Twenty One Gun Podcast

We're back live with the latest news from the Irreverent Warriors; Breakdowns of viral stories and videos from the military community. This week's guest - Babee Garcia from Military Veterans in Journalism. She is an award-winning communications professional and Marine. Military Veterans in Journalism is a professional association that builds community for vets, supports their career growth, and ad...

We're back live with the latest news from the Irreverent Warriors; Breakdowns of viral stories and videos from the military community. Special Rucking 2 Remember follow-up with Keith Bridges. Tonight's guest is: Patrick Benson is an Army Veteran, Horse Trainer and Co-founder and Director of War Horses for Veterans, an equine program providing personal and professional opportunities for combat vete...

We're back live with the latest news from the Irreverent Warriors; Breakdowns of viral stories and videos from the military community; Special interview with "Q" Wilkinson to discuss military spouse mental health and suicide awareness. Visit  www.irreverentwarriors.com   for a list of all upcoming #Silkieshikes! Support the show and buy a T!!! If you liked this episode or want to share you story,...

This week we have Clark Impastato. From 1995 to 2001 Clark served in the US Navy on the USS Shiloh and at SEAL Team 5, Foxtrot Platoon. During that time Clark deployed to the Persian Gulf and South East Asia. After separating from the Navy, Clark served with 19th Group Special Forces from 2002 to 2003. From 2003 to 2007, Clark continued his service as a Private Military Contractor deploying multip...

21 Gun Live - Latest Military/Veteran Topics - Military Inspired Viral Video - Week in Review. Special guest Jeremy Harrell from Veterans Club Inc. Jeremy is a U.S. Army Combat Veteran of Iraqi Freedom. He served honorably for 9 years before getting out of the Army. In 2017, Jeremy founded Veteran's Club which is a premier organization in Kentucky that assists thousands of veterans daily in a mult...

21 Gun Live - Latest Military/Veteran Topics - Military Inspired Viral Video Week in Review. Special guest Josh Graham from DD214 Fight Wear! From dd214bjj.com : Far too many of our Veterans are drowning in grief and guilt. Civilian life can be trying for our warriors. While there are several programs to help them, the stigma with addressing mental health limits our Vets from getting the treatment...

Jeff Morris is a former Infantry Officer in the United States Army who served two deployments to Baghdad, Iraq as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander. He wrote "Legion Rising," offering a glimpse of the rigors of military training through his personal experiences from boot camp to Ranger Assessment and through his experiences in combat as a Platoon Leader in Iraq. It's a fantastic book and I su...

Welcome to the latest rendition of 21 Gun Live formerly known as The Soup Sandwich (we need a new name for the live shows!). Tonight's episode covers: Live show day change - No more army Shark Attacks!? - Our new music contributor Russ Robson. - Quiet Explosions Film - Pre-traumatic stress disorder - Veteran suicide spike in 2020 - Air Force battling wild fires with impressive flying - Special Gue...

I had the chance to talk with two time Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Jerri Sher. From her site: "Her latest film, " Quiet Explosions " is the story of Special Forces Green Beret, Andrew Marr , who returned home from his third deployment, a quietly broken man. The high-ranking explosives expert suffered a multitude of traumatic brain injuries after being "front and center" to hundreds if not thousa...

This is the latest bi-monthly LIVE and unpolished Soup Sandwich episode! This week we decided to shut the f#ck up and turn the mics on Irreverent Warriors Hikers! We had a couple guys on to share their best active duty stories. Special thanks to Ben Rodriguez and Marc Simmons for coming on and sharing their story.  Visit www.irreverentwarriors.com  for a list of all upcoming #Silkieshikes! Music i...

Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and Africa. After leaving the SEAL Teams, he turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an accomplished entrepreneur, bestselling author and acclaimed speaker. He write weekly columns on Inc.com and Forbes.com. He is the bestselling author of TakingPoint: A Navy SEAL's 10 Fail Safe Pr...

Disclaimer - My microphone audio was messed up so apologies for sound quality! All guest audio came out fine! Soup Sandwich #5 - Tonight we had on the women of The Behind the Service Podcast, a show dedicated to America's unsung heroes - Milspouses! From their FB page: " Behind the men and women who serve our country and go on to become veterans are the family members who stay up nights praying, f...

Okay, rough topic I know but it is very pertinent to the discussion of mental health in the veteran. A number of studies have shown that there are links between veteran substance abuse, depression, and suicide. In one study that involved roughly 600 veterans who were deployed to either Afghanistan or Iraq, 39 percent of the vets were screened and showed positive for probable alcohol abuse. 3 perce...

Greg Gonthier embodies the adage: If you work hard and be the best at what you do, good things will happen. Having joined the Air Force in the shadow of Vietnam, Greg set out on a journey serving his country in military Law Enforcement, civilian Law Enforcement and Personal Protective services for 40+ years. His work did not go unnoticed as he was selected personally by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf to...

Soup Sandwich is back for it's third installment. Let me know if you like this format and drop me a line if you want to be featured ( kevin@twentyonegun.net ). We have a lot of fun bring veterans on for laid back unfiltered conversations! Tonnisha B and TG are two female Combat Veterans who humorously co-host and tell their experiences in Afghanistan, in Iraq and in their day to day life experienc...

Alan Thrall is the owner of Untamed Strength. His love for strength training started at a very young age and his unquenchable desire to always learn more has lead him to pursue his passion of helping others experience the fulfillment of getting stronger inside the gym and in their day to day lives. Alan is a Marine Corps veteran who served as a presidential security guard as well as a "World Famou...

Twenty One Gun presents the second installment of our new bi-monthly Irreverent-Warrior-focused LIVE call-in show called "The Soup Sandwich." This week I am up north on Lake Erie with TERRIBLE reception! So apologies for my audio quality. This week we discuss my bad luck on the road, how to recruit veteran hikers, and a veteran's tendency to downplay their individual trauma.  Call-ins from Mali Do...

Justin Constantine is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps and a former attorney. While deployed to Iraq as a Civil Affairs officer attached to a Marine infantry battalion for OIF in 2006, he suffered a gunshot wound to the head, from which he made a miraculous recovery.   Justin works as an inspiration speaker and leadership consultant and serves as a liaison between the...

Twenty One Gun presents the first installment of our new bi-monthly Irreverent-Warrior-focused live show called "The Soup Sandwich." This week we feature Jacob Fry representing the Lincoln, NE hike and Matt Davis from the Charlotte, NC hike both of which kick off this Saturday July 25th.  Links: Register for the Lincoln Hike Register for the Charlotte Hike If you liked this episode or want to shar...

"In war, destruction is everywhere. It eats everything around you. Sometimes it eats at you." — Major Scott Huesing, Echo Company Commander. Scott A. Huesing is a retired USMC Infantry Major with over 24 years of service, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer.  His career spanned 10 deployments and he conducted operations in over 60 countries worldwide.  During his numerous deployments to Ir...

Okay, so a bunch of you IW/21 Gun listeners convinced me to take the hot seat and tell my story. I wasn't psyched about the idea of letting you all into my weird little world... but here goes nothing! I served as an Air Force C-130 Navigator from 2003 till 2007 until I was medically discharged from PTSD/TBI sustained during combat operations in Iraq. I found myself deeply depressed and constantly...

21 Gun will be publishing episodes weekly starting August 1st. The episodes will alternate between the classic 21 Gun interview format and a more laid back live format focusing on Irreverent Warrior hikes and hikers and co-hosted with Jeremy Walton and other local veterans. We'll be recording from the Instill Distilling Co in Clayton, NC.  Tonight's episode was the first of this new format with Tr...

Hamody Jasim has been one of America's greatest weapons in fighting the war against AL Qaeda and ISIS. Tonight in Part 4 of this series Hamody recounts how he was recruited by the US intelligence community and how he chose taking down known terrorists over his own safety. Please listen to  Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 first. If you like this episode or want to share you story, shoot me an email to ...

Hamody Jasim has been one of America's greatest weapons in fighting the war against AL Qaeda and ISIS. Tonight in Part 3 of this series Hamody recounts challenges he faced when he found himself working along aside known Saddam loyalists and terrorists who infiltrate the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. Please listen to Part 1 and Part 2 first. Listen here for  Part IV If you like this episode or want to...

Hamody Jasim has been one of America's greatest weapons in fighting the war against AL Qaeda and ISIS. Tonight in Part II of this series, he shares the story of his unique military training by former Vietnam Veterans and recounts deadly encounters with terrorists in the Anbar Provence and Haifa Street in Baghdad. Hamody's story is truly amazing as he went from being a child, beaten every day in Sa...