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Servicemembers from across the military, sharing their accounts of combat and survival. Hosted by sports talk radio host and Army veteran, Mark Zinno, this podcast brings you firsthand accounts of war, with a perspective you only get from someone who has lived through it. From WWII to Vietnam, Somalia, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hear inspirational stories of service and resiliency from those who have fought on and off the battlefield!
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Gary Volkman (U.S. Army / Military Technician)
Gary Volkman spent a total of 24 years in the U.S. Army, between active duty and the Army National Guard. Gary served as a military technician and retired as a first sergeant. He was a combat medic and a flight medic who had multiple deployments, including Afghanistan and Bosnia. Gary also spent time in his career teaching Rescue and recently retired as a firefighter in the state of California.
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Jason Smith (U.S. Marines)
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Smith retired from the US Marine Corps on 1 Sept 2016 after 22 years of service. He joined the Marine Corps in January of 1995 after graduating from Louisiana State University. As an infantry officer, Jason commanded Marines at every rank during his service, including two combat deployments to Iraq as a company commander. He was in charge of Marine Corps recruiting for the state of New Jersey from 2007-2010 and served in units from North Carolina, California, Virginia, Louisiana and the country of Bahrain. Jason's last posting was as the senior USMC exchange officer with the Royal Marines of the United Kingdom. His personal decorations include the Silver Star medal, Bronze Star medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. Jason is a distinguished graduate of the Naval War College, was selected as the Basic School’s instructor of the year for 2000-2001, and was awarded the Marine Corps University Rose Award for teaching excellence.
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David Hollis (U.S. Army / Author, 'Damn Hooligans')
David Hollis grew up in a small town in eastern Oklahoma that was little more than a fuel stop along Interstate 40. At the age of seventeen, he resolved that his escape from the purgatory of middle America would be to join the U.S. Army. Throughout his Army career, David served in tough units, completed challenging leadership and tactical training courses, deployed to five countries, and led 189 combat missions in Iraq. His military experience and the soldiers he served with have inspired the characters and stories in his writing. David retired from the Army in 2010 and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Department of Veterans Affairs and served on advisory councils for the executive certificate program, Transformative Leadership in Disruptive Times at both, The George Washington University and Seton Hall University.
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Dan Kostrzebski (U.S. Army Special Forces / Author, 'No One is Fatherless')
Dan Kostrzebski was born and raised in rural western New York State. His humble, small-town beginnings blossomed into a noteworthy 40 years of military and government service. While working his way up the enlisted ranks, Dan served in various Military Occupational Skills, including Military Police, Ordinance, and Special Operations, finishing his military career with the infamous 5th Special Forces Group. Dan’s service in Special Operations took him to the Middle East and East Africa, along with numerous military exercises throughout the United States. Dan is also the author of the book, 'No One is Fatherless'. The book features 365 Daily Devotionals.
https://nooneisfatherless.com/
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Ayman Kafel (U.S. Army / Author, 'The Resolute Path')
Ayman Kafel survived civil wars in Africa and Lebanon before immigrating to the United States in 1988. After witnessing the horrors of September 11, 2001, Ayman enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2005. While there, he conducted over 30,000 miles of combat patrols and military missions. He coordinated and worked with various units in the Army due to his ability to speak Arabic. After returning from war and being medically discharged from the military, Ayman decided to continue serving his country and community by becoming a police officer, and he has been on the job for over 15 years. Recognizing a need in the training program for police officers, Ayman started Hybrid Wolf Blue Line Strategies, LLC and began writing extensively about his experiences.
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John Doolittle (U.S. Navy SEALs / USSOCOM)
After an inter-service transfer and cross-commissioning from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Navy in 1992, John Doolittle transferred into the Navy. From 1996 to 2017, John was assigned to various SEAL Teams and conducted multiple deployments throughout the European, African, Pacific, and Middle East theaters of operations. Most of his Navy career was focused on our military’s reaction to 9/11; a busy time for John and his family. John’s last duty station in the Navy was at U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), where he led the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) program supporting the 73,000 personnel making up the USSOCOM enterprise. After 25 years in the Navy, he retired from the SEAL Teams, and started speaking to organizations and teams about the importance of resilience, leadership, and trust.
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The Long Journey Home
If anyone is trying to understand the effects of war on ordinary people of extraordinary skills start here. The podcast covers each subject’s experience of war from Vietnam, to the Gulf War, to the “Forever Wars” of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Colonel Mark Zinno’s podcast “Hazard Ground” is probably the most complete one I’ve found that comprehensively looks at each person’s journey to war and the long voyage to return into society.
Warriors have always found it easier to go to war then to return from one. European literature is thought to have begun with the epic poems of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The first poem centers at the end of the decade long Trojan War when Achilles and Odysseus (Ulysses) lead the Greeks to victory. The story continues in the second poem as Odysseus and his men struggle in a decade long voyage to simply to return home through many setbacks.
Colonel Mark Zinno is a good listener, an experienced soldier, and is able to draw out the significant aspects of military service from each of his guest narrators. The stories are compelling. The people he brings on his podcast are either people you have heard of or people you should have heard of. At the end of each podcast you will know more of the person that journeyed to war beyond the cardboard cutout of their heroic image.
War is too massive, too chaotic, and too all encompassing to be understood. The “Hazard Ground” podcast journeys each week to follow one person travel into the maelstrom of war and their long return to society. It is an epic story not to be missed.
Ep 299
Great Podcast! Mark M’ is one of the most sincere and real interviews. He tells it like it is, showing the reality of service in words that the audience was able to understand. Mark M’s leadership type is what the armed forces and civilian society at large needs now. Stay True Warrior!!
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