Patriot To The Core

I’ve been wanting to talk to Bart for a long time.  He and his Special Operations team were some of the first men inserted into Afghanistan after 9/11.  They were covert operators named Task Force Dagger that joined up with the Northern Alliance to defeat the Taliban. They rode on horseback to capture the city […]

Bill and Evonne Williams have created a powerful memorial for fallen heroes since 9/11.  Its legacy will be that these men and women will never be forgotten and that their names will be remembered and spoken.  Their original exhibit has traveled around the state of Nebraska every week since 2011. In cooperation with Bellevue University, […]

As a college baseball player, Will was mentally tough and physically strong.  After graduating college, he joined the Army and became a member of Special Forces (aka Green Beret).  He shares the challenges of going through the pipeline and how the Army gave him much more than he ever gave it. On his third deployment, […]

Melanie got into the publishing business after sharing copies of her journal to help people deal with grief and hardship.  This was because she documented her trial of losing her seven-month old baby girl Brynn to SIDS.  Seeing the hope it gave so many, she turned these writings into a book called “The Triumph Book”, […]

Phil has always been an artist and worked with many actors and entertainers in Hollywood and in the music business.  But, after painting a portrait for a fallen friend’s dad, Phil realized how much healing it provided for those left behind to grieve.  He realized his calling was to paint portraits of fallen heroes, so he […]

Mike Dillman has spent his life in service to our country and his fellow veterans.  While flying home from Vietnam, Pres Nixon gave an order to remove their uniform because they were returning to a divided nation.  Once in California and on his way to Oakland, his bus was literally stopped and rocked by protesters […]

This week I talk with my good friend Mike about his volunteer work. He’s a photography instructor by profession, but his most rewarding work is traveling the globe when massive natural disasters occur. He shares why this work is so fulfilling despite his life being threatened multiple times, details about his extended stays in Haiti, […]

In July 2011 Johnnie was 10 days into his second deployment to Afghanistan when his vehicle hit an IED.  After applying two tourniquets to his legs and calling for air support and medical evacuation, he was eventually transferred to Brooks Army Medical Center for more surgeries, rehab and recovery. He’s now had 30 limb-salvaging surgeries […]