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00:00 Show open/ Mark Steber- Chief Tax Officer at Jackson Hewitt- on why preparing income tax return for members of Generation Z could be complicated. 6:52 Healthy recipes for people with diabetes with cookbook author Janyne Jones 14:26 Face the State: The one-year anniversary of a devastating tornado in the Indian Lake area. 30:22 Face the State: Governor DeWine's Face the State. Report on an exhibit that honors the memories of 23 members of the Lima Company who never made it home.

In our upcoming episode, we're privileged to host Kelly Jones-Swenson, the executive director of The Eyes of Freedom. Join us as we delve into the impactful work of The Eyes of Freedom, a traveling memorial honoring the service and sacrifice of those who have answered the nation's call. Discover the inspiring stories behind the life-sized portraits of the fallen from Lima Company, and learn how this memorial pays tribute to the thousands who have bravely served our country. Don't miss this conversation with Kelly Jones-Swenson about honoring our heroes and preserving their legacies.

Episode 138 of the Fit Father Project Podcast is all about dealing with PTSD and the realities and struggles soldiers and veterans face when reintegrating into society.In this episode, you'll meet Clint Van Winkle, a family friend and great guy with a critical message we haven't brought to the podcast so far.Clint served for eight years in the United States Marine Corps, earning the rank of sergeant. While in Iraq, he served as an Amphibious Assault Vehicle section leader, attached to Lima Company 3rd B.N. 1st Marines, and commanded eighteen other Marines. After his tour of duty, he returned to earn a B.A. in English from Arizona State University, then an M.A. in Creative Writing and Media from the University of Wales-Swansea. He is the author of Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and his documentary, The Guilt, explores issues of PTSD and survivor's guilt as it relates to veterans. Both poignantly capture the significant problems many combat personnel struggle with when they return home.There are a lot of members of our community that struggle with these things or have family or friends that deal with these things. We want to shine some light on it and raise as much awareness as possible.Clint recognized the psychological damage he experienced from war — emotional outbursts, panic attacks, mood swings, and more- and eventually sought help at a Veterans Administration facility. And so began the maddening journey through an indifferent system that promises to care for veterans.Now, Clint helps veterans get the care they need, and we want to help him do it!In this episode, you'll learn about: PTSD, survivor's guilt, and the psychological trauma of war.The emotional experience of returning home after serving in a warzone.Common symptoms of PTSD.How soldiers and veterans can get the help that they need.How friends and family can help.And so much more!So, to get the most from your health and fitness efforts, listen to this episode on dealing with PTSD, take some notes, and check out FF30X! More From Clint:Clint's author bioSoft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on AmazonThe Guilt on YouTubeClint on InstagramClint on LinkedInWhat is FF30X?FF30X is a simple, sustainable, and specific weight loss program designed especially for busy men over 40. With short metabolic training workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team that is there for you at every step, FF30X can help you lose 30, 40, or even 50+ lbs — even if you've never picked up a weight in your life.

Join Robert Child for a conversation with U.S. Marine Sergeant and author Bill Bee. Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2000 and served four years with Lima Company, Third Battalion Sixth Marine Regiment as an infantry rifleman. He completed multiple deployments to Afghanistan and one to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. His cowritten book with Wills Robinson is called, The Shot: The Harrowing Journey of a Marine in the War on Terror. Watch a Point of the Spear Original Production, The Last Hours of Lincoln. LINK https://youtu.be/WlE6Kyg2hW4 Sign up for our twice monthly email Newsletter SOCIAL: YouTube Twitter Facebook Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Author and retired Marine Lt. Col. David Kelly. David served as an infantry officer with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines with an Amphibious Readiness Group off the coast of Vietnam. He volunteered to return to active duty to deploy to Iraq in 2004 as senior Field Historian to conduct interview with Marines and sailors in Iraq. His latest book is a result of that effort called Hell in the Streets of Husaybah. Sign up for our twice monthly email Newsletter SOCIAL YouTube Twitter Facebook Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support

They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit by Ruben Gallego, Jim DeFelice From the Arizona Congressman, a 21st-century Band of Brothers chronicling the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War At first, they were “Lucky Lima.” Infantryman Ruben Gallego and his brothers in Lima Company—3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, young men drawn from blue-collar towns, immigrant households, Navajo reservations—returned unscathed on patrol after patrol through the increasingly violent al Anbar region of Iraq, looking for weapons caches and insurgents trying to destabilize the nascent Iraqi government. After two months in Iraq, Lima didn't have a casualty, not a single Purple Heart, no injury worse than a blister. Lucky Lima. Then, in May 2005, Lima's fortunes flipped. Unknown to Ruben and his fellow grunts, al Anbar had recently become a haven for al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. The bin Laden-sponsored group had recruited radicals from all over the world for jihad against the Americans. On one fateful day, they were lured into a death house; the ambush cost the lives of two men, including a platoon sergeant. Two days later, Ruben's best friend, Jonathon Grant, died in an IED attack, along with several others. Events worsened from there. A disastrous operation in Haditha in August claimed the lives of thirteen Marines when an IED destroyed their amphibious vehicle. It was the worst single-day loss for the Marines since the 1983 Beirut bombings. By the time 3/25 went home in November, it had lost more men than any other single unit in the war. Forty-six Marines and two Navy Corpsmen serving with the battalion in Iraq were killed in action during their roughly nine-month activation. They Called Us “Lucky” details Ruben Gallego's journey and includes harrowing accounts of some of the war's most costly battles. It details the struggles and the successes of Ruben—now a member of Congress—and the rest of Lima Company following Iraq, examining the complicated matter of PTSD. And it serves as a tribute to Ruben's fallen comrades, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Ruben Gallego, the author of “They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit”, to reflect on the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War. Congressman Ruben Gallego represents the 7th District of Arizona, including parts of Phoenix, Glendale, and Tolleson, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Gallego is a Marine Corps combat veteran, a lifelong community leader, and the son of Hispanic immigrants. He was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Harvard University. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the show live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lithub Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteraryHub/videos Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://andrew2ec.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navy Chief and FMF Corpsman will discuss his history, deployments in combat with Lima Company 3/5, his career, transition, the good the bad, and what it all has meant to him. I served with Randy at NHCP and with 3/5. our discussion will be a great one to get into.Links:https://www.youtube.com/c…/UCqvd5sUEtC9xkm7ejGNK5Zw/featuredhttps://www.facebook.com/aqseiberthttps://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVisionEmail: Aqseibert@yahoo.comThe Warrior Built Foundation - https://warriorbuilt.org/The PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/Virtual Office(Come see me) Virbella.comSponsorsSitch Radio - https://sitchradio.com/If you would like to become a sponsor or advertiserCall Sitch Radio (714) 643-2500 X 1

Show # 267- Coffee with Rich | Zack Wilson Department of Energy (DOE)- SRT (Special Response Team)   On today's Coffee with Rich, we will be joined by Zack Wilson. For a very informal introduction of Zack Wilson, he is: 1) Has an addictive personality that makes him extremely competitive with literally everything he does. 2) Has only been around since breakfast but is highly opinionated due to him being a millennial. On an official capacity: Zack is currently a member of the Department of Energy (DOE) working as a security police officer on a SRT (Special Response Team) after leaving a DOE firearms instructor position for Project Enhancement Corporation. In addition to this he's back on the Jiu Jitsu mats after a little hiatus and is currently ranked through the Gracie Barra system training with Samuel Braga at Gracie Barra Knoxville. When he has the time, he occasionally shows up to shoot in IDPA, USPSA, and PRS matches. In, 2015 he received a Bachelor's in Emergency Services Management and is now toying with the idea of getting a master's degree. Prior to getting hired on with DOE, Zack spent 14 years as a police officer for the Knoxville Police Department. All his years on the department were in the Patrol Division, and along the way he became a firearms instructor and a field training officer (FTO). Half of his time at the department was spent on their Special Operations Squad (i.e., SWAT) as a law enforcement sniper, and he was able to attend several law enforcement courses in tactics, deadly force, and law enforcement sniping. Concurrently to his time at KPD, Zack was also in the Marine Corps with 3/24 Lima Company. He started out as a regular rifleman in the infantry but was selected to be in the Scout Sniper platoon after a battalion INDOC (indoctrination) in 2009 prior to a deployment to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). He lived the life of a P.I.G. (professionally instructed gunmen) during his deployment, and upon return to the states in 2010 he graduated from the Scout Sniper Basic Course class 1-10 at Quantico, VA. His time in the Marine Corps ended in 2012 and during his tenure was able to attend several military schools and courses. From 2012 to the present, he is also a sniper cadre member of the ILEA (Indiana Law Enforcement Academy) where they instruct and perform a federally accredited basic and advanced law enforcement sniper course every year and speaking of Indiana, he also joined the Indiana National Guard in 2019 and is the Scout/Sniper Section Leader for the 1-151st HHC. Coffee with Rich Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rhodieusmc/videos American Warrior Show: https://americanwarriorshow.com/index.html SWAG: https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/ American Warrior Society please visit: https://americanwarriorsociety.com/  

In This Episode, Brian and Tom talk about PB Abbatte and Veteran Transition. Major Thomas Schueman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and commissioned in the Marine Corps in May of 2008. He currently serves as an English Instructor at the United States Naval Academy.Tom has deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan as both a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and as a JTAC with the Afghan National Army's 1/215th Reconnaissance Company.He later served as the Director of Combat Instructor School at SOI-W and as the Company Commander of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, where he deployed to Darwin, Australia. Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University and a Master of Arts from Georgetown. He is Married to Andrea Schueman and has a two-year-old daughter, Amelia.

Famed as the movie that destroyed a studio and an Oscar-winner, writer/director Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate got its reputation replenished with a Criterion edition in 2012. But why do some sophisticated film-viewers still view it as an eye-roll-worthy indulgence? On this episode is Michael Epstein, director of the documentary Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate, as we discuss:- United Artists' executive Steven Bach's book, Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, from which Epstein adapted his doc;- if this book is the greatest making-of-a-movie book, or merely the best one written by an insider;- the bogus narrative that the movie destroyed UA;- how the book contributes to the narrative of Gate as an indulgent slog;- an alternate theory on how inflation destroyed American politics and film in the 1970s;- and why it doesn't matter how much was spent on a piece of art years, decades, or centuries ago.Also:- How Epstein's doc precipitated Gate's 2004 restoration and DVD release;- why Cimino's perfectionism, now timeless, is still treated as a negative;- whether or not the film could have survived if its “internal rhythms” were cut down;- my edible-enhanced screening last year where I declared the movie “one of the greatest movies ever made”;- what enhancement actually led to that declaration (spoiler: not the edibles);- and the identity of the mysterious “Famous Director” Bach covertly discussed replacing Cimino with if he'd gone through with firing the writer/director mid-shoot.Michael Epstein is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose work has been awarded two George Foster Peabody awards, two Primetime Emmys, a Writers Guild Award, a Clio, as well as numerous other distinctions. His films include House Two, Combat Diary: The Marines in Lima Company, along with the John Lennon docs LennoNYC and John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky. He's also the writer/host of the Murder in House Two podcast.The 216-minute director's cut of Heaven's Gate is available on DVD and Blu-ray from Criterion. Its 219-minute Premiere cut is available on VOD and on DVD from MGM. The 149 theatrical cut briefly showed up on MGM's HD channel but is, apparently, only available on the Region 2 DVD. Director Steven Soderbergh's 106-minute “immoral and illegal” “Butcher's Cut” is available to stream on his website, Extension 765.

S1E4 - The S & S Show! This episode we have our first special guest; Sergeant Major Bull. Alessandro, Sima, and the Sergeant Major conquer two topics; Leadership & Mentality. You will finish watching this episode a different person than you were from the beginning of the episode! Here is a quick biography on Sergeant Major Bull: Sergeant Major Bull enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 1998 and attended boot camp at San Diego, California with Platoon 3009, Lima Company, Third Recruit Training Battalion. Private Bull then attended the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, California in February 1999. Sergeant Major Bull was promoted to his current rank in January of 2018 and is serving in his current billet as the battalion Sergeant Major of 1st Battalion 11th Marines. Sergeant Major Bull’s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with 2 gold stars. FULL BIO can be found here: https://www.1stmardiv.marines.mil/...... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scaloradancesport/support

In The Movement Podcast Episode 7 Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-7) Behind the scenes look at his journey to Congress and the path to being a key advocate.   Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey discuss all things happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can utilize our expertise to educate, communicate, and mobilize to better serve our movement.   Today, we have a special guest who is a member of Congress in Arizona. United States Representative Reuben Gallego represents Arizona's 7th District, including parts of Phoenix, Glendale, and Tolleson, in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2014 and is a Marine Corps combat veteran, a lifelong community leader, and the son of Hispanic immigrants. He was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Harvard University.   Guest Bio   Congressman Gallego enlisted in the Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq in 2005 as an infantryman, serving with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines. His Company saw some of the worst fighting of the Iraq War, losing 22 Marines and a Navy Corpsman to enemy action in eight months. Following his experience in Iraq, Congressman Gallego committed to ensuring that servicemen and –women are never sent into harm's way without a plan for winning the fight, securing the peace, and providing post-conflict medical, psychological and familial care. Representative Gallego has focused mainly on U.S. national security in his time in Washington.   As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he has led the response to Russia's attack on NATO, maintaining the European Deterrence Initiative following President Trump's efforts to cut the vital defense program. He has led the effort to support front-line allies like the Baltic States and protect our forces in Germany and across Europe. He has ensured that U.S. Forces Korea – the front line of our defense against North Korea – remains a credible deterrent force. He has led the response to companies like Huawei and ZTE, criminal state-directed organizations that threaten our national security and our next-generation infrastructure. He believes in retaining the United States' qualitative military edge and employing U.S. military power only when necessary.   Changing the Landscape of Political Power for Latinos    “I looked around, and I found that many of the political leaders were weak, and there wasn't anyone afraid of them and their political clout, and I decided that it was time to step up.” He decided to quit his cushy job to dedicate his time to running his first political campaign to win a congressional seat. He talks about how younger representatives are shaping his party.   He speaks about the young leaders in the party and his future perspective on moving forward inside the party. The way representatives govern has changed since Congressman Reuben has taken office. “How people look at Democrats is starting to change. There's going to be a new class of democrats coming up that no one has seen on the national scale.”   Being Responsible for His Community   Congressman Reuben gives out his phone number, which drives his staff crazy. “The best way for me to be a chief of staff is to give my phone number to every community leader in my district.” This gave his community leaders access to him when they needed help with community issues and gave him great insights into what is happening in his district. “To this day, those community leaders have my number, and they text me when they have a problem.”   Listen in to find out what real effective advocacy is for Congressman Reuben, why John Lewis inspires Reuben to this day, and what he has learned about himself since becoming a father. Learn why he enjoys being a member of Congress and how he puts family first in his life.   Share this podcast with a friend and leave us a review!   Show Notes: [07:11] Congressman Reuben talks about his background including his military experience. [08:54] Why he decided to join the Marines after attending Harvard. [14:55] What Congressman Reuben did when he realized the lack of power for Latinos in Arizona. [19:19] How he connected with his district leaders and stays connected with community leaders. [22:21] Who inspires the congressman in his lifetime. [24:35] What he has learned about himself since becoming a father.   Episode Links and Resources Subscribe to our show on Podbean Connect with us on social media Tweet with us on Twitter Contact Chris via email ckemm@mwcua.com  Visit Ruben Gallego on the web

As we near the end of the series we speak to Jake's buddies from Lima Company as they detail their battle to go 1500 meters in 32 days. Remember to like, subscribe and leave a review to help us grow the podcast. Go to www.warstoriesofficial.com and  Join our subscriber forums to get access to premium episodes. Support us at https://patron.podbean.com/warstoriesofficial and get a shout out on an upcoming episode and access to subscriber only episodes. Follow us on Instagram @war_stories_official and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WarStoriesOfficialPodcast 

17APR2004: As the Battle of Husaybah raged, Capt Richard Gannon got the call that his Lima Company was needed to reinforce a sniper outpost coming under intense enemy fire. Without hesitation, Gannon led his men into the mean streets filled with enemy fighters. Shortly, his team came under fire from multiple directions as the enemy poured down effective small arms and RPG fire. Capt Gannon organized an attack on an estimated enemy squad sized element and as his team was moving forward, the assault section leader was wounded. The wounded Marine was pulled from the deadly streets to a compound courtyard in order to be treated. Capt Gannon, moving forward to his wounded Marine, entered a courtyard and found himself face to face with nine enemy fighters. In a brief and vicious fight that included grenades and rifle fire, Capt Gannon was hit and mortally wounded. For his brave act of pushing through the deadly fire to retrieve his wounded Marine, Capt Richard Gannon would be awarded, posthumously, the Silver Star.

Chad Cole, a young US Marine Rifleman experiences the strains of the Marine Corps in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. In a raw and looping narrative, Chad teaches the reader the importance of hearing and telling war stories from Vietnam and Desert Storm and also offers up his own experience with Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines during Operation Peacemaker, the military response to the 1992 Rodney King Riot, in Los Angeles, California. By 1995 the young Sergeant leads a squad from 2nd Platoon, Lima Company 3/1, during Operation United Shield, the final United Nations withdrawal from "the dirty little war," of Mogadishu, Somalia. The author was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for Valor and the Combat Action Ribbon for his actions during United Shield. You can purchase his book from thedirtylittlewars.com and amazon/thedirtylittlewars Also, check out his veteran owned t-shirt company called Heavy Metal Thursday. 

Mike Strahle, 34, of Westerville served in the Iraq War in 2005 with the Marine Corps' Columbus-based Company L (known as Lima Company), 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, as part of Regimental Combat Team 2. Strahle was with the unit when it conducted anti-insurgency operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province along the Syrian border and later helped launch Operation Matador (the Battle of Al Qaim) on May 8, 2005. Strahle returned to the United States with injuries he had sustained when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a roadside bomb May 11, 2005. He is the executive director of the Eyes of Freedom, a traveling exhibit of portraits, painted by then-Ohio artist Anita Miller, depicting the 22 Marines and one Navy corpsman who died in Iraq with Lima Company. The exhibit also includes a bronze sculpture, "The Silent Battle," which characterizes the struggle of veterans adapting to civilian life. Strahle said he knew those who died in Iraq while serving with Lima. He was born and raised in Bryan and graduated from Bryan High School in 2003. His interest in the military was motivated by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and "the gut feeling of helplessness when you're seeing the United States attacked in a way that hadn't happened in my lifetime." He said he was interested in becoming an officer and joined the ROTC program at Ohio State University. "They made it sound like my ... officer career would be ... much better suited if I had some enlistment time under my belt first," he said. He joined the Marine Corps Reserve when he was "young and still pretty angry about 9/11." Lima preceded its Iraq deployment with two months in California, training in security, surveillance and urban operations and getting used to a hot climate. Upon arriving in Iraq, the unit conducted a number of missions in cities, he said. "We were getting intelligence from any number of sources over there where these insurgents were moving," he said. "An insurgent tactic at the time was to take over part of a city or a few houses on a block" while trying to avoid the Marines, he said. During Lima's operations -- many conducted at night -- insurgents would engage the Marines or flee and then would be engaged or rounded up, he said. "That was the pace early on. ... We were always busy," he said. "But Operation Matador was completely different." The Marines had intelligence about major strongholds in certain cities, and Matador would be a large offensive task force, he said. Lima was prepared "for pretty much the whole city to be angry with us ... or to be prepared for our arrival." The unit began mobilizing before sunrise May 8, "engaging in fairly heavy combat most of the day," with a few men injured by machine guns or hand grenades, he said. During what probably would have been the last house clearing of the day, Cpl. Dustin Derga and Sgt. Anthony Goodwin were killed. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Erdy, who was killed later in the deployment, "performed amazingly" and pulled several wounded men from the house before it was hit by an Air Force bomb, Strahle said. Derga, Strahle said, was a team leader. "He was a very close friend of mine and one of the funniest guys in the platoon," he said. But "when things would go wrong, he had this uncanny ability to flip a switch" and change from "the class clown" to a "damn fine Marine," he said. Derga was killed by machine-gun fire while approaching the house, Strahle said. Several tank rounds were fired into the house before Goodwin took a team inside, Strahle said. The insurgents had prepared a dug-in fortified area inside, Strahle said, and while the tank rounds probably left the insurgents "blind, deaf and dumb," they were still alive. From a lower level, he said, "they opened up fire right through the floor," killing Goodwin and injuring two or three others. Goodwin was a veteran of the Marines' 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, Strahle said, and was "the one to teach us we really didn't know anything and we needed to listen up." Goodwin's capability and effectiveness as a leader led officers to give his unit several offensive tasks, Strahle said. "We had the intelligence, and we knew that this whole city was basically bad guys," Strahle said. "We were ordered to protect the civilian population there as best we could, and we did. We did a phenomenal job." On May 11, Strahle was riding in an assault amphibious vehicle second or third in line in a convoy. The AAVs, which were fully tracked amphibious landing vehicles, had no windows, so a ceiling hatch was opened to allow three or four Marines to stand on a bench with their heads and chests outside the hatch to improve observation of the surrounding area. Strahle was standing in the open hatch when an improvised explosive device "blew up right under my feet," he said. The blast killed six of the 16 or 17 on board and threw Strahle into the air. He landed face first in a ditch and began to bandage his injured stomach after failing to find his missing gun. The unit's Navy corpsmen, "who were asked to do a lot with very little, ... hands down, they saved my life," he said. With chest, leg and intestinal injuries, Strahle was put on an Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter 20 minutes after the explosion. He underwent surgeries in Germany before being transferred to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where his family was waiting for him. On Aug. 3, 2005, 14 men with Lima were killed by a roadside bomb. The effect of that incident, Strahle said, "rang all the way up to military generals and the president." The Marines' AAVs had no protection from explosions beneath the vehicle, he said, but the already-developed MRAP (mine-resistant ambush-protected) vehicles did. The military expanded its use of MRAPs and began to rely more on helicopters to move troops between cities, despite the higher costs, he said. "Fourteen guys had to pass to just to kind of put an exclamation point on the problem," he said. Upon Lima's return to Columbus in October 2005, the unit received an enthusiastic welcome. Thousands of residents lined Hamilton Road, waving rain-dampened signs and cheering as Lima's motorcade traveled from what was then Port Columbus International Airport to Rickenbacker International Airport. Strahle said he received a communitywide welcome home when he returned to Bryan. He had a coaching job and later worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. but soon realized he was drinking too much. Miller debuted her Eyes of Freedom exhibit -- life-size portraits of Lima's fallen -- in 2008 at the Ohio Statehouse. In 2011, Strahle asked her if the portraits could be displayed at a Pickerington fundraiser honoring Derga. Previously, the exhibit was on display for several months at a time, each at a different site. With Strahle's involvement after the Pickerington event, the Eyes of Freedom became a traveling display that since has made nearly 300 stops around the U.S. The display has a healing effect on all veterans, he said, including those from the Vietnam War. "The Silent Battle" sculpture depicts the postservice struggles of veterans and honors those lost to suicide, he said. Otherwise, "they're not treated the same way. They're not memorialized the same way," he said. Strahle, who retired from the Marines in 2007, said veterans who are struggling to adjust to civilian life should reach out to other veterans for support. "As soon as I got involved with Eyes of Freedom, it just kind of made it better," he said. Strahle's decorations include the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals and the Armed Services Reserve Medal. This podcast was hosted and produced by Scott Hummel, ThisWeek Community News assistant managing editor, digital. This profile was written by Paul Comstock.

What is a veteran -- or better yet who? Homefront host Craig McKee stumbled across this story and was curious to know why women are more likely to not self-identify as a veteran.  In this episode you’ll hear from Army veteran Shirley May who has more than 30 years of service and not only didn’t identify like her male counterparts – she’s now making it easier for women to get the services they need at the Cincinnati Veterans Medical Center. Plus, Marine veteran Alicia Harter who didn’t see herself as a veteran and is now the executive director for an organization striving to serve all veterans with assistance with addiction services.

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, receive air support from a UH 1Y Venom against a simulated enemy during Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Charnelle Smith)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, receive air support from a UH 1Y Venom against a simulated enemy during Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Charnelle Smith)

This podcast contains graphic imagery and language. It is not recommended for those under the age of 18 or those sensitive to violence, death, and war. In this episode, we speak with Infantry Assaultman Chris Croghan to hear his story about his experience in the war in Iraq.

Susan Lewis Simons is the President and Founder of Under the Shield, Inc. and is deemed to be one of the Nation’s leading subject matter experts in the area of Law Enforcement and Public Safety Stress and Critical Incident Response. Under the Shield is the only organization that has been providing resiliency based training for law enforcement, first responders, military and families of each for 25 years nationwide, Canada and Europe. They are also the only organization providing Stress Coaching to these populations. She has served as an Associate Professor at Herzing University in their Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Public Safety, guest instructor at the FBI Law Enforcement Academy in Quantico Virginia, US Marine Corps. 3rd Battalion, 23 Marines, Lima Company and the United States Air Force in Europe. She was a consulting clinician in New York City post September 11, 2001, working with the Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance.

This week's podcast features Sean Flaharty, the director of Eyes of Freedom: The Lima Company Memorial.  Sean's story isn't unique, but it is profound.  His life took a dramatic and unexpected turn in 2005, when his friend from childhood died in the deserts of Iraq, along with 22 other men. Sean was determined to enlist and join his brothers in arms overseas, but fate dealt a different hand.  Sean would take the "story" of those lost in battle overseas to the masses.  Having seen the Lima Memorial in Seattle in 2014, I can attest to it's profound nature and power. It's an amazing experience to behold and all should witness its impact.  Sean shares other tidbits of life experienced and almost lost amongst potentially poor decisions.  All I know is I'm thrilled he had time for me to spend 2 hours of tangential bliss.  Be warned.... we talk about Black Lives matter as well.  I am not shy about my thoughts, but I love people. Always!   7:25 Rob's in the garage. Furnaces. 8:25 Rob's son had second degree burns. Suing Seattle. Rob's a pansy. Lawsuits. 13:00 Rollercoasters. Travel Channel. TLC. Holiday World. Vacations. 14:40 Leprous. Norwegian. Shining. Blackjazz. Midge Ure. Ultravox. 18:40 Sean's new life. Festivals. 21:00 Lack of education. Military service. 23:50 Unintentional racism in the service. 28:20 The Eyes of Freedom. 42:00 Rob's humor and heart. 50:00 Sean's focus on work and experiences. 53:50 Rob discusses his father's death again. 56:30 The key to success! 1:03:30 Sean's doing what he's supposed to. Thinking with your heart. Surviving 'death.' 1:05:00 Mike Mangini. Dream Theater. Marriage partners. 1:09:40 Not a job. A duty. 1:12:00 The difference between 9/11 and Lima Company. Dying for an ideal. 1:15:00 White privilege. Black lives matter. Conservatives vs. Liberals. Abortion and the death penalty. 1:20:00 Touring Eyes of Freedom. Lots of travel. 1:25:00 Pop Evil. Stage shows. 1:30:08 We are on the same level. Net worth. Feeling less than. Intangibles. 1:32:00 RSI and why Rob has Rockstar Superhero.com. Go all in. Drumming. 1:35:00 Authenticity. 1:37:00 What doesn't Sean do well? Hiring your weaknesses. Rob sucks at doing the right thing. 1:45:00 Sean gets aggravated. Goes home to sleep. Needs to release frustrations. Heavy vs. New Age. 1:48:10 Twelve Foot Ninja. One Hand Killing. 1:51:00 Twins are amazing and torturous. 1:52:50 The Big Short. It still happens. Money is made in the inverse. If you're jumping in, you're too late. :55:20 Rob believes in perfection. 2:00:00 Incremental growth. Organic growth. Patience. 2:04:20 Hearing from people about your "purpose." 2:08:00 Lucid dreaming. Devin Townsend. Lacuna Coil. Al Jorgensen. Ministry. 2:09:40 Important work. 2:11:25 High Highs "Open Season" - Copyright 2012 - Fine Time/Sony Records - All Rights Reserved.Subscribe to the show here:Itunes: https://apple.co/2OR4kVx Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qHHFZHDeezer: https://bit.ly/3srQ3grPodchaser: https://bit.ly/2NG2UwLGoogle: https://bit.ly/3uIQVzkJioSaavn: https://bit.ly/387Y2HGTumblr: https://bit.ly/3ka5IhjBook a show with us: https://calendly.com/rockstarsuperheroinstituteCopyright Rockstar Superhero 2021 - All Rights ReservedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rockstar-superhero--4792050/support.

This week's podcast features Sean Flaharty, the director of Eyes of Freedom: The Lima Company Memorial.  Sean's story isn't unique, but it is profound.  His life took a dramatic and unexpected turn in 2005, when his friend from childhood died in the deserts of Iraq, along with 22 other men. Sean was determined to enlist and join his brothers in arms overseas, but fate dealt a different hand.  Sean would take the "story" of those lost in battle overseas to the masses.  Having seen the Lima Memorial in Seattle in 2014, I can attest to it's profound nature and power. It's an amazing experience to behold and all should witness its impact.  Sean shares other tidbits of life experienced and almost lost amongst potentially poor decisions.  All I know is I'm thrilled he had time for me to spend 2 hours of tangential bliss.  Be warned.... we talk about Black Lives matter as well.  I am not shy about my thoughts, but I love people. Always!   7:25 Rob's in the garage. Furnaces. 8:25 Rob's son had second degree burns. Suing Seattle. Rob's a pansy. Lawsuits. 13:00 Rollercoasters. Travel Channel. TLC. Holiday World. Vacations. 14:40 Leprous. Norwegian. Shining. Blackjazz. Midge Ure. Ultravox. 18:40 Sean's new life. Festivals. 21:00 Lack of education. Military service. 23:50 Unintentional racism in the service. 28:20 The Eyes of Freedom. 42:00 Rob's humor and heart. 50:00 Sean's focus on work and experiences. 53:50 Rob discusses his father's death again. 56:30 The key to success! 1:03:30 Sean's doing what he's supposed to. Thinking with your heart. Surviving 'death.' 1:05:00 Mike Mangini. Dream Theater. Marriage partners. 1:09:40 Not a job. A duty. 1:12:00 The difference between 9/11 and Lima Company. Dying for an ideal. 1:15:00 White privilege. Black lives matter. Conservatives vs. Liberals. Abortion and the death penalty. 1:20:00 Touring Eyes of Freedom. Lots of travel. 1:25:00 Pop Evil. Stage shows. 1:30:08 We are on the same level. Net worth. Feeling less than. Intangibles. 1:32:00 RSI and why Rob has Rockstar Superhero.com. Go all in. Drumming. 1:35:00 Authenticity. 1:37:00 What doesn't Sean do well? Hiring your weaknesses. Rob sucks at doing the right thing. 1:45:00 Sean gets aggravated. Goes home to sleep. Needs to release frustrations. Heavy vs. New Age. 1:48:10 Twelve Foot Ninja. One Hand Killing. 1:51:00 Twins are amazing and torturous. 1:52:50 The Big Short. It still happens. Money is made in the inverse. If you're jumping in, you're too late. :55:20 Rob believes in perfection. 2:00:00 Incremental growth. Organic growth. Patience. 2:04:20 Hearing from people about your "purpose." 2:08:00 Lucid dreaming. Devin Townsend. Lacuna Coil. Al Jorgensen. Ministry. 2:09:40 Important work. 2:11:25 High Highs "Open Season" - Copyright 2012 - Fine Time/Sony Records - All Rights Reserved.Subscribe to the show here:Itunes: https://apple.co/2OR4kVx Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qHHFZHDeezer: https://bit.ly/3srQ3grPodchaser: https://bit.ly/2NG2UwLGoogle: https://bit.ly/3uIQVzkJioSaavn: https://bit.ly/387Y2HGTumblr: https://bit.ly/3ka5IhjBook a show with us: https://calendly.com/rockstarsuperheroinstituteCopyright Rockstar Superhero 2021 - All Rights Reserved

Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us for another edition of Someone You Should Know. As part of his Project Hero series, Bruce posted the following story aboutCpl. Mark Camp, "Cpl. Mark Camp, 25, received the Silver Star, the military’s third-highest award for gallantry in battle, during a ceremony in Columbus, Ohio. Camp was wounded in early May during an intense campaign with Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines. The company, fighting insurgents in western Iraq as part of Operation Matador, lost 23 soldiers. The former Maine resident and son of a Westbrook car dealer told The Columbus Dispatch newspaper that he was positioned at the top hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle while on patrol when a roadside bomb launched the vehicle into the air and sent shrapnel flying. The explosion burned Camp’s hands and face, but he still attempted to rescue one of his comrades trapped inside the vehicle after the blast, the newspaper reported. He continued his rescue effort despite another explosion that knocked him out of the vehicle and set his hands on fire again." The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Thanks to Matt, Bruce is now on board and we are lucky to have him as part of the show. All of our interviews are also available for download at iTunes and Podcast Alley via the Pundit Review Radio Podcast. What is Pundit Review Radio? Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us for another edition of Someone You Should Know. As part of his Project Hero series, Bruce posted the following story aboutCpl. Mark Camp, "Cpl. Mark Camp, 25, received the Silver Star, the military’s third-highest award for gallantry in battle, during a ceremony in Columbus, Ohio. Camp was wounded in early May during an intense campaign with Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines. The company, fighting insurgents in western Iraq as part of Operation Matador, lost 23 soldiers. The former Maine resident and son of a Westbrook car dealer told The Columbus Dispatch newspaper that he was positioned at the top hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle while on patrol when a roadside bomb launched the vehicle into the air and sent shrapnel flying. The explosion burned Camp’s hands and face, but he still attempted to rescue one of his comrades trapped inside the vehicle after the blast, the newspaper reported. He continued his rescue effort despite another explosion that knocked him out of the vehicle and set his hands on fire again." The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Thanks to Matt, Bruce is now on board and we are lucky to have him as part of the show. All of our interviews are also available for download at iTunes and Podcast Alley via the Pundit Review Radio Podcast. What is Pundit Review Radio? Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *When the Fairest Cut is the Deepest: The Risk of Renunciation* for Sunday, 9 September 2007; book review: *The Deserter's Tale; The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq* by Joshua Key as told to Lawrence Hill (2007); film review: *Combat Diary; The Marines of Lima Company* (2006); poem review: *An Evening Prayer* by George MacDonald.