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Today we're joined by our second civilian guest on the podcast, California native Chase Fisher. Chase is an extremely successful young entrepreneur, athlete, and all-round good bloke who's here to share his knowledge with the VSOM community. He's based in San Diego where he runs his company Blenders Eyewear, one of America's fastest growing sunglasses brand. If you're searching for advice on how to build a company - or life - that you can be proud of, then look no further.

Connect with Chase on Instagram @chasefisher and follow @blenderseyewear. Their website is www.blenderseyewear.com

You can find books from guests of the podcast here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores.

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!

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For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Today we welcome our very first Ninja to the show. Corbin Mackin served with The Rifles, and fought with them in Afghanistan. Following the death of his brother Travis - A Royal Marine - Corbin's life began to unravel. Then, after leaving the army, he found a new challenge in an unlikely pace - professional obstacle course racing. This is a fascinating episode with a truly inspiring bloke. 

Corbin is online at www.corbinmackin.com and instagram @corbin.mackin

You can find books from guests of the podcast here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores.

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!

Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Delta Force veteran Tom Satterly is back on the podcast. One of the most highly regarded Special Operations soldiers in American military history, Tom has fought all over the world, and in this episode we'll talk about what came after the Battle Of Mogadishu, alcoholism, the war in Iraq, and much more.

Tom can be found at www.tomsatterly.com and https://www.allsecurefoundation.org. He's also on instagram as @tomsatterly.

You can find his book, All Secure, and books from other guests of the podcast here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Today we're joined by Christopher 'Topher' Townsend, a US Air Force Veteran whose politically based content has exploded on social media. On today's episode we cover a variety of topics, ranging from the motivation to create music, to racial issues and the current state of America.

Find Topher online @tophertownmusic and www.tophertownmusic.com. You can find the funding page to help him go independent on his website.

You can find books from podcast guests here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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BRUCEY BONUS EPISODE: Joe jumps on with Gez to discuss current events, and answer your questions.

Joe's instagram is @thebritishrogue

You can find books from podcast guests here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Nick joined the United States Marine Corps infantry looking for adventure and the test of combat. He found that in Fallujah, and wrote a book about his experiences there called Lava Dawgs. Nick has a lot of interesting outlooks on life, and he's here to share them.

You can connect with Nick on instgram @nick_miz50, and @charlie_moose133

Lava Dawgs and books by other podcast guests can be found here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media.

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Justin Oliver Davis is back to tell us more of his story. Justin served in The Rifles before being badly injured in Afghanistan. He's now minus two legs, but he has the heart of ten man, and casually does things like... climb the biggest mountains in the world.

You can connect with him on insta @justin_oliver_davis

Books from podcast guests and Geraint can be found here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media.

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Joining us today we have an incredibly inspiring human being. Justin Oliver Davis served in The Rifles before being badly injured in Afghanistan. He's now minus two legs, but he has the heart of ten man, and casually does things like... climb the biggest mountains in the world. Yes I have a man crush on him. You will do too by the end of this, and we had so much to talk about that he's going to join us again on the next episode.

You can connect with him on insta @justin_oliver_davis

Books from podcast guests and Geraint can be found here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media.

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Today we're joined by Jeff Morris, a US Army veteran who served in Baghdad during the most intense periods of the insurgency. He is the author of Legion Rising, which tells the story of those battles in Iraq, and those that followed at home.

You can connect with Jeff on Instagram @risewithjeff

Legion Rising and other books from podcast guests can be found here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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On this episode with Joe and Dave, we discuss Dave's journey to the rainforest to undertake Ayahuasca therapy, the people vandalising war memorials, and much more. About halfway through the episode it sounds like there's danger close airstrikes, but it's just Dave eating his scoff.

You can find Dave on instagram @dave.radband.

Joe's instagram is @thebritishrogue

You can find  books from podcast guests here: https://www.vsompodcast.com/books/

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them!
Altberg Boots - www.altberg.co.uk
Frontier Risks Group - www.frontierrisks.com
Kamoflage Ltd - www.kamoflage.co.uk
Rite Flank - www.riteflank.co.uk
Zulu Alpha Strap Company - @zulualphastraps
Combat Combover - www.combatcombover.com

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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