Episode 212
Tango Alpha Lima: Air Force EOD veteran and endurance athlete Adam Popp
May 7th, 2024
1 hr 7 mins 42 secs
Season 5
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About this Episode
NEWS FROM LEGIONTOWN
Remembrance of those who died - and survived - Pearl Harbor
THE INTERVIEW
In 2007, while serving as an Air Force EOD team leader in Afghanistan, Adam Popp was injured in a blast that resulted in an above-the-knee amputation of his right leg. During a decade of recovery and training, Adam has trained to become an elite athlete and a certified peer-mentor trainer who helps other amputees and individuals with disabilities to successfully pursue athletic and other personal goals. He joins the podcast to talk about his service, his recovery, and his search for a solemate.
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The truth covered in sarcasm – exploring Redditors take on U.S. Army plans to restructure and slash force by 5% in preparation to fight future wars
Send a Salami to your Boy in the Army - New York's Katz Delicatessen still fulfilling a their WWII-era tradition.
Episode Links
- Watch video of this episode on YouTube
- Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor Dies at 102 | Legiontown U.S.A.
- Last USS Arizona survivor passes away | The American Legion
- Four USS Arizona survivors share their memories | The American Legion
- The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
- Amputee Coalition - Learn about amputation & prosthetic care & request support for people living with limb loss, their families, caregivers and clinicians who care for amputees.
- UTMB World Series - Meet your extraordinary!
- Adam Popp Sport and Performance Psychology Adam Popp Triathlon Adam Popp running — Couch To 100
- Adam Popp
- Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion
- New York's Famous Katz's Deli Will Still 'Send a Salami to Your Boy in the Army' | Military.com
- (1) Katz's Delicatessen - Jerry Lewis sings "Send A Salami" - YouTube
- Katz's Deli - NYC's oldest deli