The Dangerzone

In this Episode I have the distinct pleasure of sitting down with my good friend Jacob Panton. Jacob is a Danish veteran and was wounded in combat. We discuss the Warrior Week in Denmark that I attended and which was his idea. He also shares his emotional story of being wounded in Afghanistan.

Timeline/Topics:

00:00 Jacob intro and Denmark Warrior Week

6:30 Denmark's Reaction to 911/September 11, 2001

8:30 Shedding blood in the same mud/ Helmand, Afghanistan

9:00 Jacob's story of being wounded the first time in Afghanistan

15:00 Escaping from the hospital

17:00 Getting wounded again in Afghanistan

44:00 Waking up back in Denmark

46:00 New mission in life with Danish Wounded Warriors

50:00 Family members of wounded warriors

I believe it is our duty to come along side and help those who have helped us. The Danish answered the call immediately after September 11th and I consider it a privilege to have fought along side them in the Helmand Province.

Support the Danish Wounded Warriors

http://danishwoundedwarriors.org/

My War - Danish Afghanistan Documentary:

Episode 1/4

https://youtu.be/b8Z74G5dHqY

Episode 2/4

https://youtu.be/x7I9XGBFSt4

Episode 3/4

https://youtu.be/IJLA3wUWePo

Episode 4/4

https://youtu.be/YUw3UHCs8bI

Thank you to Bastards and Co. for letting us use their "2 pogs and a 6 pack" podcast studio to record this podcast. Find them here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/2-pogs-and-a-6-pack/id1249897616?mt=2

https://soundcloud.com/user-566841853

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCff6KXHlrb2GVwPU-ioUUZQ

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David Rose is a former Recon Marine and Author of the book "No Joy: A Recon Marine's Tales of [Self] Destruction." David and I sit down for some one on one time following our Podcast with 2 Pogs and Six Pack Podcast. We Discuss his book and the following topics:

00:00 David Rose Intro

1:35 Manliness, Art, and Taboo of Recon Marine Authors

6:30 Value of sharing harsh realities of war with public

13:00 The way the public perceives war. Global War on Terrorism compared to prior wars.

22:00 Peacetime and Garrison Mindset affecting the way military is perceived & presented

30:00 Complaining/Bitching vs Problem Solution Input on Social Media

32:20 Wrapping Up

David's Book:

https://www.amazon.com/No-Joy-Recon-Marines-Destruction/dp/1945572493

Bastards & Co.

2 Pogs & 6 Pack Episode: with David Rose and Myself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isDHuiSWLN4&t=9702s

2 Pogs & 6 Pack Episode: with Myself and Vincent "Rocco" Vargas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuoEdA27yoo&t=5086s

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@danielthebarbarian

In this episode we talk all about travel. Alex shares his experiences with overcoming fear, traveling outside his bubble, and the beauty of finding human connection around the world.

00:00 Intro

2:00 Travel & Self Discovery

6:30 Seeing sites in person vs in a book

14:00 Exploring your back yard

15:50 Getting out of your bubble

18:30 Photography & Sketching

25:00 Slowing down & enjoying people and places

30:00 Finding what's around us and moving past pre-conceived notions

36:00 Connecting to other cultures and people through travel

45:00 The Alchemist & Human Connection

50:00 Overcoming fear of travel

57:00 Paying it Forward

59:00 Using travel for introspection

1:02 Making travel a priority and affordable

1:03 Summiting mountains and going places not many others go

1:17 Wrapping up

1:20 Poetic Edda Hávamál & Gift Presentation

We discuss an art piece titled "SOF Mistress" done by We The Willing Collective. We dive into the deeper meaning of the art piece and the poem it is based on by James R. Ward. We go through the poem line by line and we discuss what it means to us and how it relates to the image creating by We The Willing Collective.

"Men, Special Forces is a mistress. Your wives will envy her, because she will have your hearts. Your wives will be jealous of her because of her power to pull you away.

This mistress will show you things never before seen and you will experience things that you have never before felt. She will love you, but only a little, seduce you to want more, to give more, and to die for her.

She will take away from the ones you love, and you will hate her for it, but leave her you never will, but if you must, you will miss her, for she is a part of you that will never be returned intact.

And in the end she will leave you for a younger man."

James R. Ward OSS

August 10th, 2012 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan was a tragic day for the Marine Raider community. Today, on the 5 year anniversary of this event, I have the opportunity to share with you a first-hand account of what happened on that fateful day. After I hear the story from the Special Operations Medic that was there when it happened, we discuss what happens after a tragedy such as this. We also discuss how to positively deal with the tragedies we face in life. Keep Moving Forward.

In this episode Mark and I discuss the importance of pushing past limitations in life. We also take time to discuss the Iron Military program at Extreme Iron Pro Gym and how it has benefited myself and other veterans. Iron Military helps connect veterans to a positive gym community that wants to support veterans and in achieving a positive direction in life of self improvement.

In this episode we discuss Architecture, War Memorials, How to Move Past Life's Circumstances, and share funny stories from our past

Phone call podcast with a good friend of my and fellow veteran Brendan Finn. Brendan is in PA school and served as a Special Operations Combat Medic and Provider. Brendan has been on multiple combat deployments to include Iraq and Afghanistan.

I met Martha at the Holley EFi Ultra4 race in Davis, Oklahoma at the Cross Bar Ranch. After getting to know her a little more, I knew I wanted to share some of her story and learn more about her.

Martha is well known through the off-road racing community as a hard worker, excellent driver, desirable co-driver, recovery specialist, skilled mechanic, pit crew, and as an overall great member to any team.

Find out more about Martha Tansy here:

Article about Martha:

http://xtreme-adventure.com/#page/30

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/marthatansyoffroad/

Instagram:

@marthatansy

Team Trail Tested:

https://www.facebook.com/teamtrailtested/

In this episode Zach and I talk about Traumatic Brain Injuries but more specifically how Blast Wave Concussions should be researched and treated separate from sports concussions and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We also discuss my mustaches illustrious history and tell some more war stories.

Links to discussion topics:

-This event doesn't appear to be covering Blast Wave Concussions. Instead, it seems to be all about sports concussions.

https://va.gov/p3/braintrust.asp

-Dr. Duckworth is a Neurointensivist and a leading authority in Traumatic Brain Injury, blast trauma, and concussion

http://brainpharm.com/

-At Cerebrum Health Centers, they combine neurological and physical rehabilitation to uniquely improve patient’s lives, and they have a passion to use what they know to help our military service members.

http://cerebrum.com/

-Something to get the conversation started about treating Migraines with CBD/Canabis

https://www.projectcbd.org/article/migraine-headaches-bonni-goldstein