The Carry The Load Podcast

Welcome to Lessons From The Front with 23-Year Infantry and Intelligence veteran Jeff Chase. Jeff and his four children now call Texas home, but the journey to this point wasn't an easy road. All four of his children were born on bases in different states. Learn more about the service of a military dad in harms way, and the impact a life in counterterrorism has on those left at home through Je...

A 35-year journalist at WFAA in Dallas, John McCaa has experienced a career full of Lessons. But it’s the Lessons he learned growing up on military bases with his airman father that shaped him into the man he is today. ‬Learn more about John's perspective on the military family, his career in broadcast news, and how the National Relay impacted his understanding on volunteerism on this edition...

On this special Veterans Day edition of Lessons From The Front, host Todd Boeding talks with Marine Andrew Bachelder! On October 26, 2009, Bachelder was involved in a mid-air collision between the Huey he was in and an AH-1W Cobra helicopter. He was immediately evacuated and endured extensive treatments and surgeries. Hear Andrew's harrowing tale on Lessons From The Front!

On this edition of Lessons From The Front, we speak with Army Infantry Veteran Matt Thomas! Matt talks with our host Todd Boeding about the transition our servicemen experience as they leave the military. Learn this and more from Matt's Lessons From The Front!

On this episode of Lessons From The Front, host Todd Boeding talks with Veteran Marine Sniper and Human Behavior Expert Brian Marren! Brian shares his experience serving in Iraq, and a powerful story about setting his sights on potential threats. Brian also shares his journey to becoming a Human Behavior Expert, and how his time in the military impacted his understanding of situational awareness....

On this episode of Lessons From The Front, host Todd Boeding speaks with Veteran Green Beret Cole Morrison! During his time in special ops, Cole served in Syria, clearing towns of ISIS. Cole shares a history lesson on the Syrian conflict, and what it was like serving during that time.

This is Lessons From The Front with former Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs Randy Reeves! During his time, Reeves led the VA's national cemeteries, providing dignified burial services for Veterans and eligible family. Randy knows service and sacrifice first-hand, serving eight years as an enlisted man in the Air Force and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy in 1988. Dur...

This is Lessons From The Front with former Navy SEAL Ryan "Birdman" Parrott! Join us as we speak with the founder of Sons Of The Flag about how the events of 9/11 and one teacher changed the trajectory of his life, his time serving in Iraq, and how the situation in Afghanistan has impacted America's War On Terror veterans. These are Ryan's Lessons From The Front.

Todd Boeding speaks with U.S. Marine Michael Carnell. Following his years in the battlefields of Iraq, Carnell faces a new battle here at home. Carnell shares how his time in the Marines prepared him for the fight against stage 4 cancer. It's a story you won't want to miss on today's Lessons From The Front.

This we, speak with Dan Rickert of Palantir Technologies! Dan shares his journey to joining West Point at a time our nation was on the brink of war, to his service to our nation as a Green Beret.

While Lessons From The Front takes sometime to rest following a record-setting Memorial May, we take a look back at our conversation with Marine veteran and CEO of Carry The Load Non-Profit Partner One Tribe Foundation, Jacob Shick! Since our interview last year, Shick's organization has rebranded from 22Kill to the One Tribe Foundation. Though the name has changed, the mission remains the sam...

Lessons From The Front is on a break this week as we rest from a record-setting Memorial May. We take a trip back to last May as Todd Boeding speaks with veteran Navy SEAL Monty Heath about his work with Carry The Load Non-Profit Partner Higher Ground, and the importance of sharing stories of service and sacrifice on his podcast, The Full Monty.

On this special editon of Lessons From The Front live from the Dallas Memorial March, Todd sits down with Sal Giunta, the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor.

On this special edition of Lessons From The Front, Marine veteran Todd Boeding sits down with World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Woody Williams! You can join the mission this Memorial May by registering today! Go to  CarryTheLoad.org/Register  to get involved!

Welcome to Lessons From The Front with Marine Veteran and Carry The Load Ambassador J.J. Leonard! As we move closer to Thursday's launch of the National Relay, Todd Boeding talks with J.J. about his service and how it brought him to our mission! You can join the mission this Memorial May by registering today! Go to CarryTheLoad.org/Register to get involved!

On this edition of Lessons From The Front, we speak with the shows production team Carissa Stiles and Matt Reid! Also, Carry The Load Executive Director Debbie Wright stops by! Memorial May launches from Seattle in just three weeks! Be ready to join the mission by signing up today! CarryTheLoad.org/Register!

On this episode of Lessons From The Front, we're joined by Dallas Police Dept. Detective Frederick Frazier, chairman of Assist the Officer Foundation, and Amber Helms, Executive Director of Heroes on the Water! As the march to Memorial May approaches our launch from Seattle, we visit with two incredible non-profit partners who have been a part of the mission since year one! Hear their Lessons...

Retired Navy Fighter Pilot, and supporter of our Non-Profit Partner Equest, Jeff Hensley served his country for over two decades. During that time, Jeff was involved in operations Southern Watch and Restore Hope. Through his career, the greatest impact on his life came while he was airborne as a pilot for United Airlines on the morning of September 11. These are Jeff Hensley's Lessons From The...

Welcome to Lessons From The Front with National Relay Emeritus Dill Driscoll, National Relay Director Matt Fryman, and National Relay Medic and Ambassador Smitty Searles!  Just days following the success of the first Dallas Memorial March, Dill Driscoll was brought in to expand Carry The Load from a 20 hour event in Dallas, to a movement across the country. In May 2012, Dill and the team stepped o...

Today we speak with three of Carry The Load's long-time rally chairs who have helped grow our national footprint by joining our Memorial May campaign and including their communities every year. Mayor Chris Harding of Yardly, PA, Sean Magee of Congers, NY and Holly Cline of Clovis, CA! As Carry The Load has expanded over the past decade from the Dallas Memorial March to the National Relay, our...

As Carry The Load launches into A Decade of Honor, host Todd Boeding visits with patriots Brad Adatto and Charles Meachum, as well as veteran U.S. Marine Aaron White. Brad, Charles, and Aaron are a part of the foundation of Carry The Load, building the Dallas Memorial March from a grassroots movement into the growing organization it is today!

Josh enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 2003 and served deployments with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment in both Afghanistan and Iraq. From the beginning, Josh has participated in Carry The Load’s National Relay and the Dallas Memorial March to honor four warrior brothers who were killed by an IED in Iraq on June 15, 2005. In this episode, we learn from Josh's Lessons From The Front.

On this episode of Lessons From The Front, we speak with veteran Navy SEAL and host of The Unbeatable Mind Podcast Mark Divine! Mark shares his journey from corporate America to joining the SEALs and how his difficult childhood influenced the trajectory of his life.