Grunts in Appalachia

This week we traveled Buffalo, WV to sit down with two retired Marine legends, Mr. JC Knight and William Bodette.  Both of these guys are amazing story tellers and we let them have the floor so they could get out as much as possible in a little over an hour. Of course there are your usual shenanigans that were played throughout the episode but these men got down to the nitty gritty.  

If you follow us on our social media then you already got to see John getting chewed out by both of them like he was a recruit on Parris Island, that glorious hell hole.  

Check out this fresh new episode but please do it without your children present. 

Well this was supposed to be a regular episode but when do we do regular?  Yiorgi and John show up to Brandons house, only thing is Brandon isn't home!  So we wait 45 minutes, making reels and talking about this episode that you're about to listen to before Brandon makes it home.  He shows up with a surprise guest Scott who is a US NAVY veteran of the first Gulf War and a super down to earth nice guy.  He's been an entreprunuer in this area for 30 years.  His first business that he started after handing the Iraqi National Gaurd an ass whoopin in the early 1990s was installing BASS in cars and trucks before "Pimp My Ride" was even a thing.

There's so much serious conversation mixed in with absolute comedy that you'll just need to take a listen, just not with the kids.  

Last episode of the year and its a banger.  Hear all about the Christmas shenanigans, new years plans, new gear acquired on Christmas and a healthy dose of Wellness Checks. For some reason this episode just seemed to be a great culmination for 2022.  

We have a Grunts Gear and Gadgets this week and its something that every single home in the world should have but you will have to listen to find out this multi purpose piece of gear.

Did a little reminiscing on some wild nights in the military from Brandon and John.  We also did if I remember correctly 2 at minimum wellness checks. 

Overall this was one of our favorite episodes to record because everyone just had a lot to say.  

Take a listen and tell us what you think. 

This week the Grunts sat down with Sebastian Morris of Seabass productions.  This great young man just finished his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps this month and he is excited to now chase his dream of being a movie producer right here in Appalachia.  Sebastian also said one of the most profound things that I've personally heard about the military to date.  I'll say it here just in case you don't listen and catch it, he said, I won't quote because I don't want to mess it up, the military is a direct reflection of the American society.  

We got into a lot of comparisons on this episode with Army and Marines and how they gain rank, testing, evaluations and over all life in the military. 

Keep your eye on Sebastian because this man is going to go places in the near future and we were fortunate enough to have him on our show before he makes it to the big leagues.  

January 6th Derrick Evans was a newly elected member to the West Virginia House of Delegates and a Trump supporter.  He went to the Capitol for the rally and then entered the US Capitol as a peaceful protestor.  Derrick became one of the faces of the "Insurrection" since he was an elected politician and since that day our government has put him and his family through hell.  But you can't keep a good man down and Derrick has now served his prison sentence and he talked to us about his prison bout at length. 

Three months he sat in prison and during that time he made the best of it.  He learned about the customs and culture of prison life and he explained to us how many US citizens are currently spending time in the clink for victimless crimes and petty drug charges that are absolutely ridiculous. 

Derrick refused the COVID vaccination so upon reporting to prison he had to spend his first 8 days in solitary confinement which he explains how he passed the time.  The segregation of races in prison is a serious thing but in his case he said that he didn't encounter any racism it was just how they did things to make it safer and as free inside as possible.  The hierarchy of the inmates and television and food are the things that are cherished the most. 

You don't want to miss this almost expose on our prison system, just a warning this episode isn't one to listen to with children. 

Well we got all three of us together again this week!  

We added a duffle bag dump to the show this week, basically one of us (Brandon) picked and item to place in the bag and we had to open it up and talk about the item.  This took place as soon as we stopped the live feed we had rolling on Facebook that you can check out on our Facebook page.   

Spending Christmas in the military without the option to go home to your loved ones and being forward deployed during the holiday season is something that Brandon and John have both experienced so we discussed how that was and how you can cope with it when you're with your boys.  

There were some pretty entertaining news stories that popped up this week so we incorporated our commentary on those as well and we bet you haven't heard about these stories in the national news so you might want to get up to speed on some great conversation starters from these stories.  

The Christmas Spam is going to happen but you might want to see if its available in your area or not, it's not in ours but we shall find some and eat it live so if you have it in your area and are feeling in the Christmas spirit please pick us up a can and send it to us!  As always Grunts in Appalachia Out!

Yo! We did it.  We went live on Facebook for the first time and we had a great time doing it.  We talked a lot about different happenings in the world, as well as how our Thanksgiving went for us personally.  Gorgeous George wasn't able to join us this week for a family thing and we are asking all our listeners to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.  Check out this weeks episode and share it with a few of your friends! 

Gorgeous George, Brandon and John sit down at a table with one of the most beautiful rifles ever created by Masterpiece Arms.  This 6.5 Creedmore is a beast weighing in at almost 20 pounds including the scope!  This will be the rifle that Gorgeous George is going to be using when he and Brandon have their civilian vs sniper competition.  

It's Thanksgiving yall! So a very happy Thanksgiving to you all and your families and all of our forward deployed brothers and sisters in arms.  

We got into some technical talk on this episode as Brandon and Gorgeous explain different things about sniper rifles, capabilities and deployment of the weapon system.  Some good jargon is thrown out in this episode for all you gun enthusiasts.  Sit back grab a beer and take a listen. 

This week Brandon and Gorgeous George sit down and talk about the cold season, sports and the on going election.  We had a few drinks to keep us going and just let the conversation flow.  We talk about the up coming holidays and what things we might have going on.