Voice for Valor

Michael Komorous
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Voice for Valor is a long-form veteran podcast built around one guest, one conversation, and enough time for the real story to surface. Host Michael Komorous, a U.S. Air Force veteran, sits down with veterans and the people who serve alongside them to talk about service, sacrifice, leadership, resilience, and life after the uniform. Full video episodes and transcripts at voiceforvalor.com.

  1. Oct 12

    He Couldn't Tell Them Goodbye. Then He Asked to Tell Their Stories First. | Josh Marlowe

    Josh Marlowe was a C-130 loadmaster with the 145th Airlift Wing and one of two men who survived the MAFFS 7 crash in South Dakota. Before he would talk about himself, he asked to tell the stories of the four crewmates he lost. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/josh-marlowe

  2. Oct 6

    He Quit Golf in His 20s. Then He Built a Foundation Around It. | Tony Miller

    Tony Miller retired from the Air Force at 38, helped grow his father's commercial door business, and shut it down after the 2008 housing crash. Now he leads an all-volunteer golf foundation for veterans and first responders and has written a book to get people talking again. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/tony-miller

  3. Oct 5

    An Injury Ended His Army Service in Basic Training. Then He Built a Voter App. | Paul Cummings

    Four herniated discs ended Paul Cummings' Army service in basic training. After years driving tour buses for musicians, he built the Handy Dandy Voter app so elected officials can see how their own constituents want them to vote. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/paul-cummings

  4. Sep 24

    He Thought About Hitting an IED. A Second Later, He Did. | Jason Rumbaugh

    Jason Rumbaugh was a combat engineer with the 82nd Engineer Battalion out of Bamberg, Germany, and served in Kosovo, then Iraq. Two weeks short of his 25th birthday he was riding TC in the lead vehicle, looking down at the window and thinking how much it would suck to get hit by an IED. Not even a second later, he was. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/jason-rumbaugh

  5. Sep 15

    He Died Three Times. Then He Built a Mission for Veterans. | Manny Harmon

    Manny Harmon was told he might never walk without a cane or walker again. His answer came from the Marine still inside him: who are you to tell me what I can and cannot do? Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/manny-harmon

  6. Sep 8

    He Said Over My Dead Body. She Traded a Podcast for a WWII Mural. | Jennifer Shepard

    A three-thousand-square-foot wall in downtown Athens, Tennessee, covered in graffiti. The town treated the owner like he was crazy. Jennifer Shepard called anyway. First answer: over my dead body. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/he-said-over-my-dead-body-she-traded-a-podcast-for-a-wwii-mural

  7. Sep 8

    She Prepared Sailors to Leave. Then She Felt Useless Overnight. | Tamara Moore & Walter Matthews

    After 26 years in the U.S. Navy—and years spent guiding sailors through their own transitions—Tamara Moore thought she was ready to retire. She wasn’t prepared for the loneliness, anxiety, identity loss, and feeling of becoming “useless” overnight. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/tamara-moore-walter-matthews

  8. Sep 1

    He Refused the COVID Vaccine. Then He Made "Unvaccinated" His Legal Name. | Jon Unvaccinated

    Jon Unvaccinated served about five years in the Air Force. When the COVID vaccine mandate came down he refused it and was separated — and he will tell you he is not anti-vaccine. He was going to take it. What stopped him was what was being done to civilians back home. Watch the full video episode and read the transcript: voiceforvalor.com/episodes/he-refused-the-covid-vaccine-then-he-made-unvaccinated-his-legal-name

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About

Voice for Valor is a long-form veteran podcast built around one guest, one conversation, and enough time for the real story to surface. Host Michael Komorous, a U.S. Air Force veteran, sits down with veterans and the people who serve alongside them to talk about service, sacrifice, leadership, resilience, and life after the uniform. Full video episodes and transcripts at voiceforvalor.com.

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  • Creator
    Michael Komorous
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Voice for Valor
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