The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️In this episode, there is a discussion containing details of sexual assault and suicide. If you are sensitive to these topics, I encourage you to proceed with caution and only listen if you feel as though you are able to do so. Lakeydra Houston | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex | Sexual Assault Prevention Advocate | Public Speaker | K.E.Y. Fit Company | HR Recruiting Manager | Menta...

Annie Brock | Army Veteran | LTI President & Founder Annie spent 9+ years in the US Army. She, as an enlisted soldier, was a Human Resources Specialist, Paralegal Specialist, and found herself not only airborne qualified, but was one of the first 100 females in the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Annie commissioned as an Army Officer serving as a specially trained Aeromedical Evacuation...

“The Leader of Character” formula others want to follow is Hard Work + Perseverance = Success In Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass: Leading in Uncharted Waters, Vice Admiral Sandy Stosz, US Coast Guard (retired) draws upon her 40 years of extensive experience and wisdom as a woman directing mostly all-male teams in front-line leadership positions to provide tools that will help leaders, particularly...

James McNeil | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | Motivational Speaker | Author | Owner at The Inspirational Connection  This episode's guest is James McNeil- a U. S. Army Combat Veteran.  James shares about his struggles with finding his true identity when he was medically discharged from the military.  He talks about those periods of loneliness and isolation due to depression. Times wer...

Shannon Polson, Optimist | Badass | Speaker | Veteran | Author of “The Grit Factor” (HBR Press) | Founder of The Grit Institute: building courageous, compassionate, creative leaders with a focus on grit and resilience in a time of challenge and change. At age 19, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. She went on to reach the s...

Meet Marine Corps Veteran Amy Forsythe of San Diego, CA. Amy is a Communications and Visual Information Strategist. In the military, Amy served as a Combat Correspondent in the Marine Corps and currently serves in the Navy Reserves as a Public Affairs Officer. She is an award-winning digital media content creator.  Amy is a multimedia journalist and military veteran with more than 25 years of expe...

In this week's episode, I speak with fellow Army Veteran Jeffery Knight of Salt Lake City, Utah. Jeff enlisted into the Army National Guard as a Carpenter and later transitioned to becoming a Human Resources Officer in the Army Reserves. In the last half of his career, he served in a special duty position and talks about the impact it had on him as well as the importance of exercising self-care. J...

Chaplain (COL) Khallid Shabazz Ph. D, DMin | Command Chaplain at USARCENT | Sumter, South Carolina, United States Shortly after converting to Islam, then-Sgt. Khallid Shabazz struggled to find his way while his devout Lutheran family and fellow Soldiers questioned his move. And with a few Article 15s for insubordination on his record, Shabazz, a field artilleryman at the time, wanted out of the mi...

It was the evening of Feb. 2, 1943, and the U.S.A.T. Dorchester was crowded to capacity, carrying 902 servicemen, merchant seamen, and civilian workers. Once a luxury coastal liner, the 5,649-ton vessel had been converted into an Army transport ship. The Dorchester, one of three ships in the SG-19 convoy, was moving steadily across the icy waters from Newfoundland toward an American base in Greenl...

Melissa Washington is a Navy veteran and the spouse of a Marine. Melissa is the Founder & CEO of the Women Veterans Alliance (https://www.womenveteransalliance.org), Listen in as she talks about her time in the Navy.  Awards 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Trailblazers: Women Breaking Barriers 2018 Sharif Jewelers Sacramento Kings Hometown Hero 2018 Cal Vet Trailblazer Award 201...

Meet John Roth, USMC Veteran, the Founder and President of Recalibrate. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves 2007-2018. While serving, he served in two back-to-back deployments- the first to Iraq and then Afghanistan- and obtained the rank of Sergeant (E-5). John is currently a Police Officer at the Jackson Twp. Police Department as a patrol officer. He serves as one of the departm...

Meet Navy veteran Adam Cole of Arlington, VA. Both as an enlisted Sailor and a Naval Officer, Adam served in the Navy in the Public Affairs Office (PAO). Join the Journey (JTJ) is a Christ-centered empowerment organization that seeks to uplift entrepreneurs facing extreme poverty by helping them launch businesses. JTJ formed in 2009 as an advocacy-through-media organization with a heart for Christ...

Brian Arrington, M.S., MBA Candidate Business Initiatives Consultant | VETS2INDUSTRY Founder | Global Goodwill Ambassador | USAF Veteran In this episode, You will hear the story of why Brian joined the military , where all he had been during his time of service and how he is continuing to serve the military and veteran community nationwide. You will also hear about the influence a fellow Air Force...

Meet Air Force Veteran Alex Mimms of the Dallas- Ft Worth, Texas area. After 10 years of being Security Forces (3P071), Alex served and continues to serve as an Air Force Professional Military Education Instructor (81TO). Alex also has his hands in the workings of Vets2Industry as the AVP, Operations, and Strategy. Vets2Industry is a nationwide nonprofit organization supporting military veterans.&...

Retired U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, General Dondi E. Costin is today’s guest. Chaplain Costin is a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986. He then served as a squadron-level scientific analyst evaluating air-to-ground precision-guided munitions, chief of scientific analysis on a major co...

Meet U.S. Navy Veteran Randall (Randy) Petronko of New Jersey. Randy will be completing his degree at Rutgers University with a degree in Policy and Public Safety Spring of 2021. He will then go on to pursue his law degree once he completes his bachelor's. In this episode, we will hear Randy share about his desire to serve in the Navy and how his world got turned upside down by a medical diagnosis...