New Show today! Today, I have SSG(Retired) Joe Troutman on the show. Joe is a military veteran who has started writing a book to capture the History of Blackhawk Company 1-23rd Infantry as they transitioned away from a mechanized organization to become part of the First Stryker Bridge out of 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington. We talked about some of the experiences that we had leading up to the 20th Anniversary of our First Deployment and the 4th of August 2004. Joe’s book should be out on Amazon this year by 4 August, but we are planning to talk again before the release of the book. Lots of links in this one but they will add some context to what we talked about during the show today. Be on the lookout for more content and Joe’s book this summer.

1-23 Infantry - https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1-23inf.htm

Kumwar Summary of B Co 1-23 Mission -https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/12/kumawar-mission-briefing-6

20th Anniversary Article of the Stryker Brigade - https://www.army.mil/article/271770/the_road_to_victory_the_20th_anniversary_of_the_first_stryker_deployment

My War- https://a.co/d/aAbj9Rm

We Were Soldiers - https://www.amazon.com/We-Were-Soldiers-Mel-Gibson/dp/B000J159N8

December 8, 2003, Show - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pffl-special-edition-2--42378297

As for Football – Thunder Run Episode ft Ray Kimball (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3OXpbKpB24nEd2bgViQ3WD?si=_JFym7lDRgS7SfwscAVZ1w)

Ray Kimball of Philosophy from the Front Line - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pffl-episode-44-ray-kimball--51152664

Thanks for checking this one out! Looking forward to talking more about the book and our deployment.


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