Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

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The United States has become synonymous with empire and endless war, American troops sit in 70% of the world's countries, and yet, most Americans don't know that. The military is joined disproportionately by a 'warrior caste’ whom carry this enormous burden, making a less diverse force and ensuring most of society doesn't see their sacrifice. And American tax dollars, funding hundreds of billions in unnecessary spending on global hegemony, are robbed from the domestic needs of ordinary Americans. We aim to change that. Join Henri, Keagan, Jovanni, Shiloh, and Monisha, six leftist US military v...

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Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

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Ep 7.0 – Iranian protests and the hatred of Tom Cotton – Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast 18.02.2018 36:44

This week, we take a look at a new report on Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health care from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, then discuss a story […]

50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive – lessons of Vietnam revisited with Greg Daddis Part 2 – Ep 6.5 11.02.2018 1:27:28

We recently passed the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive. As such a pivotal point in time to understand, we continue our sit down with COL (ret) Greg Daddis and […]

50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive – lessons of Vietnam revisited with Greg Daddis Part 1 – Ep 6.0 02.02.2018 30:14

It’s interview time today!!!! We present part 1 of our sitdown with COL Greg Daddis. COL Daddis is the expert’s expert on Vietnam and today we will discuss the lessons […]

White supremacy in the US military – Ep 5.5 19.01.2018 54:11

Prior to the election of Donald Trump, white supremacy didn’t seem to be an issue of great concern. Despite record increases in people joining white nationalist groups during Barack Obama’s […]

Gold star families be damned – using veterans and their families as props – Ep 5.0 17.01.2018 54:34

Memes are as prevalent today as tear-off apartment flyers and peg message boards once were before the Internet existed. As veterans, we find that our community has a lot of […]

MeToo when you wear the uniform – Sexual assault in the military – Ep 4.0 12.01.2018 1:43:36

Ep 4 is here. Hope you enjoy it. I did want to make a note for people about SGT Johnson, the SF soldier who died in Niger back in October. […]

Seventeen years later: the failed war in Afghanistan with Matthew Hoh Part 1 – Ep 2.5 01.01.2018 40:14

Danny and I got the opportunity to sit for our first interview with Marine combat veteran and US State Department whistleblower Matthew Hoh. Matt joins us here to discuss our […]