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This week in the studio my co host Chris VanSant and I have a conversation with a man who dedicated 27 years of service to the US Army, more than 21 of those in Special Operations, including 12 years with the Special Missions Units as a Tier 1 Operator. Our guest has spent time with units such as the 3rd Infantry, 101st Airborne, 5th Special Forces, 10th Special Forces, Special Operations Command as a congressional liaison, and even as an Army Congressional Fellow where he advised Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison from the Great State of Texas on military budgets, construction programs, and other military issues. He served in 11 combat rotations between Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the recipient of the Silver ☆ and 6 Bronze Stars. Our guest is not just a warrior though, he is also a renaissance man who holds a bachelors degree in Liberal Arts and a Masters Degree In Legislative Affairs. He is the founder Tier One Trapper and is still Instructing and Consulting as an Independent Contractor.I am so honored to introduce not only this weeks guest but my great co hosts former team member, Jesse Boettcher.

This week in the studio a man who was a three time volunteer in his service to his country. In 1967 he volunteered for service in the US Army, then at a briefing for jobs in the military and after just viewing the John Wayne classic The Green Berets, my guest volunteered for Special Forces, but that still wasn’t enough. My guest finished in country training and was asked to volunteer for a Top Secret Group and Operation that was happening at that time. After attending a briefing and signing a 20 year Non Disclosure Agreement my guest joined the Secret War and started operating in Laos and Cambodia. This is the group that the Viet Cong only talked about in hushed whispers. Conducting raids, ambushes, POW recovery, sabotage and a litany of other clandestine operations, this unit was responsible for the dismantling of enemy forces where no one and no operations were supposed to be. Cut off from the rest of the world, and with only dire missions on their agenda, my guest and his band of marauders were responsible for the destruction of an enemy that no one thought existed. Over 50 years later the veil has been pulled back and the world now knows the sacrifice that my guest and a very small number of soldiers gave willingly. Some called him Idaho One Zero, some knew him as TILT, but after this conversation, the world will know him by another name. It is my pleasure to humbly introduce John “Stryker” Meyer….

This week in the studio a man who in 27 years rose from the rank of the Enlisted to become the Commanding Officer of Foxtrot , 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Command. On March 4th, 2007 his career took an unbelievable turn when his convoy was attacked in a complex ambush and his Marines returned fire. This is where this story goes horribly wrong, before even returning to their fire base, word had spread like wildfire, that his unit had attacked and killed numerous civilians including women and children. They became known as the MARSOC 7 and their Court of Inquiry became the longest War Crimes Trial in Marine Corp History at three and half weeks long, and introducing over forty witnesses and 5,000 pages of documentation. As hard as the government tried they could not bring this elite Warrior or the men under his watch and command down. He was victorious in the courtroom with no charges ever being filed on he or his Marines, but was it to much, along his career he was divorced twice and ultimately and unjustly turned down for for further progression in command and rank. He is here to tell the complete story and answer the question was it all worth it. I am honored to introduce you to Maj. Fred Galvin (R) United States Marine Corps

This week in the studio a man who joined the military at the age of 28. By age 29 he had completed BUDS training. After 8 years and a couple of combat tours with SEAL Team 7, this guest became an instructor at the Advanced Training Command. During his years of service he discovered that he had some quite visible injuries that he had sustained like a career ending back injury and a quadruple hernia. This guest noticed more than the visible injuries he was being dragged into an abyss from the long term effects of Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Insomnia. In 2017 this guest suffered a devastating blow when his friend and team mate (Ryan Larkin) took his own life after being awake for 5 days straight. It was at this moment that my guest’s life started to change, Robert dedicated his life and studies to the art and science behind sleep. No more depressants to go to sleep and no more stimulants to wake up. My guest has since been working with techniques for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the psychology of sleep in order to help his fellow veterans, first responders, and the sleep deprived public in general. It is my pleasure to introduce you to the Founder of Sixty Two Romeo and Former Navy Seal Robert Sweetman.

This week in the studio my guest is a Best selling author, Emmy-nominated investigative reporter and award-winning journalist. This guest doesn’t do puff pieces. She has spent two decades covering terrorism, murder, mobsters, and corruption for television, newspapers and radio. Included in her career she is the author of five true crime books, She was the Police Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News for nearly a decade and has covered high-profile crime cases nationally and internationally, included in those are being at Ground Zero for the story of 9/11 and being in Boston within striking range of the Boston Marathon bombing. She has written for shows such as City on the Hill, and she has been a commentator on breaking news for national programs on ABC World News, CNN; MSNBC; and the Fox News Network. She is here to talk about the books that she penned concerning the Terrorist acts in Boston on Patriots Day and her future project about the infamous gang MS-13. I am happy to introduce you to Michele McPhee.

This week in the studio, a man with 20 years of service in the US Army. He served in such units as the 75th Ranger regiment, the 3rd Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne, and the famed 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force). He has undergone 11 combat deployments in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. He has hunted the likes of Hussein, Zarkawi, and other notable deck of cards players. This has not been an easy life as most would understand, but in this one we have to go deeper to the root causes of the problems suffered by far to many veterans. Numerous concussions, blasts, breaches, TBI, and don't forget a generous dose of PTS. My guest has overcome those demons of his past and is now a shining example to other veterans, he teaches that at any point you can reinvent yourself to be anything that you need or want to be, and that there are brighter days ahead when you look in the right places. He now enjoys the outdoors, volunteer work, and making sure that those that surround him live their absolute best life. He’s a board member of the All Secure Foundation and the President of VanSant Consulting. He’s here in the studio to talk about the highs and lows, chasing the unicorn of adrenaline, and ultimately how to be happy in your life. It is my honor to introduce you to Chris VanSant.

This week in the studio a man who spent 26 years as a State of California Game Warden. He started out his career very normal with jobs like training cadets, conducting State, National, and International Firearms Training. But that where normal ends in this story John co developed and lead his agencies Elite Tactical Unit “The Marijuana Enforcement Team”, but also developed his agencies first Sniper unit and then used them as a tool to combat the worst criminals and cartels that were setting up grow and production facilities in our own backyard (the California Wilderness. In just the test phase of this unit they were responsible for 182 arrest, eradication, and reclamation missions. Eradicated 507,160 poisoned black market Marijjuana plants, Destroyed 7,429 pounds of tainted Marijuana, captured 235 DTO operatives (most of those being armed), seized 77 firearms, removed 38.5 tons of trash 65 miles of irrigation piping and 9.4 tons of water poisoning fertilizer. He’s here this week to tell his story of hunting the cartels and his never ending mission for wilderness conservation. I am very happy to introduce you to John Nores…

This week in the studio a man with almost 4 decades of military service to this country. His dream started all the way back in the summer before his freshman year of high school when he finished reading a military based book about every three days. By doing this his mind was set on a life a service which began in 1983 when he was assigned to the 1st Battallion 75th Rangers as brand new private. He made colossal strides in his career by not only becoming a Ranger but also a JumpMaster by the rank of Specialist. In 1987 as a then Staff Sergeant he transitioned to the Nebraska National Guard so that he could attend college. After receiving his bachelors degree he was back on active duty as a commissioned officer. Now this is where his career really takes off. He has held commands in the 101st, 75th Ranger Regiment, 508th Infantry,173rd Airborne where he was in commander of a battalion that was awarded a Presidential Unit citation, Valorous Unit Award, over 400 individual valor awards that included 3 living Medal of Honor recipients. He has spent over six years of his life and career in combat. He ended his illustrious career as the Director of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy at WestPoint and he is here to tell how his warriors life has affected him, his immediate family, and his much larger adopted family (the soldiers under his command), and what he is doing with that second chapter of his life. I am honored to introduce you to William “Bill” Ostlund Colonel US Army Retired.

This week in the studio a woman with 21 years of Military Service. She’s been both enlisted and a Warrant Officer. She specialized in Counter and Human Intelligence. She was the first woman ever admitted to the Marine Air Ground Task Force CounterIntelligence/Human Intelligence Course. She has tracked and hunted terrorists during her military service with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and now is spending her retirement years hunting human traffickers with Deliver Fund. If that’s not enough, she is also the accomplished author of the Elle Anderson series of thrillers, that have been released in both novel and graphic novel form. She is is here this week to tell her amazing story, please help me in welcoming A.M Adair.

This week in the studio a man with over 45 years of both National and International Law Enforcement experience. During that time he has worked Counter Terrorism, Narcotics, Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Money Laundering, and Protective Operations to name a few. He was part of the Mariel Boat Lift with Cuban refugees, Operation Overlord, Operation Purple Haze, and Engility, a team of prior law enforcement that helped US and international forces during Operation Enduring Freedom. He has received such awards as the US Attorneys Office Award, US Customs Commissioners Award, The Jordanian Army Appreciation Award, the Peruvian Government Appreciation Award, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Committee and was even the Florida State Agent of the Year for 2017. It is a huge honor to have this guy tell his story. Please welcome Miles Sonn.