Thriving on Mission

Matt Rogie

Matt Rogie, a retired US Army special operations pilot, shares with veterans and other listeners his story of learning how to thrive, not just survive, as a combat veteran. Join Matt as he shares his story and how he has learned to thrive in his next mission. His hope is to inspire others to do the same.

  1. 09/09/2020

    Dan Foulds, Night Stalker & Plank Holder of 3/160th SOAR(A)

    This week I interview an incredible veteran Dan Foulds. While Dan began his career in the Air Force in various capacities from loading bombs onto B-52 aircraft, to managing the Officer's Club at MacDill AFB, he made the transition to becoming a US Army Flight Warrant Officer. After his first assignment he was asked to join a newly forming unit at Hunter Army Airfield, in Savannah, Georgia, the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Airborne in 1989.   Dan remained with the 160th SOAR until his retirement in 1998, serving as a Flight Lead and Instructor Pilot in the MH-47D aircraft. Dan deployed in January 1991 to Saudi Arabia and flew combat missions during Desert Storm into Iraq. In April 1996, he deployed with 3/160th SOAR to assist in the evacuation of noncombatants from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The operation lasted just 10 days, during which the Night Stalkers assisted in evacuating more than 2,000 noncombatants with no losses to the regiment.   After retiring from the Army, Dan flew EMS helicopters as a line pilot, training captain, aviation base manager, and travelling relief pilot for 17 years. These days you can find Dan captaining boats in the Savannah area and teaching others to do the same.   ------------------------------------------------  Also available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Castbox, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Just search for Thriving on Mission.   Additional Links from the show: https://facebook.com/coachscorner https://www.savannahboater.com https://www.verticalmag.com/author/danielf/ https://www.nsa160.com/3/160-soara-savannah/ ----------------------------------------------- https://thrivingonmission.com

    59 min
  2. 05/19/2020

    Interview With A Night Stalker - N. Andre Anson

    Last November, at the Savannah Night Stalkers - 30th Anniversary Celebration, I was able to reconnect with a lot of my brothers-in-arms through the events of that week.  From fellow pilots & crew dogs to past commanders & staff officers, our docs & maintainers, both military & civilian it was a huge homecoming event for so many of us. One of the guys I was able to reconnect with was Neville Andre Anson, aka Dre. As you will find out as you listen to our talk, Dre was a crew dog in the unit, and we flew many missions together. After we saw each other at the 30th Anniversary Celebration we exchanged contact info and agreed to catch up after the New Year. Once we did and I was able to catch up with Dre I was in shock. I was in shock because I never knew his full story, the tragedies that were part of it, and that he was a close as someone can be to taking his own life as one can. Even during this recording, I had trouble holding it together when Dre talks about one of the darkest days of his life. Out of those life events Dre has taken it upon himself a mission to help others like himself, veterans who are in trouble and need help. Dre started an organization called Red Tape Warrior to pursue this calling. Dre is also working with the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Richmond Hill and the Savannah chapter of the NAACP. You can catch Dre on his Facebook page or feel free to drop a comment to him on this page. Also available on our Youtube Channel.

    1h 16m

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Matt Rogie, a retired US Army special operations pilot, shares with veterans and other listeners his story of learning how to thrive, not just survive, as a combat veteran. Join Matt as he shares his story and how he has learned to thrive in his next mission. His hope is to inspire others to do the same.