The Combat Flags Podcast

January 19, 2022

034: Mike Rock

In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with Michael Rock. Mike is a former US Army Tanker turned Green Beret turned pedophile hunter. After growing up with bad situations all around him, he chose to take a leap, and change his path in life. After medically retiring from the Green Berets in 2014 due to various injuries, he chose to work for a 3 letter agency and take down pedophiles with computer forensics.

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January 13, 2022

033: Brad Taylor & Jason Piccolo
Brad was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry. Brad served for more than 21 years, retiring as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. During that time he held numerous Infantry and Special Forces positions, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta where he commanded multiple troops and a squadron.
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December 15, 2021

032: The Combat Flags Book Club
I’m excited to share with you the 2022 Combat Flags Book Club! It's been a years' long dream of mine to share a collection of curated books for active duty military, veterans, family, friends and military supporters who are committed to learning more about the military experience (physical, mental and philosophical) and improving the lives of our nation's warfighters.
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December 9, 2021

031: Ryan Hendrickson Pt. 2
In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that "no one gets left behind."
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December 1, 2021

030: Ryan Hendrickson Pt. 1
In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson. Ryan served in the Navy, Air Force and Army, most notably as a Green Beret in the famed U.S. Army Special Forces. As a Green Beret, Ryan cleared the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban.
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November 17, 2021

029: Jason McCarthy of GORUCK
In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with Jason McCarthy of GORUCK. Jason enlisted in the Army after 9/11 because of 9/11 and served in Special Forces in Iraq and the Sahel region of West Africa. In 2006, Jason's wife Emily was a Case Officer in the CIA working in French-speaking West Africa. Applying what he had learned in war, Jason built Emily a "go-bag", or "go-ruck" for her to keep in her vehicle and at home, ready to go at all times.
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November 8, 2021

028: Neville Johnson
Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with Neville Johnson. Neville was born and raised in South Africa and at the age of 23, he left his home country to...
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October 28, 2021

027: Cokie
Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with published author and poet, Cokie. Cokie, in his own words, is a vituperative redneck who spent his formative years in a seminary,...
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October 21, 2021

026: Lexi Casiday
Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify In this episode of the Combat Flags Podcast I talk with Lexi Casiday. Lexi is a Navy Veteran and jiu jitsu athlete. She joined the Navy in 2004 after escaping a verbally and...
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