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Episode 102 • A Family of Chaplains (Part 1) Aug 07, 2020

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Aimee Crane-Blake joins the podcast to not only speak from her experience as the daughter of a chaplain, and the wife of a chaplain – but as a chaplain herself!

As a woman with a strong military lineage who served as an active duty U.S. Army Chaplain, Aimee has an incredibly unique perspective gained from her experiences. In Part 1 of a conversation with The Warrior's Journey, she shares from her story and offers hope and encouragement to warriors and their families.

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Episode 101 • Surviving Combat And The Scars It Leaves Behind (Part 2) Jul 17, 2020

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This week, we welcome back Captain Jeff Morris (US Army, Ret.), who shares even more of his incredible story of tragic loss and trauma, and ultimately his journey to health and wholeness. While the scars of trauma never go away completely, we can have a game-changing perspective that allows the pain of our past to propel us forward, rather than hold us back from living life to the fullest.

Jeff Morris is a former Infantry Officer in the United States Army, serving two deployments to Baghdad, Iraq as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander. After retiring as a Captain, he was instrumental in establishing a non-profit organization for veterans, serving as a board member for Farmers Assisting Returning Military, created to assist veterans suffering from PTSD. He also established his own non-profit, Legion 8 Foundation, designed to honor the lives of the eight men lost under his command and provide educational benefits and mental health counseling to those families and other service members and families of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Jeff speaks to different veterans groups and other organizations sharing his story of adversity and leadership and the power of never letting circumstances dictate what they are capable of in life. Jeff is fearlessly transparent and honest about his personal journey, something that has captured the hearts of people from all walks of life. He is dedicated to allowing his story to be used for good, carrying a message of hope and rising beyond life's greatest challenges.

Get Jeff's book, Legion Rising: Surviving Combat And The Scars It Left Behind, anywhere books are sold!

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Episode 100 • Surviving Combat And The Scars It Leaves Behind Jul 10, 2020

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Captain Jeff Morris (US Army, Ret.) has a story that anyone who has experienced trauma or adversity will resonate with. Today, he joins the podcast to share some of his experiences – the highs and the lows – in a 2-part conversation with Kevin Weaver of The Warrior's Journey.

Get Jeff's book, Legion Rising: Surviving Combat And The Scars It Left Behind, anywhere books are sold!

Find more information online at https://www.thewarriorsjourney.org/podcast.

Episode 99 • Fighting on the Battlefield and the Homefront (feat. Tom Satterly of Delta Force) Jul 03, 2020

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As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Now, he sits down to share his story with The Warrior's Journey!

Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, Tom became a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain, and the fallout from his battle with PTS nearly led him to kill himself in 2014.

With the help of his wife, Tom learned that by admitting his weaknesses and faults, he sets an example for other combat veterans struggling to come home. He has since embarked on his most important mission: saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day.

In Tom's words, "You have to be vulnerable to be courageous" – and he encourages listeners to lead with love, not fear.

To learn more about Tom and to get his book, All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront, visit https://www.tomsatterly.com.

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Episode 98 • Live at National Chaplains Conference feat. Chaplain Kristian Carlson Jun 27, 2020

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"God, what do you have for me today of eternal significance for the people you've called me to serve?"

This is the prayer of Chaplain Kristian Carlson (US Navy), who sat down with Kevin Weaver of The Warrior's Journey during another incredible National Chaplains Conference! In this episode, Kristian details his experience as a Navy Chaplain called to boldy and passionately serve the men and women of the military God has entrusted to him. Listen as he shares his perspective on the chaplaincy in today's military, and offers heartfelt encouragement for active duty warriors everywhere.

No matter where you're at on your journey or what you're facing, God is at work in your life – and The Warrior's Journey, and the chaplaincy, is here for you!

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Episode 97 • Ready for Anything Jun 19, 2020

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Bobby Wingate enlisted in the United States Army out of high school in 1973, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division with co-host Col. Scott McChrystal! Throughout his military service, Bobby's experiences ranged from serving at the tip of the spear on night patrols in Korea, to serving behind the scenes. Through all the ups and downs, his patriotism and faith helped him maintain a readiness for anything, and has helped him continue supporting and encouraging veterans to this day.

We hope you're encouraged by Bobby's story, and challenged to reach out and engage with our warriors who need it most!

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Episode 96 • Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior Jun 12, 2020

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The Warrior's Journey welcomes Vietnam veteran and double amputee, Allen Clark, to the podcast! In this episode, Allen shares about his combat experience in Vietnam, and how faith helped him endure and overcome the crippling PTSD he experienced in its aftermath.

Allen Clark graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1963. Two years later, he volunteered for service in Vietnam and was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group. He was wounded in an early-morning mortar attack on June 17, 1967, which necessitated the amputation of both legs below his knees. He is the author of Valor in Vietnam: Chronicles of Honor, Courage and Sacrifice: 1963-1977 and Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior, the story of his journey of healing.

To find out more about Allen Clark and his ministry to combat veterans of all wars, visit http://www.combatfaith.com/.

Find more information online at https://www.thewarriorsjourney.org/podcast.

Episode 95 • True Courage (feat. Medal of Honor Recipient Major General Patrick Brady) Jun 05, 2020

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Major General Patrick Brady (US Army, Ret.) knows a thing or two about courage. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the Medal of Honor (the nation's highest military decoration for valor) for incredible acts of bravery that saved countless lives.

In this episode, MG Brady tells his incredible story and offers insights from his experience and perspective, helping to define true courage in the face of imminent danger for anyone listening: "Real courage is a decision."

Faith is the only substitute for fear that brings confidence and comfort in our darkest hours – and The Warrior's Journey is here to help.

Find more information online at https://www.thewarriorsjourney.org/podcast.

Episode 94 • Troops First (Part 2) May 29, 2020

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Rick Kell, Co-founder and Executive Director of Feherty's Troops First Foundation, is back to continue the conversation with Kevin Weaver and Dan Boever, this time diving deeper into the foundation's approach to help warriors discover closure and healing from their experiences in battle.

Troops First Foundation was created to develop, operate and support wellness, quality of life and event-based initiatives for post-9/11 combat-injured Warriors. These initiatives facilitate a greater recognition and an enhanced understanding of the quality and character of the men and women who volunteer to serve, their families, their daily sacrifices and the constant need to evaluate and improve their quality of life.

Their initiatives provide housing to wounded veterans and their families, establish valuable connections among service members to give them a critical support network in an effort to combat the veteran suicide crisis, coordinate a unique opportunity for service members to leave the battlefield on their own terms, and provide service dogs to assist in everyday life.

For more information on Feherty's Troops First Foundation, visit http://www.troopsfirstfoundation.org.

Find more information online at https://www.thewarriorsjourney.org/podcast.

Episode 93 • Troops First (Part 1) May 15, 2020

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In this episode, Troops First Foundation Co-founder and Executive Director joins Kevin Weaver and Dan Boever for a two-part conversation about the history and heart behind the foundation.

Shortly after visiting deployed troops in the Middle East with a group of college basketball coaches in the summer of 2005, Rick Kell received an invitation that would change his life.

A Warrior Care Liaison at Walter Reed Army Medical Center asked Kell to visit several OEF and OIF patients recovering from serious combat injuries. After multiple visits, many friendships were forged. These friendships cultivated a strong desire to provide meaningful assistance on a larger scale.

Over the next two years, Kell gained invaluable insight into the landscape of Warrior Care and used it to create concepts for new programs. Throughout this development phase, close attention was paid to a belief that new initiatives needed to be very relevant and without duplication.

Upon sharing this information with friend and passionate advocate for our troops, David Feherty, the two co-founded Troops First Foundation and incorporated as a non-profit organization in August of 2008.

Find more information online at https://www.thewarriorsjourney.org/podcast

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