Raise the Roof Productions

Every Day’s a Saturday - USMC Veteran

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Season 3- (Current Season) Interviews are with Veterans and Active Duty Military members who come on the show and share their experiences while serving, what separation was like and what are they up to today. This season we added a new segment called Coffee Talk with Bryan, a show focused on talking about all the things Bryan has learned from the past guest of the last two seasons, funny stories, stories of resilience and much more.

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Raise the Roof Productions

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Health

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www.edasusmcvet.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Interview 75-US Army Veteran, Special Forces, Randy Nantz 10.06.2024

Come Meet Randy Nantz he enlisted in the Army after 9/11/01, upon completing basic training in March of 2002, at Fort Benning, GA, he reported to 3rd Infantry Division located at Fort Stewart, GA. In January of 2003, he deployed to Kuwait to prepare for the initial invasion of Iraq. After the completion of that tour, he redeployed back home August 25, 2003.He then volunteered for and attended SFAS...

Interview 74- Navy Seal Veteran, Don Mann and His Mission and a Full Panel of Amazing Humans 06.06.2024

Come join in on this big interview! This is Every Day's a Saturday's big shows. There are 9 amazing humans that joined in to talk about Don Mann's Mission that is created to build stronger communities. You are going to want the chance to listen on the amazing things these individuals are doing to try to make this world a better place. Don Mann- Navy Veteran Randy Nantz- Army Veteran De...

Interview 73- USMC Veteran, Bryan Parkman, Serving Together! 03.06.2024

Come meet Bryan Parkman a United States Marine Veteran who served his country proud. Come listen in as Bryan and Bryan reminisce about their time spent serving together in the same unit 1st MEF Headquarters Group and deployed to the Middle East in 2003 together. He also talks about how he struggled after leaving the Marines but after struggling he was able to take his struggles and turned them int...

Interview 72- Army Veteran, Dr. Aaron Bryant, Round 2, Looking for an Opportunity/ 28.05.2024

Come join in with Dr. Aaron Bryant and Bryan Roof as they discuss what Dr. Bryant is currently working on as well as talking about how he's providing opportunities for Veteran's and others to train and become a Coach with an opportunity to join his team and make some extra money with the freedom of being able to do it right from home. www.draaronbryant.com

Interview 71- USMC Veteran, Homefront Sitrep Podcast, David Willis Jr. 20.05.2024

Come meet David Willis Jr. a United States Marine Veteran who uniquely earned two DD 214's (separation papers) He was an 0311, infantryman while serving. He also has a podcast show called Homefront Sitrep where they bring on Veran Services Organizations, bringing awareness to the Veteran community. Come check it out it's a great episode. Facebook Homefront Sitrep (buzzsprout.com)

Interview 70- USMC Veteran, Gunny, Gamer, Content Creator, Marine1169 13.05.2024

Marine1169 spent 20 years in the United States Marine Corps achieving Gunnery Sergeant before retiring. He always had a passion for playing video games so after retiring he decided to take on his dream and become a streamer as well as being a content creator. Come check out this great episode.

Interview 69- Army Veteran, Special Forces, Singer Song Writer, Derek Stoner 06.05.2024

Derek Stoner retired from the U.S. Army in January of 2022. He served as a Special Forces Green Beret for 20 years wherein he was deployed to the Middle East 16 times. Derek's passion for Country Music stems from his roots growing up in small town America near the little town of Craig, MO. Craig is situated right alongside the Missouri River where Derek spent his childhood hunting, fishing and...

Interview 68- US Navy Veteran, Corpsman, Seal Team 6, Adventurist & TV host, Don Mann 29.04.2024

Mann’s impressive military biography includes being a decorated combat veteran; Corpsman; SEAL Special Operations Technician; jungle survival, desert survival, and arctic survival instructor; small arms weapons instructor, foreign weapons instructor, armed and unarmed defense tactics, advanced hand-to-hand combat instructor; and Survival, Evade, Resistance and Escape Instructor; in addition to oth...

Interview 67- USMC Veteran, Machine Gunner to Singer Song Writer, Sal Gonzalez 22.04.2024

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, CA, Sal Gonzalez learned to sing in grade school while performing in the choir and quickly fell in love with the whole process. He later picked up playing guitar partially by learning from his self-taught father and partially by playing in bands with much better guitar players. Sal quickly started singing lead in bands throughout high school, having small succe...

Interview 66- Navy Veteran, Corpsman, Founder of Utopic Essential Nutrients, Rodney "Doc" Walbecq 15.04.2024

Come meet Rodney "Doc' Walbecq He was Born 4-5-65 (59) soon Detroit Michigan Raised middle class suburb. Dad was 3rd Generation Detroit Union Plumber Great childhood lots of love (parents used capital punishment a lot) Grew up playing sports, fishing swimming water skiing, snowmobile, but hockey was my real love and was very good. Played years of travel league. Started my first job at 12...

Interview 65- Army Veteran, Podcast Host, CEO of Heroes Media Foundation and Author, Donald Dunn 08.04.2024

Donald Dunn join us on the show again, he was a guest on Season 1. On this interview we talk about all the great things Donald Dunn is doing in the Veteran community from starting Heroes' Voices Media Foundation which consists of Gun Room Radio, Military United Podcasts Streams and Words from Warriors. We also talked about him changing his podcast name from Two Drunk Dudes in a Gunroom to Spirits...

Interview 64- USMC Veteran and CEO of Nonprofit, Warrior Legacy, Patrick Jump 01.04.2024

Patrick Jump served in the United States Marine Corps, where he was a Corporal in the 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, Weapons Co, CAAT platoon. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 and to Fallujah, Iraq in 2005. After his military service, Patrick transitioned to civilian life.  He is now the President of Warrior Legacy Ranch. Their mission is to provide veterans with the opportunity to reunite w...

Interview 63- The Journey Within: A Soldiers Tale, Army Retired Frank Demith 27.03.2024

After twenty-eight years on active duty, Army veteran Frank Demith is turning to a new career path: writing. His debut novel, Of Vital Interest, is a fast-paced, exciting book perfect for lovers of Vince Flynn. Demith, now retired, is taking advantage of his free time by investing in the hobby he’s always enjoyed. As an avid writer, Demith has already written three complete novels although Of Vita...

Interview 62-The Multifaceted Journey of Steven Leapley: From Navy Corpsman to Executive Ghostwriter 20.03.2024

Come meet Steven Leapley, a seasoned executive ghostwriter with over 30 years of experience across various fields. Here's a glimpse of some fun facts: 10+ years US Navy Corpsman (Medic) 16 years as a Paramedic / Working in medical community Dad to 8 kids Fulltime RV living Minimalist (since 2017) Run a Family Farm Fortune 50 company Mid Level Management Entrepreneur (4 businesses)

Dark Secrets in the Sierra Nevada: The Chilling Crimes of Leaonard Lake and Charles Ng 18.03.2024

Leonard Thomas Lake (October 29, 1945 – June 6, 1985), also known as Leonard Hill and a variety of other aliases, was an American serial killer. During the mid-1980s, he and his accomplice, British Hong Kong born Charle NG, raped, tortured and murdered an estimated eleven to twenty-five victims at a remote cabin near Wilseyville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, located 150 miles east o...

Interview 61- From Corpsman to Content Creator: Doc Mata's Retro Gaming Journey 13.03.2024

Meet Jose Mata, his Marines still call him Doc or Doc Mata. He enlisted on 21 Aug 03 It was a Thursday, a day he never forgot. 3rd LAR was his 1st unit in the fleet, he was in just over 11 years. His final rank was HM1, E-6. He worked at 2 different VAs and worked himself up from a call center operator to a clinic supervisor. He started on YouTube 24th or 26th Dec 2022. Jose wanted to jump into th...

True Crime, Military Edition- The Dark Legacy of Israel Keyes: A Serial Killer's Reign of Terror 11.03.2024

Israel Keyes (January 7, 1978 – December 2, 2012) was an American serial killer, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, kidnapper and sex offender. He murdered at least three people, is suspected of murdering between 11 and 20 people, and committed dozens of felonies including armed robbery, arson, rape, and burglary across the United States from July 2001 to February 2012. While awaiting trial, Keyes ki...

Interview 60- From Marine to Mentor: Tom Ettinger's Journey of Service and Support 06.03.2024

Tom Ettinger served his country proud in the United States Marines, making it a career and retiring after 20 years of honorable service. He continues to serve his brothers and sisters through his nonprofit Sit Rep 22 and supporting other nonprofits as well. He’s doing big things in the veteran community.

True Crime, Military Edition, Highway of Horrors: The Twisted Tale of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer 04.03.2024

William George Bonin (January 8, 1947 – February 23, 1996), also called the Freeway Killer and the Freeway Strangler, was an American serial killer and twice paroled sex offender who raped, torture, and murdered at least twenty-one young men and boys between May 1979 and June 1980. On at least twelve occasions, Bonin was helped by one of his four known accomplices he is also suspected of committin...

Interview 59- From Military Service to Life Coaching and Empowering Veterans James Stockley Jr. 28.02.2024

Louis James Arthur Stockley Jr. served his country proud in the United States Army for 6 years as a 25B IT Specialist. He has been married for 16 years and has 3 children. He grew up as a military brat with his mother, father and uncles all serving in the military. The army was all he knew.  When He got out of the military he began working for the department of Justice.  He hit his rock bottom a f...

Interview 58- From Combat Arms to Compassionate Care: The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Aaron Bryant 26.02.2024

Dr. Aaron Bryant served his country proud in the United States Army as an Airborne Ranger. He has transformed his career from combat arms to passions of helping others. He has worked in healthcare while creating personal opportunities of long-term financial freedom. He has studied and acquired certifications in various IPO trading and real estate. Today he’s an executive healthcare consultant, pub...

Interview 57- From Service to Soundwave: The musical journey of Airforce Veteran Joe Allen Christi 21.02.2024

Joe Allen Christi served his country proud in the United States Air Force making a career out of it, doing 24 years after retiring he’s followed his passion in music and is making great music as a singer, songwriter.

True Crime, Military Edition- The D.C. Sniper: A Reign of Terror Unveiled 19.02.2024

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Muhammad changed his surname after joining the Nation of Islam in 1987. At Muhammad's trial, the prosecution claimed that the attacks were part of a plot to kill his ex-wife and regain custody of his children, but the judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support this argument. Muhammad's trial for one of the murders (of Dean Harold Meyers...

Interview 56- The Unwavering Journey of SSgt Nichols, from Marines to Entrepreneur serving veterans 14.02.2024

Michael "SSgt" Nichols graduated from Marine Corps Boot Camp on May 5, 1995. He attended Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton and then Motor Transportation School. Subsequent duty stations included Iwakuni, Japan, 29 Palms, California and MCRD San Diego (for Drill Instructor duty). In 2004, he became the Protocol Chief for the MARFORPAC 3 Star Commanding General. he deployed to Iraq in 2006. B...

True Crime, Military Edition- David Berkowitz, The Son of Sam: Unleashing Terror in New York City. 12.02.2024

David Richard Berkowitz, originally born Richard David Falco, June 1, 1953 , also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American killer who pled guilty to eight shootings that began in New York on July 29, 1976. Berkowitz grew up in New York City and served in the US Army. Using a .44 cal. Bulldog Revolver, he killed six people and wounded seven others by July 1977, terrorizing...

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