The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️

The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️

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The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️ episodes

  • Dr. Kate Hendricks-Thomas
    Doctor Kate Hendricks-Thomas, U.S. Marine Corps Military Police Officer: In 2018, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer believed to be connected to burn pit exposure in Iraq. In the years since, Kate Hendricks-Thomas tirelessly advocated for herself and other veterans trying to obtain health care and benefits for exposure-related illnesses.
    Doctor Kate Hendricks Thomas died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the age of 42.
    RESOURCES / REFERENCES
    ⁠Remembering Kate Thomas: Marine Corps Vet, Champion of Burn Pit Legislation Dies from Breast Cancer⁠ | 7 April 2022 | ⁠Hannah Ray Lambert⁠ | Coffee or Die Magazine | https://coffeeordie.com/
    A female former Marine speaks out about nude photos of servicewomen | 8 March 2017 · 3:45 PM EST | By Rachel Gotbaum & Joyce Hackel
    https://theworld.org/stories
    Book on Amazon: ⁠Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again⁠
    Combining research with narrative, this book exposes common threads of lived experience and reviews the latest data on military women and their healthy reintegration into civilian society. Female veterans share their stories of seeking to be seen in a culture where they don't quite fit and their struggles to find community and friendship. Some fought during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as the first women in combat in American history.
    How and where, for example, does a female combat Marine find her tribe once she leaves the service? Through the stories of these courageous yet entirely human women, readers learn about the experiences of a new and often forgotten generation of veterans; about the challenges surrounding family and career choices that millions of American women face; and ultimately, about sacrifice, resiliency, loss, and love.
    This book will inform readers with an interest in female veterans and women's health and mental health issues, as well as researchers, students, and professionals working in fields encompassing women's psychology, health, and social work.
    Photos courtesy of Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas/Facebook.
    1 hr 17 min
  • An Unlikely Story of Transcending Boxes and Labels
    "Inspire until I expire." That's what you will hear him say on his Tic-Tok videos both in and out of the gym. Of course, it will be followed by "Let CENTCOM say 'AMEN!" Born Michael Barnes, Chaplain Col. Khallid Shabazz grew up in a devout Lutheran home in Alexandria, LA "I loved everything about the church," he says. "But there were no men." As a fatherless child without brothers or uncles, he ached for male role models. The only man who played a significant role in his young life was the family friend who molested him when he was 10. "That's when my story starts," he says. Filled with shame and self-loathing, Col. Shabazz nearly failed out of high school. He says he squeaked into Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins, TX. Still, I hadn't dealt with what happened to me," he recalls, and he spent his college years picking fights and drinking himself to sleep. He says it was only a matter of time before his reckless bullying led to that bullet in his back. #khaledshabaaz | #YouveGotMettle | #martschink | #muslim | #takingcareofsoldiers | #army #armychaplain | #Courage | #mindsetmatters | #servantleader | #blackcommunity I#HBCU| #blackmenoftiktok
    CH Shabazz Contact Information
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaplain-.
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/khallid
    -shabazz-army
    The Mettle of Honor is sponsored by Acuity Benefit Consulting. Acuity Benefit Consulting contact information is as follows:
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-hahn/. Wall Street Journal Article httos://www.wsj.com/articles/ chaplain..
    Army's Highest Ranking Muslim Chaplain - His Calling Came After Years of Turmoil | By Sean Kimmons - Army News Service October 5, 2018 | https://www.army.mil/ article/211553/ | YouTube Channel episode: https://youtu.be/5xTu22apRW8
    1 hr 7 min
  • Veterans from War (VFW) Legislative Director - Tammy Barlet
    Meet US Coast Guard veteran Tammy Barlet of the Washington DC / Baltimore area. Tammy’s originally from a small town in Pennsylvania which is part of the reason she served 8 years in the military [get out of the small town] as an Operations Specialist. She shares the other reason why she joined the military along with what she did, where she’s been, and taught me something about a certain status of the Coast Guard I thought I knew to be true. I was obviously misinformed. Currently, Tammy serves as Deputy Legislative Director at Veterans from War (VFW).
    1 hr 3 min
  • A Values-Driven Trailblazer
    Martha Elizabeth McSally is an American politician and former military pilot (A-10 Warthog). During her 26-year military career, McSally deployed six times to the Middle East and Afghanistan, flying 325 combat hours and earning the Bronze Star and six Air Medals. She served as U.S. Representative for (AZ-R 2nd Congressional District) 2015-2019 proceeded by time as United States Senator (AZ-R) 2019 to 2020.
    In her speeches, Martha McSally has the ability to take her lessons learned from combat, life, and extreme athletic endeavors and enthusiastically apply them in practical, memorable experiences propelling teams to excellence. Through humor, transparency, emotional connection, and powerful storytelling, she brings the audience into the cockpit, behind the scenes of high-stakes leadership moments in our nation’s history, and captures hearts along the way, all while imparting actionable take-aways that can immediately empower individuals and teams.
    As a commander of her A-10 squadron, she oversaw $500M in assets and $40M in annual resources and was responsible to deploy her unit worldwide with just 24-hours’ notice. McSally was deployed to Saudi Arabia on 9/11 and became a key leader in planning and executing initial air operations in Afghanistan. As a Colonel, she was hand-picked as initial cadre to stand up U.S. Africa Command from scratch, building a complex organization with limited time and resources. She then led oversight of all African continent operations, including counterterrorism and disaster relief. This experience built on her expertise in strategic planning, process creation/improvement, knowledge management, logistics, and operations.
    Colonel McSally is a values-driven trailblazer who demonstrates courage and integrity in her leadership, even when coming at a personal cost. She bravely took on the Pentagon in an 8-year battle to overturn discriminatory policies towards servicewomen deployed to Saudi Arabia—and won.
    McSally knows how to build excellent teams founded in camaraderie, trust, and the ability to perform under pressure when the stakes are extremely high. She now takes these lessons from the cockpit and the skies of Afghanistan to equip your team to reach maximum potential as high performing individuals and significantly contributing teams within your organization.
    McSally holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University’s JFK School of Government, a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Air War College where she graduated #1 in her class out of 261 senior military officers, and is a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy. As a continuation of her service to our country and others and commitment to not walk by a problem, she served four years in the U.S. House of Representatives and two years as a U.S. Senator, which is not the focus of her speeches unless asked. (She often quips it was the least interesting thing she has done in her life!) She is the author of Dare to Fly—Simple Lessons in Never Giving Up, which motivates readers to overcome fear and adversity to achieve their full potential. McSally lives in Tucson, AZ where she enjoys hiking with her rescue Golden Retriever Boomer, running, and paragliding.
    Through determination, discipline and grit, McSally has run over a dozen marathons, won three national military triathlon championships, and competed in two Ironman triathlons including the grueling Hawaii Ironman world championship where she won the women’s military division and placed 12th in the world in her age group. She also summited many peaks including Mt Kilimanjaro (highest mountain in Africa at 19,340 ft) and Mt Blanc (highest in Western Europe). She is a force of nature ready to inspire and equip your team.
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    3 min
  • Adam Roosevelt
    Adam Roosevelt is a Father, Combat Veteran, Army Reservist, and Small Business Owner. He was the Nominee for Virginia’s House of Delegates in Legislative District 49 (Arlington & Parts of Fairfax). Roosevelt was born in Portsmouth Virginia. He graduated from Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Roosevelt enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17 years of age and graduated basic training at Ft. Benning”US Army Home of the Infantry” in Georgia (2010). Upon completion of basic training, Roosevelt attended and graduated Advanced Individual Training(AIT) at the US Army Signal Corps. Roosevelt’s first unit assignment was at Ft. Drum where he deployed to Bagram Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) working with the International Security Assistance Force.
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    2 min
  • Impossible Odds with Jessica Buchanan
    Jessica Buchanan is this week’s guest on an epic episode of The Mettle of Honor Podcast. Jessica Buchanan: Teacher, Author, Humanitarian, Speaker, Survivor
    On October 25, 2011, while on a routine field mission in Somalia, Jessica was abducted at gunpoint and held for ransom by a group of Somali land pirates for 93 days. Forced to live outdoors in deplorable conditions, starved, and terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters, Jessica’s health steadily deteriorated until, by order of President Barack Obama, she was rescued by the elite SEAL Team 6 on January 25, 2012.
    Jessica’s ordeal is detailed in her New York Times bestselling book, “Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six.”
    ​Jessica co-hosts the popular women’s conversational podcast, “We Should Talk About That.” Jessica is a highly sought after inspirational speaker and her TEDx Pearl Street talk, ‘Change is Your Proof of Life’ has been the foundation for which she travels the world, inspiring audiences to access their resilience by identifying their own autonomy and chance in the middle of their own life-changing event. Jessica’s ordeal is detailed in her New York Times bestselling book, “Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six.” “Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (re)Claiming our Voice” is collection of memoirs from Jessica and 21 other amazing women who have experienced hardship and are journeying from the desert of survival, back to finding themselves. It will be published on Wednesday, 25 January 2023. To purchase her book, go to Amazon using this link to order it. 
    Jessica Buchanan's Website www.jessbuchanan.com
    Marcus Lutrell's "Team Never Quit" podcast episode with Jessica.
    Navy Seal Foundation https://www.navysealfoundation.org/
    #YouveGotMettle | #storytelling | #navyseal | #DesertsToMountainTop | #ImpossibleOdds | #jessicabuchanan
    In Somalia, Surviving A Kidnapping Against 'Impossible Odds'; NPR STAFF Heard on Morning Edition; May 14, 20133:28 AM ET; https://www.npr.org/2013/05/14/183624076/in-somalia-surviving-a-kidnapping-against-impossible-odds
    1 hr
  • Women in Ranger School
    The episode with U.S. Army Reserve Engineer officer, LTC Lisa (Peplinski) Jaster, will be published here this week as well as on YouTube. In the meantime, here’s some info on women becoming Army Rangers and learn more about Lisa Jaster and her book, “Delete The Adjective.”
    After graduating with a BS Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy (USMA), Lisa Jaster commissioned as an Engineer Officer and later transferred into the US Army Reserves - still as an engineer officer. Lisa is always inspiring strength through her leadership
    To order a signed copy of her book, go to https://deletetheadjective.com/order-delete-the-adjective/
    United States Military Academy (USMA) | United States Army (Official Page) | United States Army Reserves | Army Combat Fitness Test | Black Rifle Coffee
    How to connect with LTC Lisa Jaster
    Delete The Adjective Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Delete the Adjective on Facebook |
    3 min
  • U.S. Army Ranger, LTC Lisa (Poplinski) Jaster
    When you delete your adjectives, who are you? Most people limit themselves to their labels. They embrace barriers based on the box that society puts them in. But your adjectives aren’t your destiny. In "Delete the Adjective: A Soldier’s Adventures in Ranger School," Lisa Jaster proves your merit should always trump your labels. Lisa Jaster is an American Soldier, combat engineer, and one of the first three women to graduate the elite United States Army Ranger program in 2015. One of the most difficult combat training courses in the world, Lisa was the first reservist to complete the course. She graduated at age 37, while the average trainee age is 23. Lisa, an athlete focused on strength training and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, has a deeply rooted understanding of the importance of perseverance through continual progress and growth, as well as an ingrained respect for camaraderie and selfless service stemming from a noteworthy active-duty career (including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan). She volunteered for combat training when she discovered the Army Ranger course was being opened to women for the first time in 60 years as a U.S. government experiment to see how women would fare in the notoriously brutal program.
    AWARDS & RECOGNITION Bronze Star x2, Meritorious Service Medal x3, Army Accommodation Medals x 3, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal x2, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Bronze Hour Glass, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon x2, Steel DeFleury, Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Shell Recognition Awards.
    PERSONAL LIFE Lisa is married to Marine Col. Allan Jaster, also a reservist and principle/owner of the Financial Advising Firm, Archer Consulting. Lisa credits the support of her family as being the reason why she was able to complete her training as a Ranger. In her spare time, she enjoys competing in whatever she can get herself talked into which has ranged from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments and CrossFit Competitions to an Ultra Trail Run and an IronMan. Lisa and Allan have two children together, Zachary and Victoria, and live in New Braunfels, Texas.
    DELETE THE ADJECTIVE WEBSITE. https://deletetheadjective.com/  | TALENT WAR GROUP BIO. https://talentwargroup.com/team/lisa-jaster/ | MILITARY TIMES. Officer Sets Out to Rid the Army of Label Deterrents in Upcoming Book | COFFEE OR DIE Lisa Jaster's Trailblazing Journey Through War and Ranger School (Mac Caltrider) | TASK & PURPOSE How I Earned My Ranger Tab | TALENT WAR GROUP PODCAST Cultivating Exceptional Leadership Skills | SOLDIER FOR LIFE PODCAST Resiliency with Lisa Jaster Soldier For Life Podcast (S7:E10– 7MAR’21)
    #DeleteTheAdjective | #YouveGotMettle | #RLTW | #CombatVeteran | #Mettle | #Grit | #ServantLeadership
    31 min
  • The Stellate Institute (Part 1: James Lynch, MD)

    U.S. Army Colonel (COL) James Lynch, MD (retired) and Sean Mulvaney are the cofounders of The Stellate Institute.  Dr. Jim Lynch is a primary care sports medicine physician who joined the Regenerative Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (ROSM) team after serving 31 years in Army medicine. In April 2021, he co-founded The Stellate Institute in Annapolis, MD to serve as a center of excellence for an innovative PTSD treatment called Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB). Dr. Lynch earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1989, a Master of Science in healthcare improvement from Dartmouth College in 2001, and his medical degree from Brown Medical School in 2003. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. Dr. Lynch is a physician with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and has supported USA Swimming as a National Team Physician since 2011. He has supported elite athletes in international competition including multiple World Championships and Olympic Games. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as Course Director of the NATO Special Operations Medical Leaders Course and Adjunct Faculty at the University College Cork, Ireland. His clinical interests include posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and regenerative injection therapies. He has been a pioneer in the world of PTSD treatment using a procedure called stellate ganglion block (SGB). He has published multiple articles in the medical literature on SGB and has presented his research in international forums in Germany, Australia, and Portugal. Colonel Lynch's 31 years of military service include deployments to Panama, the First Gulf War in 1991, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and throughout Africa in support of Special Operations. Dr. Lynch lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Jodi of 29 years. His hobbies include running and supporting youth sports. He has traveled to over 60 countries, including 8 of the 10 most dangerous countries in the world. Dr. James Lynch is passionate about serving those in need.

    "It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people."  -Martin Luther King Jr.

    "The noblest question in the world is: What good may I do in it?"   -Benjamin Franklin

    #ptsd | #ptsi | #PostTraumaticStressDisorder | #traumarecovery | #anxiety | #depression | #veteranshelpingveterans | #mentalhealthmatters | #YouveGotMettle 

    The Stellate Institute Website: https://thestellateinstitute.com/ 

    The Stellate Institute YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@thestellateinstitute3043 

    Dr. Lynch (LinkedIn): http://linkedin.com/in/james-lynch-md 

    Dr. James Lynch Personal Website: drjameslynch.com 

    Article https://themindsjournal.com/it-is-not-possible-to-be-in-favor-of-justice/

    39 min
  • When Preparation Meets Opportunity
    General David Howell Petraeus is a retired four-star general originally from New York. He is a Partner at KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream, a Strategic Advisor for Sempra, a venture investor in more than 25 startups, and engaged in a variety of academic endeavors. Prior to joining KKR, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan. Following retirement from the military and after Senate confirmation by a vote of 94-0, he served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the global war on terror, the establishment of important Agency digital initiatives, and substantial investments in the Agency’s most important asset, its human capital.
    General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy and is the only person in Army history to be the top graduate of both the demanding U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs Over the past 20 years, General Petraeus was named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report, a runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the Daily Telegraph man of the year, a Time 100 selectee, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years.
    David Petraeus on Strategic Leadership via Harvard's Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
    #leadership | #success | #Harvard | #Belfer | #globalissues | #cybersecurity | #nationalsecurity | #strategicleadership | #Iraq | #Afghanistan | #YouveGotMettle | #CIA | #KKR | #military | #humancapital | #securityclearance |
    For more information about General David Petraeus or to connect with him on social media, utilize these links:
    LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/davidpetraeus/
    Company Website Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co | David Petraeus is a New York Partner with KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co.) https://www.kkr.com/our-firm/leadership/david-h-petraeus |
    Video with David H. Petraeus on Leadership - https://vimeo.com/user23219064?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=23219064
    Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Describes Trump's Options in Afghanistan | August 21, 20174:34 PM ET | Hosted by NPR’s Robert Siegel | Heard on All Things Considered | https://www.npr.org/| David Petraeus: “No Substitute” for U.S. Leadership in Iraq, Syria/ MAY 17, 2016/ Jason M. Breslow https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/david-petraeus-no-substitute-for-u-s-leadership-in-iraq-syria/|
    21 min

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Joined me on a captivating journey into the extraordinary stories of resilience and determination. Together, we will uncover the unconquerable spirit of individuals who have faced adversity head-on and triumphed. Through engaging conversations, we will interact with their stories-gaining a profound appreciation for the inner mettle that defines them. Get ready to be inspired by their remarkable journeys of personal growth and let them ignite the fire within you.