Michael Ciociola and Michael Jr. of Calvary Christian Center join us on this episode to talk about A Grateful Nation Remembers. This is the event held at the California based church every year on Memorial Day to honor heroes. This year Kris was the keynote speaker, and was blown away by what they do, so we figured we'd have them on to talk about the history of the event and what goes into it. You can can learn more about the church at http://cccyc.net and @CalvaryCCYC on Instagam. Follow Michael Sr. on Instagram @Mcioc and on X @MichaelCiociola.

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On this guest-free show we cover some of the latest happenings, reflect on changes in the media landscape, and tease out our upcoming 300th episode.

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Mir Bahmanyar joins us on this episode, a historian, Army Ranger, and author. The latest book of his "The Houdini Club: The Epic Journey and Daring Escapes of the First Army Rangers of WWII" is available now. Learn more about Mir at http://mirbahmanyar.com

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Our anonymous guest this week reached out after we had VA whistleblower "Johnny" on back for Episode 282 in March. She's a long time employee of Veterans Affairs, is a doctor, and has evidence of further corruption at the VA that she wanted to expose. She gets into what she sees as a greater effort to privatize more components of veterans healthcare with the Trump administration. We get into all of this, as well as what Kris has been up to being away from the show the past three weeks.

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Navy diver John Marsack is on to discuss his career, and more importantly his work with Project Recover in helping to find the remains of missing heroes from WWII. We get into how this is at all possible, and what the organization is doing. Learn more about them at http://projectrecover.org

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Andrew Goldsmith served as a machine gunner and team leader in the Army with multiple deployments to Iraq. He is a self-described "Mediocre Infantryman" who went through Ranger School, and that is the subject of his latest book. Beyond the military, he is a practicing attorney, black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and an avid skateboarder. His first book was "Zarqawi's Ice Cream" back in 2011, and his latest is "The Mediocre Infantryman's Guide to Ranger School" published by Double Dagger Books. Visit Andrew's blog at http://mediocreinfantryblog.com and follow him on Instagram @mediocreinfantryman

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We hope that you enjoyed your long Memorial Day weekend honoring the fallen. On this episode we are joined by Marine Corps veteran Josh Bates who authored "The Baghdad Shuffle," available now. It is a gritty military novel from someone who lived that life. You can follow Josh on Instagam @hardboiled_alive

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Sean Kirk & Phil Otto from Photonis are back on this episode to talk night vision and much more. Sean Kirk is the VP of Photonis Night Vision Systems, Phil Otto is the Sales Manager at Photonis and a former law enforcement officer, CIA contractor, and Marine. You can follow Photonis Defense on X & Instagram @PhotonisDefense. Phil is on Instagram @NOCWorks.

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