Voice for Valor

Tanner Yackley flew 1,000 combat missions from a climate-controlled room in Las Vegas. He held the power of life and death thousands of miles away — and then went home to the grocery store. He was told it didn't count. It did.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/tanner-yackley

In part two, Sloane Rose confronts the policy battles, leadership scrutiny, and personal cost of living her truth inside an institution that wasn't built for her story. This is the episode that thousands of veterans serving in silence needed someone to record.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/sloane-rose-part-2

Sloane Rose led EOD teams through some of the Army's most dangerous assignments and transitioned while on active duty — conversations with General Mark Milley included. Part one is her story of identity, resilience, and what it costs to serve authentically.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/sloane-rose-part-1

Josh Parrish grew up in poverty on a Native American reservation where the military wasn't a career choice — it was the only door out. When his service ended, he built VetLife and the Battle Buddy App to make sure no veteran has to navigate the system alone.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/josh-parrish

CJ Johnson went from college athlete to Wing Commander in the Air National Guard — and the gap between those two identities is where his real leadership story lives. This is a candid look at mentorship, emotional intelligence, and what it actually takes to lead.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/cj-johnson

Major General Jim Camp Jr was one of the few military pilots airborne over the United States on 9/11 — and his own tanker was nearly mistaken for a terrorist threat by the friendly fighters scrambling to intercept him.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/jim-camp-jr

Raised by a single mother in Queens, Gerald Gangaram graduated West Point, commanded the world's largest attack helicopter company in Afghanistan, and survived a traumatic brain injury — then rebuilt himself into a philosophy of 'forging forward' that now drives his work in civic leadership.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/gerald-gangaram

Shikina Tellis spent 26 years rising from enlisted sailor to Navy Commander — navigating leadership challenges as a woman in predominantly male spaces, surviving the emotional reckoning of retirement, and building a coaching practice to help others find themselves after the uniform.

Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/shikina-tellis

Mike Ergo had a safe seat in the Marine Corps Band. He gave it up and volunteered for the infantry. Then he came home an Ironman — and an entirely different kind of broken.

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Col. Mike Yamzon (Ret.) | 22-Year Air Force Veteran & Defense Contractor

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