Combat Vet Vision

Michael Jon de Leon USN Veteran Powered Films

Chief Petty Officer de Leon BIO

STGC de Leon

Chief Mike de Leon is a Navy “brat” born in San Diego, Ca. and had two brothers and 1 nephew in the Navy. Not to mention his late father, Roger de Leon, retired submariner. He enlisted in the Navy March 1993 as an undesignated Seaman Recruit (E1 paygrade), worked his way up the ranks to Petty Officer 3rd Class (E4) on USS Stout DDG 55 in Norfolk, Virginia until 1998, cross-rated to AO (Aviation Ordnance) and worked for Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach Detachment in California, then cross-rated again in 1999 to Sonar Technician where he later served on USS Barry DDG 52 in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1999-2006, made the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class (E5), transferred to San Diego, Ca. as an Sonar instructor from 2006-2008. He was stationed overseas for his next duty station onboard USS Paul Hamilton DDG 60 in Pearl Harbor where he move up to the aspiring rank of Petty Officer 1st Class (E6) in Hawaii from 2008-2011, and then served as an Oceanography Instructor teaching underwater terrain mapping and weapons handling at Center for Surface Combat Systems Command Detachment Pearl Harbor from 2011-2014. He was advanced immediately to the rank of Chief Petty Officer (E7) which sent him to his final duty station onboard USS Antietam CG 54 as 1 of 1 ASW Specialists where he later retired in Yokosuka, Japan on October 1st, 2016 with an Honorable Discharge.

His shore commands in-between sea tours were training commands Fleet ASW Training Center Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Maritime Training Center (ASW) Point Loma and CSCS Detachment, Pearl Harbor where he earned his Master Training Specialist Certification and became the Embedded Training Systems Manager utilized to train the entire combat fleet in (ASW) Anti-Submarine Warfare worldwide in 6 different training commands using high fidelity training systems. He earned National Defense, Global War on Terrorism, Global War Expeditionary, Maritime Expeditionary, Navy Achievement, Good Conduct, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and The Navy Commendation Medals during his Naval career. Chief de Leon has 3 children living in California, Rayden (24), Justin (20) and Jadelyn (14).

Mike Retired in 2016 October and finished h his Bachelors (BSB) Degree Program at University of Phoenix. He started a travel venture in 2017 around the world until he discovered Veteran Organizations that helped Veterans of PTSD and transitioning to civilian life.

He recently started his own Non Non-Profit (RECON CHIEF Inc.) awaiting approval. His recent endeavors include working with Veteran Powered Films, Race to Erase 22, CampNcater, and is currently in close collaboration with the royal families of Dubai in support of promoting tourism and small business development and funding.

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Links
Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision
Warrior Built - https://warriorbuilt.org/
PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/
Veteran Powered Films - https://veteranpoweredfilms.com/

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Robert Caudill USMC

He grew up just outside of Detroit, Michigan, until He joined the Marine Corps later in life at twenty-four. He was very fortunate to serve with HMM-364 the Purple Foxes, with Four deployments from 2004-2010. As an aviation ordnanceman fixing machine guns and loading the countermeasure flares. Although He did not serve on the front lines, He was part of the casualty evacuation. Resulting in his medical retirement in 2012 with Post Traumatic Stress from my time overseas. He served at "Wounded Warrior Bn West" and has been involved in many programs that support our combat vets.

Since his retirement, He has earned a B. A. in Human Development and 200- hour Yoga certification. He spends his spare time after remodeling his RV into a mobile woodshop for his art hobbies.

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Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision
Warrior Built - https://warriorbuilt.org/
PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/

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Compliments

In a variety of ways compliments seemed to be hard to accept in today's society

Let's take the compliment that so often so many of us here all the time “Thank you for your service”

Some feel like this is possibly a cop out, possibly meaning nothing to the person that's asking, but why not give the benefit of the doubt?

Assume this person had enough guts to come up to talk to you to begin with, and really does have that deep appreciation.

Most Veterans on Veteran's Day go out for that free meal, some company or some organizations is paying for, to make sure you feel like you're appreciated.

Now somebody has enough guts to come up to you personally and thank you, how about for a minute why not give them a piece of your military history or some military history you know?
Particularly history of your fellow service members, that have done some incredible things, or you yourself that it served on something incredible.

The reason I bring this up is because I believe sometimes that America needs heroes whether you feel like one or not sometimes it’s important to put yourself in a place where you can just touch somebody else's mind heart and soul, give a piece of history, something you learned, some patriotic thing that you know and feel, but whatever that is, take it for what it's worth.

If it's not worth anything to you, and you feel like it's just a cop out, please, make sure you don't take any advantages that our government gives, that our people, society or organizations may want give you.

I feel and believe that our society as a whole has gotten away from compliments, uplifting comments and other type motivation, because there is quote in the military that states ,“no good deed goes un punished”.

It’s hard to sometimes find positivity and good words for others.
Lot of people constantly say chivalry is dead so we can't give compliments to anybody without offending somebody.

Is this a twisted moment in our society, where you can't say, do or be anything, because if you are you're offending something someone somehow somewhere, and you're just stuck in a never ending conundrum of “I shouldn't say anything, do anything”.

I believe sometimes we feel this way and we isolate, because it's easier to do nothing, than to deal with all the craziness, that's going on out there.

So, next time you hear a compliment, maybe, just for a second feel like somebody's trying to uplift you.

Or you yourself give somebody a compliment whether it's genuine enough to them or not, make sure it's genuine enough for you.

For me compliments should be a genuine way of articulating something to uplift somebody else, whether it uplifts you or has something to do with you or not.

Just be glad and happy that somebody has the ability and desire to give you an uplifting or small token of their appreciation.

Whatever that may be, word, phrase, gift or small token, if you want to be offended, you can definitely find offence in everything and anything if that is your reasoning.

I feel like it's getting harder and harder to actually say something to somebody, or appreciate somebody, or open a door for somebody, or help somebody out, you might just be offending somebody in this process.

I will tell my story of working for the school district and getting the balls off the hill…………………………….

What matters is, what matters to you, if you're offended from the “Thank you for your service”, then you should be offended from taking anything on this planet you should be offended for the free meal that's been offered to you the military discount you might ask for all these different things you are entitled to and just don’t bother getting any of those as well.

Remember - this is my opinion, this is not anybody else, this is me. If you're looking and you're offended, stop looking!
Thanks for listening to my show, thanks for having that understanding.

Maybe this will help somebody else.

Links
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PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/

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Austin Waggoner USA

He will tell his story, his struggles, his solutions and his path through transition.

He will talk about his art and how Dremel engraving art helps him and has given him some extended passion.

US Army Feb 6 / 1996 - Dec 24 / 2002, Oregon National Guard Jan 03 - Nov 03, Washington National Guard Nov 03 - Jan 05 , US Army May 05 - Nov 13, Kosovo 01 - 02, Iraq 04, 09-10

Links
Austin Waggoner-https://www.facebook.com/tattoosbyaustin
Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision
Warrior Built - https://warriorbuilt.org/
PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/

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USMC Aug 1997 to Sept 2017
SSgt Ret.
Parris Island
0612 Field Wireman 29 Palms Ca
Wpns co, 2/5 HQ and Echo co 2/6 11th Mar, BAT 1 Pkus other units and task forces.
OEF Africa 02 OIF Iraq 03 OEF Afghanistan 04 Afghanistan 12
Multiple multinational training deployments multiple countries.

Links
Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision
Warrior Built - https://warriorbuilt.org/
PTSD Foundation of America - https://ptsdusa.org/

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Everybody Needs a Group or a Battle Buddy

Positive and negative choices can affect us for our whole life.
Not all groups and not all Battle Buddies can be good for you.
Everybody has issues
Everyone can open up communication better
Everyone needs Coping Skills
Everyone needs positive feedback and negative feedback
Trauma in life affects us all and we can as a society benefit from support elements. Where you find support and how you used this support, will determine its effectiveness.

Links
Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision
PTSD Foundation - https://ptsdusa.org/

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Vincent Ray will be talking about his USMC experience and deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. He will also discuss transition and how he is dealing with life.

USMC Jan 2001 - Jan 2006
Reserve Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

MCRD San Diego Echo Co.
2111 Small Arms Tech. School Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Marine Corps Security Forces Batallion
Fast Co. Attached to multiple Platoons
1, 2, & 3rd Fast "Fleet anti-terrorism Security Team"
Feb 2003 Iraq 11 for OIF / OEF
04 Yokosuka Japan 1st Fast 3rd platoon
Operations in The straights of Malaka, Indonesia, Philippines, Afghanistan. And many More.

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Intimidation - can you walk through the doors and be involved with yourself and your needs?

What is holding you back?

Does it remind you of checking in to a new command?

And if you do get involved - are you afraid of the commitment to yourself or to the Organization?

We need to get to a point where we may want to come back and visit it or just be part of it because we can.

Combat Vet Vision - https://www.facebook.com/CombatVetVision

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Chief Seibert's former Commanding officer of Wounded Warrior Bn West will talk about his career, Wounded Warrior Bn West, Challenges of support to our Wounded Ill and Injured. He will talk about Freedom Station its mission to support housing for Vets and why this is his calling and what it means to him and how he feels it helps.

GREG MARTIN, President(Warrior Foundation, Freedom Station)
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
1223 ½ 28th St., Suite A San Diego, CA 92102
(760) 805-2588
[email protected]
www.warriorfoundation.org
CFC #40485

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The Year 2020

"Adapt and overcome"( Election, Covid, Shutdowns, hard times, uncertainty)

Controversial (Mask and business shutdowns, vaccine, what is going on?

Zoom, Virbella.Com, Work from home, less traffic, business modal change, Real estate.

My brother in Denver Co an office space builder, claims he is building or taking down office spaces in response to Covid.

What you can control is you and how you deal with this all

Links
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