Connecting Vets reporter Elizabeth Howe takes us through a new DoD report that might be pointing to COVID as a cause for a recent spike in suicides. Could isolation, fear, and travel restrictions be the cause of this rise in suicides this year? Then Connecting Vets reporter Abbie Bennett discusses a new report about the ongoing issues of racism at the VA. Did a Kool-Aid, watermelon, and fried chicken meal to celebrate Juneteenth cross the line? (Hint: Yes...it did)

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Connecting Vets reporter Jack Murphy takes us inside the untold story of 4 CIA Maritime Branch Operators lost at sea during a top-secret mission. We go in-depth into who these men were, what they were trying to do, and the circumstances that led to their disappearance. A powerful story and fascinating look inside CIA operations. 

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Jack Murphy and Rod Rodriguez discuss the double standard that exists between Officer and Enlisted punishments for online bad behavior. Then we explore the world of vets that think there's a civil war coming and the weird thing is, they seem to WANT it to happen! Would it be as "cool" as they think it will be or is the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the future less Mad Max and more just dying before 20? All that and more on The Back Brief!

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Connecting Vets reporter Libby Howe (@ECBHowe) joins me to talk about her report on military training accidents, where we are in base name changes, the suicide of Army Veteran Ronnie Mcnutt, and what next after "suckers and loser"?

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Connecting Vets reporter and host of CBS Eye on Veterans, Phil Briggs, explains why absentee ballots will be perfectly safe going through the US Postal Service. He also offers us up one of his fail-proof ideas on how former Navy Seal Robert O'Neil can not only help us keep air travel safe, but maybe even fight the forces of evil itself! All that and more on The Back Brief!

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This week on The Back Brief, Jack Murphy joins me to talk about the arrest of former SF soldier Peter Debbins accused of spying for Russia! We go into the heart of this story and what WE think this might actually mean.

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Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr) joins me on the show to talk about the fear fo the ever-present RECEDING HAIRLINE! Then we jump into the Army's E-SPORTS Team is BACK and they're still trying to maneuver playing games and answering questions about war crimes. Then we once again go down the rabbit hole of Q Anon, aliens, and COVID.

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The United States Postal Service is experiencing major delays as they try to save money. Connecting Vets reporter Abbie Bennett and I take a look at what this means for Veterans expecting their meds on time. Also, Biden vs Trump! TWITTER....AND LIZARD PEOPLE!!!!!

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Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr) joins me on to talk about this week's Vet news!

:45 - Navy Seal museum K-9's go hard on Kaps Jersey
8:30 - Are you a Ranger if you got the tab or if you were in the 75th?
16:19 - Louis Bremer grilled by a Senate committee, should he get the job?
22:25 - We go down the Epstein rabbit hole
40:30 - Anti-pedo campaigns spring up in the Vet community, what does this mean?

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The death of Fort Hood's Spc. Vanessa Guillen has spurred a new legislative effort at changing the way Servicemembers report sexual assault and harassment. Connecting Vets reporter Libby Howe and I talk about the march in Washington that caught the President's attention!

(25:46) Then, what do a doctor, the coronavirus, and a demon have in common? Well, find out at as our very own Phil Briggs takes us into this bizarre but true story!

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