The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

Barry Morgenstein joined The Protectors Podcast™ to talk about his work as a professional photographer shooting some of the top names in the industry, to being behind the scenes with rock legends, the importance of professional headshots for building your brand/marketing, and a ton more.  One thing that hit me, Barry offers free headshots for Gold Star Families.

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Mike "Ox" Ochsner joined The Protectors Podcast™ to talk about firearms training for the individual & family, training under stress, and a ton of other topics.  

You can find out more about Ox and his training at RealWorldGunfightTraining.com

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The Protectors Podcast™ Book Club is back!  In this episode, we talk with world-class authors Eric Bishop, Joe Goldberg, and JT Patten.   Excellent writers round table!!!   The episode streamed live on March 1, 2022. 

We talk about Eric’s book THE BODY MAN, guerilla marketing the writing process, changing your genre, the review board for the intelligence community, and a ton more!  

Thank you Eric Bishop for setting up this event and also becoming a Book Club partner!  

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The Protectors Podcast™ presents Liselle from Desert Patriot Training, LLC.   Jess Jaimes of the Resilient & Rowdy Podcast co-hosted.  We touched on a ton of topics from trafficking to firearms training to cancel culture.  

About Desert Patriot Training: Desert Patriot Training, located in Tucson, AZ is currently teaching public and private firearm courses across Arizona. We are a women-owned business that has taught over 400+ amazing and now confident students in the last two years.

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Honored to have to be joined by Hershel “Woody” Williams on The Protectors.  We discussed the Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments and how significant they are for families and friends to heal.   We touch on the importance of monuments and end with leadership lessons for a new leader (junior NCO or Officer).  

About Woody: Hershel “Woody” Williams was born on a dairy farm in 1923 in Quiet Dell, West Virginia. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division. During the battle, Mr. Williams displayed “valiant devotion to duty” and service above self as he “enabled his company to reach its objective”. Mr. Williams’ actions, commitment to his fellow service members, and heroism were recognized on October 5, 1945, when he received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman at the White House. Mr. Williams is the sole surviving Marine from WWII, to wear the Medal of Honor.

To date, Woody and his foundation are responsible for establishing 60 Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments across the United States with more than 68 additional monuments underway in 45 states. The Foundation continues to grow its reach by being involved in multiple initiatives across the country.

Mr. Williams began his military career with a commitment to country, service members, veterans and families. He continues that commitment through his active engagement with local communities in recognizing and commemorating the service and devotion to duty of our service men and women.

Please support Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and the foundation.  

http://hwwmohf.org/index.html

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Ted Andre & Fred Burton return to The Protectors Podcast™ to discuss the hunt for Colonel Joseph Alon's assassins.  In Part IV we dive into the case developments in the 1990s and follow Ted & Fred's paths. 

Make sure to check out Fred's book Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice. On a warm Saturday night in July 1973 in Bethesda Maryland, a gunman stepped out from behind a tree and fired five point-blank shots into Joe Alon, an unassuming Israeli Air Force pilot and family man. Alon's sixteen-year-old neighbor, Fred Burton, was deeply shocked by this crime that rocked his sleepy suburban neighborhood. As it turned out, Alon wasn't just a pilot he was a high-ranking military official and with intelligence ties. The assassin was never found and the case was closed. In 2007, Fred Burton who had since become a State Department counterterrorism special agent reopened the case.

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The Protectors Podcast™ presents a special episode with Wendy Wilson.  Wendy discussing her path back from a devasting injury, her faith helping her drive forward, and being married to world-class author Jeff Wilson.  Wendy is also here to talk about lacing up and running the Gasparilla Half Marathon to raise money for the school she teaches at.  

From Wendy “On Sunday, February 26, 2022, I will run the Gasparilla Half Marathon. While I realize others have experienced setbacks far greater than mine, this is a big victory in my life and a win for team God. I want to use my story as an opportunity to thank God and to share how He restored me physically and spiritually. I want to give hope to others, especially those still waiting on God. I want to remind my students that God can help them conquer any setback, in school and in life.”

Support Wendy’s Run: https://payit.nelnet.net/form/4nDrfmxK 

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With the upcoming release of TERMINAL LIST Series with Chris Pratt coming this July, let’s listen to Jack Carr’s first appearance on The Protectors Podcast™.  We chat about writing, Jack’s background, and one thing I miss big time…tracking.  Jack’s written work brings the stories to life; we discuss his process and how he uses his real-life experience to get the story right (i.e. there is no external hammer on a Glock, come on Hollywood!)

Some of Jack’s previous appearances:

Season 4 | Jack Carr Returns | Episode 1 (November 11, 2021)

Season 3 | Jack Carr | THE DEVIL'S HAND | w/ Marcus Torgerson (April 08, 2021)

PicREP Episode 6 | Jack Carr with co-host A.J. from the Smoke Pit Podcast (April 15, 2020)

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The Protectors Podcast™ presents Mark Greaney with special co-host Ian Scotto.  Mark is an NYT Best-Selling author of the upcoming SIERRA SIX 

About Mark: A feature film adaptation of THE GRAY MAN is in production at Netflix, with Ryan Gosling in the title role. A feature film adaptation of Mark’s scripted audio play Armored, is in development with Michael Bay and Erwin Stoff to produce. In his research for the Gray Man and Jack Ryan novels he has traveled to dozens of countries, visited the Pentagon, military bases, and many Washington, D.C. Intelligence agencies, and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics.

Make sure to check out Ian’s podcast the Battleline Podcast with Ian and Kris “Tanto” Paronto.  
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The Protectors Podcast™ presents Stephen Hunter with special co-host B.C. Sanders.  We talk about Bob Lee Swagger, Stephen’s time in the U.S. Army, firearms, firearms, firearms, and a ton more.  It was incredible to talk to one of my all-time favorite authors, especially about one of my favorite protagonists.  

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