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Timothy Jaccard is the Founder and President of the AMT Children of Hope Foundation. A full-time paramedic for the Nassau County Police Department, Long Island, NY, he works endlessly and passionately to educate and prevent the abandonment of infants.

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Prior to founding Fires & Drums, Bobby Tolley was a US Army Staff Sergeant, assigned to a Special Missions Unit in Fort Bragg, NC. He completed my service and returned to New York in May 2016. Although he is proud of the accomplishments of his team during multiple combat deployments, he missed my family greatly. Eleven months later, his brother, FDNY Firefighter William Tolley, was tragically killed while fighting a fire in Brooklyn. 

Having learned how to deal with tremendous grief, he found a new purpose in life. His next mission would be to ensure that the world knew who William Tolley was and to support the first responder community. This is when Fires & Drums Foundation was born. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided direct financial support to many first responder families, sponsored a local park rehabilitation in Billy’s name, provided aid to families in Kentucky, and provided transportation services for first responder families with our foundation van. 

As always, we cannot succeed in our mission without the generous support of others. The foundation has minimal overhead, 99% of proceeds go to those directly in need. Please consider joining us in our mission, and donate today at firesanddrums.org. 

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Chris Wolff is a United States Airforce veteran.  Wolff is well known for his involvement in organizations such as Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW), the Adaptive Training Foundation (ATF), his athletic accomplishments, and his support of wounded veterans.  In October 2008, while state-side, Chris received a flu vaccination, which caused a reaction that resulted in him becoming a C-4 quadriplegic.  Determined to get his life back, Chris has worked to beat the odds and he is recovering from paralysis and thriving. Chris Wolff is a beacon of hope and provides a map to move forward for those adapting to significant struggles.  

To help support Chris on his journey to walk again please donate to his GoFundMe link below:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-christopher-walkin?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_content=undefined&utm_location=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

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Jeremy Scharlow is a public speaker, advocate for military and law enforcement veterans, and author of the book, “My Brother’s Keeper: Relearning to Live with PTSD.” He served as a patrol officer for Mahomet Police Department for ten years, nine of those as a METRO SWAT member, until he medically retired after his on-duty shooting incident. Jeremy completed his Master of Arts in Legal Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield and founded Relearningtolive.com. 

In addition to advocating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide Awareness in the law enforcement community, he is currently an honoree with Operation Enduring Warrior. He serves as the Program Manager for their Warrior Voice and Scuba programs.

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Diane & Rochelle Holland join us in the Muster Room in honor of their husband & father, NYPD Police Officer, Richard Holland. Richard was a member of the NYPD and responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the months & years following for the cleanup efforts. Richard was diagnosed with 9/11 cancer and quickly succumbed to his illness on March 23rd, 2012. Diane and Rochelle keep Richards's memory alive thanks to their nonprofit organization, Quilt4Cops. 

Join us for this beautiful memorial episode as we learn of Richard’s story and pay our respects to all those we’ve lost to 9/11 illnesses.

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After a gunman opened fire in suburban Colorado, killing five and injuring numerous others, including a Lakewood Police Agent. The agent, Ashley Ferris, was shot in the belly and lost the use of one of her legs. Critically injured and facing down a mass shooter, Agent Ferris was able to engage and eliminate the threat. Her pathway to recovery has not been a linear one, this week in the Muster Room Agent Ferris talks about her road to recovery and the speed bumps she's hit along the way.

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Dechia Gerald, the widow of slain Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald, joins us on the pod with her new husband, Officer Garret Reeves, for a discussion many people see as taboo, finding love after losing your spouse in the line of duty. In this episode, you’ll hear about the incident which took the lives of 5 officers, and how Dechia and Garret connected through tragedy. 

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Sergeant Russ Tourangeau of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is originally from Orange County, New York, where prior to graduating high school he witnessed a heroic justified officer-involved shooting. During his college years, Russ would take the Baltimore City Police exam, which would forever change the course of his life. While attending the City of Baltimore Police Academy, one of Russ’s classmates was nearly killed by a single, negligent, accidental gunshot to the head by an academy instructor. Russ, being a certified EMT, jumped into action and is credited with saving his classmate's life. Eventually, Russ would have to testify in a criminal case against the same instructor in a jury trial. 

Russ Tourangeau is a current Sergeant with the Carroll County Sheriffs' Office in Maryland, where he supervises the community engagement and special events unit. He’s an advocate for peer support and is a tenured member of his agency’s peer support team. He is on the Executive Board of Maryland Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20 and is also the founder of the Carroll County First Responders Peer Support Group that meets monthly where all walks of first responders attend to air their grievances and speak about what is on their mind.

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Lieutenant Rob Corbett of the NYPD worked in New York City for over 20 years. Not only a Lieutenant, but a husband, father, President of a nonprofit, and successful lawyer. Although Rob has recently retired, his calling to serve the public was too great to hang up his hat. After moving down to Florida, Rob yet again raised his right hand and took the oath to once again become a Police Officer. From riots to now sun rays, Rob’s been to hell and back. Just months before retirement, he was hit in the face with a flying brick, hurled into the sky by a Black Lives Matter protester. Yet, that didn’t stop him from doing what he truly loves, supporting his community.