7 episodes
To War and Back Audacy
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 18 Ratings
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Journalist and Navy veteran Phil Briggs travels cross-country to meet three
combat veterans, US Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis (Ret.), US Marine Corps
Major Scott Huesing (Ret.), and US Army veteran Sgt. Boone Cutler, to
document their incredible stories and experiences, to war and back. From
cheating death in Iraq and Afghanistan, to surviving and fighting the battles
they faced when they got home, the lives of these American heroes are truly
unforgettable.
US Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis
(Ret.) https://kirstieennisfoundation.com/
US Marine Corps Major Scott Huesing (Ret.) http://savethebrave.org/
US Army Sgt. Boone Cutler (Ret.) https://lcpllutzlivetotell.org/
Host Phil Briggs, Journalist, US Navy
veteran https://connectingvets.radio.com/
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Episode 6. The Top of the Mountain
All of our warfighters have found peace on a new path - but still, two will come close to death again. Kristie Ennis talks preparing to climb Mt.
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Episode 5. It Saved My Life
Army veteran Boone Cutler was still addicted to meds and starved for sleep. Marine Corps veteran Kirstie Ennis needed a community.
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Episode 4. Noise in your head
Marine Corps veterans Kirstie Ennis and Scott Huesing are alive and back home. Though life has slowed down, dark thoughts are turned up- and they’re just as deadly as the combat they survived.
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Episode 3. Combat Cocktail
Army veteran Boone Cutler went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to treat physical wounds and a Traumatic Brain Injury ... he ended up being prescribed huge amounts of drugs, known among veterans as the "Combat Cocktail".
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Episode 2. Outside the Wire
Hospitals, mortar attacks and the painful calls, our veterans describe some of the toughest things they experienced on their journey.
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Episode 1. Combat
Scott Huesing and Boone Cutler describe the violent streets of Ramadi and Sadr City, Iraq. Kirstie Ennis recalls the helicopter mission that changed her life forever as she begins to tell her story, before she embarks on her Mt. Everest climb .
Customer Reviews
Excellent
This podcast gets better and better and is highly educational! I recommended this to all but especially to vets suffering from PTSD, chronic pain, TBI, or any other physical or emotional trauma from their time in the service.
Great account of what it’s like to go to war and come back
They did a great job of sharing three different stories of the challenges veterans face while deployed and when they return.