In 2003, Maj. John Spencer was a platoon leader in the 173rd Airborne. In this episode, he talks about the very first mission after his unit jumped in northern Iraq. He also described a complex ambush in which enemy forces targeted his platoon. Listen as he reflects on the experiences and what lessons he took from these experiences about combat, training, and fear.
In this episode of The Spear, retired Marine officer David Berke joins to share a story from 2006, when he was a forward air...
In this episode, MWI's Maj. Jake Miraldi is joined by retired Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta. In 2010, he became the first living recipient of...
In 1995, Robert Craven was a teenage high school dropout with a baby on the way. Looking for options to improve his life, he...