I Got Your 6 Podcast

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.

Kini Cole is a former USMC RECON Marine. He has over 26 years of experience in local & federal law enforcement, including work as an undercover police officer. Kini is a 3x World & 3x Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion.

Brian and Kini discuss his time in the Marines, being an undercover police officer in NYC, and life after the police/Marines.

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This is Justin's second time coming on IGY6 Podcast. The other time was when he was the first guest I ever had on for Episode #8.

Justin has written 6 poetry books about his experience in Afghanistan and is a 2-time award-winning poet.

He has just recently written his first novel called "Adahy" a historical fiction fantasy, which is set to come out this July.

Brian and Justin talk about the process of writing Adahy.

In this episode, Brian talks with his former teammate and long-time friend Simoni Lawrence.
Simoni and Brian talk about playing in the NFL, being named to the CFL all-decade team, and Simoni opening up about his mental health journey.

Simoni Lawrence is a Canadian football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Minnesota.

In this episode, Brian talks with Ryan Hendrickson who jumped on the show from Afghanistan. Brian and Ryan talk about Ryan overcoming the obstacles he faced after stepping on an IED to beating all the odds to rejoin his unit in Afghanistan which lead him to earn the Silver Star. They also discuss transitioning out of the military and ways to improve the process.

About Ryan Hendrickson

While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010 -- knowing that he was in "uncleared" territory -- Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg.

American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012.

In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that "no one gets left behind." For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor.

In this episode, Brian talks with Casey Dikijian who is a USMC veteran. They talk about Casey's experience in the Military, THC, and Casey's current life.

This episode gives details on some of the battles woman faces on a daily basis in the military.,

In this episode, Brian talks with Army Veteran Johnny Pain. Johnny Pain is a recognized leader in the fields of strength and conditioning, self-defense and personal security, leadership, peak performance, and the science of human influence.

A lifetime student of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), as well as several other disciplines of applied psychology, JP has built an impressive track record as a life and success coach in the last decade. JP works with clients from all around the globe who are in search of the elusive “edge”, via phone and Skype coaching sessions, as well as via web conference, and in-person, one-on-one work.

Additionally, JP is active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, does extensive work with Veterans.

website- www.greyskullnation.com
instagram- @thejohnnypain

In this episode, Brian talks to Veteran and Country Music Singer Ryan Weaver.

Ryan’s personal story is like no other artist in country music today. Growing up with a family of eleven in a small town in Floral City, Florida, he joined the Army right after high school. After several years of working as a Military Intelligence Analyst, Ryan followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers, Steve and Aaron, by attending Warrant Officer Candidate School and flight school. He graduated top of his class in flight school, becoming a Black Hawk Aviator. In April 2003, he deployed to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Shortly after, one of his brothers, Aaron, was deployed just west of him in Fallujah.

On January 8, 2004, Aaron was killed in action when the Medivac helicopter he was a passenger in was shot down by enemy fire. Ryan certainly understood mortality and the risks of combat… After all, Aaron had survived the bloody 1993 battle in Mogadishu, Somalia – the same battle that became the basis for the movie, Black Hawk Down. When Aaron died, however, something changed for Ryan. He returned from combat, taking a new position training the next generation of Army aviators and officers at Fort Rucker, Alabama and has not piloted a Black Hawk since that fateful day.

On December 17, 2013 Ryan’s brother-in-law, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy Billings, was killed in action in Afghanistan when the Black Hawk helicopter he was piloting was shot down by an enemy ground-detonated explosive device. This second heartbreaking loss made the Weaver family a two-time Gold Star family. Both of his brothers’ ultimate sacrifices continue to fuel Ryan’s fire to accomplish his dreams in music.

In late 2016, Ryan released the music video for his single “Burn,”featuring Kris “Tanto” Paranto and John “Tig” Tiegen from the movie 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. “Burn” aired nationwide on The Country Network and Heartland, and internationally at over 5,000 retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues throughout the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017. Ryan’s first music video “Crank It”played nationally on ZUUS Country TVand TNN/Heartland Networkand spent 8 weeks on their Top 10 Video Countdown – a network record.

In 2017, Ryan was named the Patriotic Voice of the PBR(Professional Bull Riders) for theirCelebrate AmericaCampaign. The World Finals is the biggest global stage in professional bull riding – a booming sport now seen in more than 400 million homes worldwide. The Celebrate AmericaCampaignis a season-long initiative that honors America’s heroes, inspires youth, and brings communities together. Weaver made his debut in the primetime performance slot, which was previously held by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler in 2016. At that time, the PBR officially launched Ryan as a PBR artist and debuted his new EP entitled Celebrate America. Ryan worked closely with hit songwriter Wynn Varble on the Celebrate AmericaEP, co-writing three of the four songs. He has toured the U.S. and internationally to Australia with the PBR in 2018 and 2019, performing his songs and singing the “National Anthem” at US events. He has several performances scheduled in Australia this year.

Ryan performed on the first single from the West Point Military Academy’s Benny Havens Band’s debut album Songs That Save Our Lives. The song was short-listed for GRAMMY Award consideration in the American Roots category. The album also featured Charlie Daniels.

Ryan released two singles in 2019 titled “ARRIVAL” and “Time Like This.” He is currently working on a human trafficking awareness short film and collateral music video for ARRIVAL, set to release in the fall of 2020. He is also conducting multiple motivational speaking engagements while promoting his partnerships with Nine Line Apparel, Lane Boots, Soledier Socks, Liberty Home Concealment and Forj’d America.

In this episode, Brian talks with Rob Jones who has a story that will make you want to run through a wall and get after it.

In 2010, while serving in Afghanistan, he was severely wounded in action by an improvised explosive device where he lost both legs above the knee.

Jones made headlines when he completed 31 consecutive marathons in 31 days while raising money for veterans.

Between 2013 and 2014, he cycled nearly 5,200 miles across the United States in order to raise awareness for wounded veterans.

He also won a bronze medal with Oksana Masters in mixed double sculls (rowing) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Today's guest is the owner of the popular brand "Raise the Black" Thomas Kerley. Brian and Tom deployed to Afghanistan together. During this episode, Kerley talks about going from Alaska to Afghanistan. Towards the end of the episode, Brian and Tom talk about their transitions out of the USMC.

Instagram - @_raisetheblack_