In the Marine Corps, Jace Newman carried both a machine gun and the responsibility of leading younger Marines whose lives depended on his judgment. At Camp Pendleton, as a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Bravo Company, service was identity, discipline, and creed. Semper Fidelis. Always faithful.When Newman left active duty in 2019, he stepped into a silence that many veterans know well. No formations at dawn. No mission briefs. No Marines waiting on his word. The loss of structure and belonging weighed heavily.He found steadiness again in an unexpected place, on rooftops across Texas. Roofing, first taken up as work, became a mission in its own right. Protecting homes meant protecting families. Each job was an act of accountability to people who placed their trust in him. “It’s not just a roof,” Newman says. “It’s someone’s home.”On this episode of Unfinished Business | A Podcast for Veterans Pursuing New Life Missions, host Eric Rush sits down with Newman to talk about carrying leadership beyond the Corps, the difficulty of transition, and the meaning of patriotism expressed through faithful service in community.Conversations like this are the reason Unfinished Business exists. Veterans often leave the service with invisible burdens and unspoken questions, about identity, faith, and purpose. This podcast creates a space for those voices to be heard, for experiences like Newman’s to be shared, and for listeners to understand that service doesn’t end with discharge papers. It continues in work, in family, and in community.Eric Rush, CEO & Podcast CuratorPrime Pitch Podcast Network Inc. www.primepitchpodcast.comFrisco's #1 Podcast Influencer Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFor more information, visit www.primepitchpodcast.com

There’s a moment in every veteran’s healthcare journey where you stop asking for help and start bracing for disappointment.

My conversation with Dr. Eldon Hopkins cut straight into that reality. Before he ever touched a scalpel, he understood something the system never did: the weight of waiting. Not waiting for an appointment—waiting for someone competent enough to see what’s right in front of them.Dr. Hopkins didn’t need a stack of authorizations or a parade of unnecessary scans. He needed one updated X-ray and five minutes to identify what the VA system had overlooked for more than a year: two bone-on-bone hips and an anatomic condition visible long before anyone bothered to look. What stood out wasn’t his expertise, though he has plenty of it. It was his anger on behalf of the veteran. His refusal to normalize delays that cost people mobility, dignity, and time.What we discussed wasn’t just my case. It was the pattern he sees across Community Care: overwhelmed staff making decisions outside their scope, pointless imaging cycles, referrals that go nowhere, and veterans restarting the process every time someone misroutes a file.This episode is about truth, accountability, and the surgeon who refused to let the system write the ending.Eric Rush, CEO & Podcast CuratorPrime Pitch Podcast Network Inc. www.primepitchpodcast.comFrisco's #1 Podcast Influencer Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFor more information, visit www.primepitchpodcast.com

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This episode is not about survival, it’s about what comes after.

When Staff Sergeant Shilo Harris opened his eyes forty-eight days after an IED blast in Iraq, he woke into a new life that began in pain. The detonation took three of his brothers in arms and stripped away much of his body, leaving him to confront a world where every breath felt borrowed. What followed wasn’t recovery in any simple sense, it was a reckoning between body, faith, and the enduring presence of what war leaves behind.

Through a series of intimate and searching questions, Unfinished Business enters that space between endurance and meaning. Shilo speaks about the silent echo of the men he lost, the years spent learning to live with both scars and shadows, and the private faith that sustained him when medicine and resolve reached their limits.

He revisits the experimental stem-cell treatments that grew new skin and new questions about what it means to be human, where science ends and spirit begins.

This conversation moves slowly, like someone walking through a fire that still burns under the skin. It asks what it takes to believe that everything in life is a gift when pain has no schedule. It explores how a man becomes both a witness and a mirror for other veterans haunted by the same imprint of war.

And it ends where all missions must: with the question of legacy, what we owe the fallen, what we build from the ashes, and what it truly means to keep living after the battle has moved inside.

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In this episode of Unfinished Business - A Podcast for Veterans Pursuing New Life Missions, RJ Ruiz (Roland Ruiz) and Joe Torres do more than share their stories, they offer a window into the invisible war many veterans fight after discharge.With a 16-year career in the United States Marine Corps, including four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Roland’s life was defined by mission, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood. But when Roland's transition to civilian life didn’t go as planned, he found himself struggling to find purpose. What began as a confident stride into a new life quickly collapsed into emotional freefall.It’s a familiar narrative for countless veterans. What makes Roland and Joe's story distinct, however, is not the fall, but the fierce grace with which they rise.Roland’s journey back wasn’t a solo one. With the unwavering support of his wife and a renewed purpose through Leathernecks Confederation Motorcycle Club, Roland found his second mission. His healing came not through isolation, but in the echo of Harley engines, in the structure of riding formations, and in the warm embrace of brothers who spoke his unspoken language. More than just a hobby, riding became a metaphor: a forward motion against the darkness, a daily recommitment to service and self-worth.Through the upcoming Ride to Remember, a tribute to veterans lost to suicide, Roland transforms personal pain into communal healing.Event Information Link➡️ : https://tinyurl.com/Ride-to-RememberEach mile is not just a road traveled, but a life remembered, a stigma shattered, a silence broken.What listeners walk away with from this episode is more than inspiration, they gain a mandate. Roland Ruiz and Joe Torres don't just invite you to understand veterans; they challenges you to show up for them.This is a story of Unfinished Business -, not because the mission failed, but because the mission changed. And in that change, we all have a role to play.This podcast becomes not just a conversation, but a call: to remember, to ride, and to never, ever leave anyone behind.Subscribe, explore, and witness what it means to be heard with purpose.Eric Rush, CEO & Podcast Curator | Decorated Combat Veteran Prime Pitch Podcast Network Inc. www.primepitchpodcast.comFrisco's #1 Podcast Influencer Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFor more information, visit www.primepitchpodcast.com

There was no fanfare in Bahrain. No press releases. No investors. Just a sailor clinging to a Sunday ritual that reminded him he was still human.For U.S. Navy veteran Christopher Smith, football wasn’t just entertainment while deployed, it was identity scaffolding. The trash talk, the team loyalty, the shared heartbreak of a missed field goal, these weren’t just games. They were threads stitching sailors together in a place where everything else was coming apart.Years later, it wasn’t the roar of a touchdown that changed his trajectory, it was the moment the Superdome dimmed, and the crowd’s phones lit up in synchronized rhythm. Christopher didn’t see lights. He saw possibility.That spark became FanWeb, a patented, veteran-led innovation changing the live-event experience for schools, teams, and now institutions like the University of North Texas and the Texas Legends. Vote For Christopher Here: https://tinyurl.com/Vote4ChristopherEric Rush, CEO & Podcast CuratorPrime Pitch Podcast Network Inc. www.primepitchpodcast.comFrisco's #1 Podcast Influencer Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFor more information, visit www.primepitchpodcast.com

Mimi Dabi (Melissa Dabi)) never needed a spotlight to know she was called. Long before titles or recognition, she made a vow, “at whatever the cost.” Not out of fear. Not out of obligation. But out of certainty. A quiet moment of clarity that became the defining compass of her life.She’s never looked back.That vow now lives in everything she does. It shaped her work, her pace, and the way she leads. From building outreach programs by hand to answering the call to serve veterans and families through the Airpower Foundation, Melissa has always moved with intentionality. Her strength comes from stillness. Her leadership is quiet but unmistakable, anchored in trust, in discipline, and in the belief that true service is sacred.The Airpower Foundationis a natural extension of that vow. Under Melissa’s guidance, it’s not just a nonprofit, it’s a living commitment.Everything Airpower Foundation touches carries the imprint of Melissa’s conviction. It leads with intention and trust. Its presence is steady, its actions meaningful. Whether organizing a 22-mile walk to raise critical awareness for PTSD or standing beside a family in their quietest moment of grief, every effort is rooted in care that lasts. The mission remains clear and unwavering: walk with them, honor them, and remain, long after others move on.Melissa's vow is no longer just a personal promise, it’s a cultural force within the Foundation she leads. And because of that, the mission is strong. The work is lasting. And the vow? It’s alive and well,fueling every step forward.It was a pleasure and honor to host Mimi Dabi | Melissa Dabi on Unfinished Business - A Podcast for Veterans Pursuing New Life Missions.I look forward to collaborating with Airpower Foundation in the weeks and months to come.Rush,HostUnfinished Business - A Podcast for Veterans Pursuing New Life MissionsCEO, Prime Pitch Podcast Network Inc.City of Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFrisco's #1 Podcaster Frisco's #1 Veteran Advocacy PodcastFor more information, visit www.primepitchpodcast.com

In this episode, Dr. Katie Baillio talks about the spaces she’s helped create, rooms where women veterans don’t have to shrink, justify, or prove their service.

Her advocacy is rooted in the truth that belonging is not earned through explanation but through recognition. She speaks with the clarity of someone who understands exactly what it feels like to be overlooked, and what it takes to change that reality for others.

Her work is reshaping the landscape for the next generation of women who raise their right hand.

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