Michael "Rod" Rodriguez
Special guest
Michael “Rod” Rodriguez is CEO and President of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation. He is an outspoken advocate for veterans and their families and speaks often about strengthening the connections between civilian and military communities.
A member of a military family, Rodriguez is a retired Special Forces Green Beret with 10 deployments, from his first to Somalia with the 10th Mountain Division in 1993, to several deployments with the 7th Special Forces Group while in uniform, to a recently completed deployment to Somalia in the summer of 2021.
His last assignment as a Green Beret was as a sniper instructor at Fort Bragg, N.C. After 21 years of continuous service, he was medically retired for numerous injuries he received while in the service.
Michael "Rod" Rodriguez has been a guest on 3 episodes.
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BONUS: Introducing the Global War on Terrorism Memorial podcast series
September 12th, 2025 | Season 6 | 16 mins 33 secs
advocacy, american legion, capitol, child, children, community, connection, courage, daughter, dc, design, families, fellowship, foundation, gold star, grief, gwot, honor, husband, kid, kids, leadership, loss, memorial, mil spouse, military, military family, military spouse, motherhood, national mall, new podcast, perspective, post 9/11, post-9/11, pride, remembrance, resiliency, service, son, spouse, spouse loss, stories, strength, terrorism, veteran, veterans, war, washington, wife
The American Legion welcomes the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Podcast: Welcome Home to the Tango Alpha Lima podcast family. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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MandatoryFunDay, GWOT memorial and community service
September 2nd, 2025 | Season 6 | 1 hr 12 mins
alcohol, american legion, be the one, buddy check, camaraderie, cemetery, claim shark, comedy, community, community service, first responder, gwot, healing, honor, humor, memorial, mental health, military, national mall, podcast, post-9/11, remembrance, service, service officer, sobriety, suicide prevention, therapy, transition, va claim, veteran
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 88: Tango Alpha Lima: GWOT Memorial Foundation CEO Rod Rodriguez
January 18th, 2022 | Season 3 | 46 mins 43 secs
82nd airborne, afghan aid, allies, american legion, american legion legacy scholarship, bob dole, co-pay, commentary, community, community service, famine, global war on terrorism, green beret, gwot, health and wellness, honor, humanitarian crisis, mcdonough, memorial, mental health, military, national mall, new year’s resolutions, non-profit, norwegian army, post-9/11, taliban, topical, underwear, va, veteran, veterans service, vietnam wall
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.