of Notre Dame discusses the Communist Chinese government's recent centenary celebrations, and China's ongoing crackdown on free speech and freedom of religion in Hong Kong and the mainland. Encore of our exclusive interview with JOSE FELICIANO, Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, talking about his patriotic single, I'm America. Highlights of WORLD OVER classic interviews with American heroes, LT. GEN. HAL MOORE and ADMIRAL JEREMIAH DENTON.

GARY SINISE, actor and philanthropist updates us on the 10th anniversary of The Gary Sinise Foundation and its work on behalf of US veterans and first responders. VICTORIA HUI, professor of political science the University of Notre Dame discusses the Communist Chinese government's recent centenary celebrations, and China's ongoing crackdown on free speech and freedom of religion in Hong Kong and the mainland. Encore of our exclusive interview with JOSE FELICIANO, Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, talking about his patriotic single, I'm America. Highlights of WORLD OVER classic interviews with American heroes, LT. GEN. HAL MOORE and ADMIRAL JEREMIAH DENTON.

GARY SINISE, actor and philanthropist updates us on the 10th anniversary of The Gary Sinise Foundation and its work on behalf of US veterans and first responders. VICTORIA HUI, professor of political science the University of Notre Dame discusses the Communist Chinese government's recent centenary celebrations, and China's ongoing crackdown on free speech and freedom of religion in Hong Kong and the mainland. Encore of our exclusive interview with JOSE FELICIANO, Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, talking about his patriotic single, I'm America. Highlights of WORLD OVER classic interviews with American heroes, LT. GEN. HAL MOORE and ADMIRAL JEREMIAH DENTON.

GARY SINISE, actor and philanthropist updates us on the 10th anniversary of The Gary Sinise Foundation and its work on behalf of US veterans and first responders. VICTORIA HUI, professor of political science the University of Notre Dame discusses the Communist Chinese government's recent centenary celebrations, and China's ongoing crackdown on free speech and freedom of religion in Hong Kong and the mainland. Encore of our exclusive interview with JOSE FELICIANO, Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, talking about his patriotic single, I'm America. Highlights of WORLD OVER classic interviews with American heroes, LT. GEN. HAL MOORE and ADMIRAL JEREMIAH DENTON.

GARY SINISE, actor and philanthropist updates us on the 10th anniversary of The Gary Sinise Foundation and its work on behalf of US veterans and first responders. VICTORIA HUI, professor of political science the University of Notre Dame discusses the Communist Chinese government's recent centenary celebrations, and China's ongoing crackdown on free speech and freedom of religion in Hong Kong and the mainland. Encore of our exclusive interview with JOSE FELICIANO, Grammy Award winning guitarist and singer, talking about his patriotic single, I'm America. Highlights of WORLD OVER classic interviews with American heroes, LT. GEN. HAL MOORE and ADMIRAL JEREMIAH DENTON.

One movie image is so powerful, if you’ve seen it you’ll never forget it. A pair of army boots leaves the ground as a helicopter takes the wearer airborne, away from the field of battle.   This is a scene from “We Were Soldiers,” a film about America’s first battle of the Vietnam War. This happened in 1965, and tells the story of Col. Hal Moore and his men.   Moore was the clear leader, and he had also served in Korea. He promised his men and their families before they left for that far-away country that his boots would be the last ones off the battlefield, and that he would bring his men back.   1 John 5:4 says, “For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”   Hal Moore kept his promise. His boots left the grass blowing wildly from the blades of his aircraft. The battle had been brutal and bloody. But he won.   As inspiring as this story is—and it is—it stands in the shadow of the greatest battle ever won. Jesus won that on a Roman cross and by doing it, He made a way of escape for all of us, to be taken home for all time.   Won’t you choose to believe in Him today?   Let’s pray. Lord, Your Son has overcome the world. You tell us that in Scripture, and we are beyond grateful for it! Amen.

Today on the Business With Impact podcast, I’m excited to introduce you to Hal Moore on Leadership by Harold G. Moore and Mike Guardia. Even though this book isn’t a traditional business book, the lessons and teachings about practical leadership are something that every business owner will want to hear. I love the way it’s written with a story and personal account of his (sometimes) life-or-death leadership in the military, followed by the lesson he learned from each life experience.  And if you’re looking for a list of all of my favorite books for online business owners, head to rachelmcmichael.com/books for a full listing of all of the books I recommend. In this post, I’m sharing my favorites for leadership, mindset, team building, productivity, audience and traffic growth, content creation, sales, and money.

It's an OPENANDSHUTCASE -- the crossword was great, with a very clever and intricate theme:  it was NOACCIDENT that the author was Hal Moore, who has had 7 crosswords accepted in the New York Times in the last 4 years, not too shabby! As is often the case, there were a few words here that rewarded frequent solvers -- 16A, Man with morals, AESOP, had just shown up a few days ago, and 12D, Ideal condition for collectors, MINT, had appeared (in a different guise) just yesterday.  On the other end of the spectrum, CANADAGEESE was a debut, having never appeared in a New York Times crossword (at least since Will Shortz became editor).Nice work, Hal!

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Military Monday” Show, which airs every first Monday of the month, features Mike Guardia, a US Army Veteran, and awarding-winning military historian and author. On this episode Mike discusses the life and military career of Lt. General Hal Moore and the General Hal Moore Military Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky. Dedicated to Bardstown native Lt. General Hal Moore, U.S. Army, a Vietnam and Korean War Hero, exhibits in this Museum cover conflicts from the American Revolution to the Mid-East battles of today, and are centered on the contributions of the many Kentuckians who served.Hal Moore is one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, and initially became known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Drastically outnumbered and nearly overrun, Moore led from the front, and though losing seventy-nine soldiers, accounted for 1,200 of the enemy before the Communists withdrew. This Battle of Ia Drang pioneered the use of "air mobile infantry"-delivering troops into battle via helicopter-which became the staple of U.S. operations for the remainder of the war. Mike Guardia is an award-winning author of numerous books including “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned,” and ” Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/Featured music is “Colors of the USA” by Doreen Taylor. https://www.doreentaylormusic.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Military Monday” Show, which airs every first Monday of the month, features Mike Guardia, a US Army Veteran, and awarding-winning military historian and author. On this episode Mike discusses the life and military career of Lt. General Hal Moore and the General Hal Moore Military Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky. Dedicated to Bardstown native Lt. General Hal Moore, U.S. Army, a Vietnam and Korean War Hero, exhibits in this Museum cover conflicts from the American Revolution to the Mid-East battles of today, and are centered on the contributions of the many Kentuckians who served. Hal Moore is one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, and initially became known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” Mike Guardia is an award-winning author of numerous books including “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” and ” Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.” Featured music is “Colors of the USA” by Doreen Taylor.

We’re issuing all of our listeners a challenge in 2021. It’s only nine minutes long, but the effects could last for many years to come if you’re willing to take us up on it.

"After the bravado, you're left with the anguish." Col. Nadal US 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment Air Mobile Few battles have shaped the modern American mind while remaining mostly anonymous to the general public quite like Ia Drang. An iconic engagement that defined not just a war but a generation has gone, for the most part, forgotten. Maybe one of the most misunderstood battles in a misunderstood war, Ia Drang, had a considerable impact on modern American history. The action of Ia Drang Valley, fought from the 14th to the 17th in November 1965 remains, maybe the defining moment of the Vietnam War.We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Book by Hal Moore and Joseph L. Galloway - the definitive account of the battleVietnam, the Decisive Battles Book by John Pimlott - a well done full account form the Birdseye with great sidebar infoCommand ConceptsA Theory Derived from the Practice of Command and Control by Carl H. Builder, Steven C. Bankes, Richard Nordin - fascinating if somewhat heady readBattlegrounds: Geography and the Art of Warfare by Michael Stephenson - one of my favorite reference books, really paints a picturePBS: The Vietnam War by Ken Burns - the best obviouslyThe Armourers Bench - excellent conversation explaining the weapons of the battleOxford History of Warfare - a good but very surface coverage of the war as a wholehttps://lzxray.com/lz-xray/ - the full load with after action report and images from Moore and his planshttps://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/vietnam-at-50/1965/ia-drang-valley-where-the-us-truly-went-to-war-1.376662 - another view of the battle form Col Nadalhttps://battleofiadrangvalley.weebly.com/tunnel-warfare.html - a brief but full coverage of the tunnel warfarehttp://www.wtj.com/articles/xray/ - excellent interactive battle mapshttp://www.generalhieu.com/iadrang_revisited-2.htm - This Homepage is dedicated to General Hieu of the Armed Forces of Viet Nam - an incorruptible, virtuous and competent General; with the hope that it would indirectly boost up the morale of all soldiers of the ARVN who had sacrificed their prime lives to the just cause of their beloved country. run and written by his brotherhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-battle-of-the-ia-drang-valley-changed-the-course-of-the-vietnam-war - interesting quick readMusic - Indigo Strokesby Daniel Birch

Joseph L. Galloway is the author of the 1992 bestselling book We Were Soldiers Once and Young, which was made into a hit 2002 movie starring Mel Gibson. The book was inspired, oddly, by a scene from the sequel to American Graffiti. Joe wrote We Were Soldiers with the help of Hal Moore (played by Gibson in the film), who was then a colonel. The book and movie examined the battle of Ia Drang, fought in November of 1965. It was the bloodiest battle of the war, and Joe Galloway saw it unfold. Joe has a new book out, They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans, which he co-wrote with Marvin J. Wolf. Joe spent many years as a reporter, who traveled the globe, including time covering the Iraq War. In 2008, We Were Soldiers was named one of the 10 best war books of all time by History.Net. Joe has also been played by not one, but two Hollywood actors. And though Joe has experience with Hollywood, as he makes clear, he'll not be working with Oliver Stone any time soon. In the intro, Colin talks about the recent unrest, which happened in many cities this last weekend, including his home town of Richmond, Virginia.

One movie image is so powerful, if you’ve seen it you’ll never forget it. A pair of army boots leaves the ground as a helicopter takes the wearer airborne, away from the field of battle. This is a scene from “We Were Soldiers,” a film about America’s first battle of the Vietnam War. This happened in 1965, and tells the story of Col. Hal Moore and his men. Moore was the clear leader, and he had also served in Korea. He promised his men and their families before they left for that far-away country that his boots would be the last ones off the battlefield, and that he would bring his men back. 1 John 5:4 says, “For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” Hal Moore kept his promise. His boots left the grass blowing wildly from the blades of his aircraft. The battle had been brutal and bloody. But he won. As inspiring as this story is—and it is—it stands in the shadow of the greatest battle ever won. Jesus won that on a Roman cross and by doing it, He made a way of escape for all of us, to be taken home for all time. Won’t you choose to believe in Him today? Let’s pray. Lord, Your Son has overcome the world. You tell us that in Scripture, and we are beyond grateful for it! Amen. Our new HOLD FAST line of apparel is designed for the rugged individualist who believes in faith, family, and freedom. Explore “Be The Warrior” and the entire HOLD FAST collection at Kerusso.com.

SEGMENT LIST: John Grimmaprez - Doubletake: Nixon-Kruschev Summit Meet Diana Ross & The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? (live tv clip, 1959) A Bit of Frye and Laurie - Kickin' Ass (tv clip, 1992) Dr. Strangelove - Precious Bodily Fluids (movie clip, 1964) NIN - I'm Afraid of Americans (live, David Bowie cover, Toronto, 2009) U2 - Until the End of the World (video mix intro) Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night - (Irwin Pimplefort remix) George Carlin - Jammin' In New York (concert clip, 1992, Beacon Theater) Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky Apocalypse Now - The Smell of Napalm in the Morning (movie clip, 1979) Depeche Mode - Dream On - (Dave Clarke acoustic remix) Hal Moore interview clip - (1965, LZ X-ray) Band of Skulls - Close to Nowhere Robert Oppenheimer - Destroyer of Worlds (interview clip) Elbow - Running to Stand Still - (U2 cover)

Episode 52 – Looking at Hal Moore on Leadership – Part 2 Lt. Gen (USA, Retired) Harold G. Moore was he battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in 1965. Mel Gipson portrayed Lt. Gen Moore in the 2002 movie “We Were Soldiers”. Long before the movie Lt. Gen Moore was developing ideas and philosophies to build a legacy of leadership. In part 2 of 2, Brian and Ed will cover the second half of the 10 lessons learned by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore.   The 5 Lessons discussed: The proper place of reprimanding & recognition. Taking responsibility The importance of learning & listening Introspection & initiative What goes up must come down   The article about Hal Moore on Leadership can be found at: http://leadingthoughtfully.com/10-lessons-leadership-hal-moore/?fbclid=IwAR2HWF0l5V7fgeQJKxD0mdKhK6-2gjf9M5Nq8SSDa4SQFnO0VVYe45SSCSk   You can see more about the Instinctive Influencers at: Our website Link – instinctiveinfluencers.com Our Facebook Link - https://www.facebook.com/101influence/ Our Instagram Link - https://www.instagram.com/instinctiveinfluencers/ Our Twitter Link - https://twitter.com/101Influence   Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, and Review on our show on the Facebook Page and Apple Podcast. This is how we will continue to create, broaden, and amplify content for all to learn from and grow.   Intro & Outro Music: Cosmic Storm by A Himitsu: https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons – Attribution 3.0 Unported – CC By 3.0:        http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/U4wXUdhNxZk

Episode 51 – Looking at Hal Moore on Leadership – Part 1 Lt. Gen (USA, Retired) Harold G. Moore was he battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in 1965. Mel Gipson portrayed Lt. Gen Moore in the 2002 movie “We Were Soldiers”. Long before the movie Lt. Gen Moore was developing ideas and philosophies to build a legacy of leadership. In part 1 of 2, Brian and Ed will cover 5 of the 10 lessons learned by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore.   The 5 Lessons discussed: Being Head Strong Leading from the Front There is a link between self-discipline & self-confidence How to make decisions fast The need to empower others   You can see more about the Instinctive Influencers at: Our website Link – instinctiveinfluencers.com Our Facebook Link - https://www.facebook.com/101influence/ Our Instagram Link - https://www.instagram.com/instinctiveinfluencers/ Our Twitter Link - https://twitter.com/101Influence   Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, and Review on our show on the Facebook Page and Apple Podcast. This is how we will continue to create, broaden, and amplify content for all to learn from and grow.   Intro & Outro Music: Cosmic Storm by A Himitsu: https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons – Attribution 3.0 Unported – CC By 3.0:        http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/U4wXUdhNxZk

Normally, this week's guest would be billed as a "Special Guest" as Joe Galloway was never actually in the military. But if history has anything to say about it, there's no doubt he's earned his stripes, going all the way back to his first overseas assignments in Vietnam. Early on, Galloway was embedded with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War. He not only covered the battle, but also fought to save the lives of other American soldiers during fierce ground fighting. He was eventually awarded the Bronze Star with "V" for Valor for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire at Ia Drang, becoming the only civilian to receive a combat medal from the Army during the Vietnam War. Galloway would serve a total of four tours in Vietnam, and then cover every major American conflict up to the Global War on Terror. He's been described as "a soldier’s reporter and a soldier’s friend,” and there's no doubt that sentiment shines through in this latest episode of HAZARD GROUND! "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young" | "The Vietnam War" Do your Amazon shopping with us, and give back to veterans organizations at the same time! Go to www.hazardground.com, click on the Amazon banner on the home page, and do your Amazon shopping from there. THE BEST PART IS we donate proceeds from this partnership to the vet organizations featured on this podcast. We just made our 3rd donation, this time to the Pat Tillman Foundation. So let's keep this going so we can make more and bigger donations! Help us out, help out these great organizations, and head over to hazardground.com and click on the Amazon banner today, and shop away! Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at www.hazardground.com/sponsors! So many great and honest companies with great products! Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes!

Michael Roberts from Westword joins Peter to discuss his story on the retirement of Hal Moore; the most popular radio host in Denver history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We sit down with guests entrepreneur and founder of @allschooladult, Samantha Barghout and writer/teacher/crossword puzzle extraordinaire Hal Moore this week. This is a full roundtable show. We open the show briefly discussing education in America and some spaces where improvement is needed. Then diving into our main topic which is the first Democratic Presidential Debates of the 2020 Elections. Who won, who lost, what was Marianne Williamson even saying? We breakdown each night in Miami, tapping into how these initial debates will help to shape the future of the Democratic Primaries. Debate Roundtable starts @ 19:05 - Social @_supimsam @allschooladult @statesiderugby (twitter)

Warren talks about the importance of listening versus flapping your jaw. Referencing Col. Hal Moore, Jock Willink, and Dr. Covey, you will come away from this episode with some new insight, guaranteed. 

Military Historian & Author Success Insider with Mike Guardia, internationally-recognized and award-winning author of numerous non-fiction books including: “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” “American Guerrilla,” “Shadow Commander,” “The Fires of Babylon,” “Hal Moore on Leadership,” “Crusader,” and “Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.” www.MikeGuardia.comFeatured music is 'Wings of Fire' by www.MichaMusic.com

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio. On This Episode: - Brat and the Kids of Warriors - Author Michael Joseph Lyons discusses his adventurous new novel for tweens and teens, that brings life to the culture of our military families, borrowing scenes from his own military family upbringing. - All Terrain Wheel Chair Campaign - World champion horse trainer Christy Wood of Three Rivers, California, discusses her second fundraising campaign with The Independence Fund to purchase an All-Terrain Wheelchair for a returning veteran. Faun O'Neel from The Independence Fund will join her. See our T-shirt campaign for the wheelchair. - Military Historian & Author Success Insider with Mike Guardia, internationally-recognized and award-winning author of numerous non-fiction books, with his latest "Hal Moore a Life in Pictures," and "Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times.” Featured music is ‘Colors of the USA’ by Doreen Taylor, ‘Beneath a Solemn Sky’ by The Gunboat Diplomats, and ‘Wings of Fire’ by Micha Schellhaas. 

Internationally-recognized and award-winning author Mike Guardia assigns Big Blend Radio hosts and travelers Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith on a Love Your Parks Tour story mission, to follow in the footsteps of Generals Hal Moore, Russell W. Volckmann, Donald D. Blackburn, and Donn Starry. He also talks about how LTG Hal Moore loved to spend time with his son in Yosemite National Park. Hal Moore, one of America’s most admired combat leaders, is best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” www.MikeGuardia.comFeatured music is 'Colors of the USA' by www.DoreenTaylorMusic.com

[NOTE: Check links under description!] This interview has DV6 & Bo Nur Wood [BARRACKS TALK] speaking with Veteran and Author, Mike Guardia about the book he co-authored with Lt. Gen. Hal Moore entitled "Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned".   **LINKS TO CHECK OUT**   Want to buy the book?? https://amzn.to/2MhtohU Checkout more from Mike Guardia here! http://bit.ly/2KfWjC8

Integrity, balance of detachment with his men, Major Richard "Dick" Winters lived that life as he served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. Today's episode goes through the Ten Principles of Success that he developed during World War II, as described in his book Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. 0:00- Warm Up, Introduction of Beyond Band of Brothers and Major Winters 6:55- 1. Strive to be a leader of Character, Competence, and Courage. 10:45- 2. Lead from the Front. 12:38- 3. Stay in Top Physical Shape. 14:14- 4. Develop you Team. 15:41- 5. Delegate Responsibility to your subordinates and let them do their jobs. 17:29- 6. Anticipate Problems and Prepare to overcome obstacles. 19:06- 7. Remain Humble. 20:15- 8. Take a moment of Self-Reflection 21:55- 9. True Satisfaction come from getting the job done. 23:56- 10. Hang Tough! ---Never, ever, give up. 24:21- Closing comments, thoughts, connections. 31:23- Final Passage from Beyond Band of Brothers. ***Sorry, there was a confusion of the year Major Winter's passed away with Lt. Col. Hal Moore.*** Resource(s): Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters (2006-02-07) https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Band-Brothers-Memoirs-2006-02-07/dp/B01FGOFR7K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523549911&sr=8-2&keywords=beyond+band+of+brothers+the+war+memoirs+of+richard+winters **** movingwithlife.co **** Email: podcast.millennial@gmail.com IG: @movingwithlife_ Andy's best connectors: IG/Twitter- @andy_1844

Welcome to The Tiny Fit Diva Podcast Episode 009! Today your hosts Kylene Terhune and Patrick Terhune discuss the role that leadership plays in health. Patrick has incredible leadership experience to draw upon from many years in a high-pressure career, including several years of military service. Thanks for tuning in!Here are 3 awesome tips for great leadership! First, you must take ownership for everything that happens in your life. Assume that it is your responsibility to fix. When things don't go as planned it's tempting to try to pass the blame. Great leaders step up and fix the problem themselves.Next, leaders study personal development constantly. This takes place take place behind the scenes, but it's so crucial. Patrick recommends diving in to inspiring books to learn all that you can about leadership. Here are just a few: Extreme Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Hal Moore on Leadership and other great books by John Maxwell, Craig Groeschel, and Andy Stanley.Third, in all things leaders set the example. You have to consciously decide to model the behavior you’d like to see in those around you. That power of influence is the secret that most people never learn.The most important thing you can do is not make excuses. When it comes to your health, you are in the driver's seat. Thanks for tuning in today and we'll be back next week!The Tiny Fit Diva Podcast teaches you how to balance your hormones, eat what you want, release the guilt, and have freedom mentally and physically from the restrictive mentality of dieting. Your host, Kylene “The Tiny Fit Diva,” is the right person to help you do it! She is a personal trainer, online health coach, wife, stepmom and a certified FDN practitioner. It’s Kylene's passion to help you achieve and claim your optimum health. Health * Hormones * Happiness

Kyle D. is back, and your hosts talk about the importance of focusing on the good that people have to offer instead of the bad, or negative qualities. Great episode for new leaders and for anyone working in a team environment. Warren shares that Jocko and Buddha have similar ideology with the GOOD mentality. The "good guy" concept is challenged by going with your gut instinct per Gen. Hal Moore. 

0:00:00 - Opening 0:06:45 - "Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned." 1:41:42 - Final Thoughts and Take-Aways. 1:43:00 - Support: JockoStore stuff, Super Krill Oil and Joint Warfare and Discipline Pre-Mission, Origin Brand Apparel and Jocko Gi, with Jocko White Tea,  Onnit Fitness stuff, and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), The Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual.  2:12:44 - Closing Gratitude.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:08:26 - "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young", by Gen. Hal Moore and Joe Galloway.  2:01:16 - Final Thoughts and Take-aways. 2:03:34 - Support: JockoStore stuff, Super Krill Oil and Joint Warfare and Discipline Pre-Mission, Origin Brand Apparel and Jocko Gi, with Jocko White Tea,  Onnit Fitness stuff, and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), The Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual.  2:17:04 - Closing Gratitude.

Award-winning author and military historian Mike Guardia discusses “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned”, which he co-authored. One of the greatest battlefield commanders of the 20th century, little has been known about Hal Moore's leadership principles...until now. In this book, the reader will learn the rules of thumb practiced by a man who spent his entire adult life leading others and perfecting his art of leadership. www.MikeGuardia.com

This episode of Big Blend Radio originally aired live on Aug. 30, 2017. Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. – Author of “The Myth of the ADHD Child’. Mike Guardia – co-author of “Hal Moore on Leadership.” Country rocker Marc Daniels talks about his album ‘The Starting Line’. www.BigBlendRadio.com

This is an interview conducted in 2014, for the students of my friend who is a history teacher, with questions asked by the students. One of my first ever interviews. During the Vietnam War, Joe Galloway worked as a reporter for UPI, beginning in early 1965. Thirty-three years later, he was decorated with the Bronze Star for helping to rescue wounded American soldiers under fire during the battle at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. He is known for co-authoring "We Were Soldiers Once....and Young" with Col. Hal Moore. Immortalised in film by Mel Gibson, with Barry Pepper playing Joe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hal Moore is co-author of the acclaimed book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young," and is one of the most distinguished veterans of the Vietnam War. His book was later made into a movie staring Mel Gibson as then Lt. Colonel Moore. General Moore talks about his experiences in Vietnam, and recounts just how accurate the Hollywood version was.

In this episode, Gene Pell speaks to famed war correspondent and author Joseph L. Galloway, co-author of the acclaimed best seller "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young." Galloway is the only civilian to be awarded the Bronze Star by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, for actions he took in saving the lives of wounded American soldiers during the battle at LZ X-Ray. Along with co-author Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, Galloway has written a follow-up to their original book, titled "WE ARE SOLDIERS STILL: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam."

Host:  Penna Dexter Guests:  Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, author of “We Were Soldiers Once, and Young”, and Toby Warren co-authors of “A General’s Spiritual Journey”; and Gary McCaleb, Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund.