Mark grew up in Maine and Massachusetts before deciding to move south and attend The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Following graduation he decided not to go into the military despite having four years of ROTC and moved to Washington DC where he worked for various non-profits.
Looking for some adventure he enlisted in the Infantry in the Reserves and later National Guard. He deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina in 1997 as part of the first call up of combat arms units of the National Guard since the Vietnam War.
On a lark he took the Law School Admission Test in 2000 and began law school at Antonin Scalia Law School “to prove any random infantryman can become a lawyer.” In the latter half of his second year he dropped out to volunteer for service in Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader, and received his Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
Since returning from that deployment he finished law school, founded a veterans organization, passed the bar exam, got married and now has three young children.
He has worked for The American Legion since 1998, working his way from VAR to Legislative and then to the Media & Communications Division. He has appeared on CNN, FoxNews, MSNBC and a host of other channels as a war reporter and an expert on “Stolen Valor.” His articles appear in The American Legion Magazine and the Legion’s blog at burnpit.us.
Mark Seavey has hosted 103 Episodes.
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Episode 74: Tango Alpha Lima: "Dodgebomb" author Darin Pepple
October 26th, 2021 | Season 2 | 36 mins 56 secs
american legion, arab politics, army culture, catharsis, commentary, community, community service, david bellavia, dodgebomb, excerpt, gwot, hersey kiss mobile, hollywood, inspiration, iraq, military, military acronyms, military officer, morticia adams, non-profit, officer rivalry, post-9/11, satire, topical, transition, veteran, veterans service, writing
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 73: Tango Alpha Lima: A hat trick, nuclear spies, and special ops in Taiwan
October 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 41 mins 59 secs
american legion, american legion post 8, big bang theory, china, commentary, community, community service, cougar, denzel washington, espionage, irreverent warriors, kombucha, loki, military, national judge advocate, non-profit, nuclear secrets, pat tillman, post-9/11, sliders, space force, special forces, taiwan, topical, treason, uss connecticut, veteran, veterans service, vexillology
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 72: Tango Alpha Lima: Mission Roll Call with Patrick Griffith
October 12th, 2021 | Season 2 | 35 mins 33 secs
american legion, commentary, community, community service, implementation, legislation, mental health, military, mission act, native american, navajo nation, non-profit, poll data, post-9/11, rural veterans, s.785, storytelling, suicide prevention, topical, tribal veterans, va health care, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 71: Tango Alpha Lima: Guardians Uniforms, Afghanistan (Again!) and Wind Therapy
October 5th, 2021 | Season 2 | 43 mins 56 secs
#thetruthisoutthere, @patriotickenny, afghanistan, al qaeda, american legion, ancient aliens, andre, battlestar galactica, boulder crest, catholic saint, chip ganassi, commentary, community, community service, equine therapy, fr kapaun, friends, galaxy quest, guardians, idaho 4 wheelers, indycar, isis, joey tribiani, korean war, medal of honor, mental health, military, motorcycle, motorcycle relief project, non-profit, post-9/11, pow-mia, ptsd, rep. ruben gallego, repatriation, smell the fart acting, space force, star trek, suicide prevention, tiktok, topical, ufo, veteran, veterans service, warrior’s road, wellness, wind therapy
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 70: Tango Alpha Lima: Transgender American Veterans Association with guest Avalisa Ellicott
September 28th, 2021 | Season 2 | 42 mins 37 secs
accidental advocacy, activism, american legion, black trans woman, commentary, community, community service, don’t ask don’t tell, empathy, lgbtqia+, military, non-profit, post-9/11, topical, trans fear, trans veterans, trans youth, veteran, veterans service, youtube influencer
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 69: Tango Alpha Lima: Convention AAR, Army Vaccine Mandate and Suicide Prevention
September 21st, 2021 | Season 2 | 32 mins 55 secs
american legion, anthrax, buddy check, commentary, commissary, community, community service, convention, covid-19, flag, inflation, military, non-profit, phoenix, post-9/11, pow, smallpox, spanish flu, topical, vaccine, veteran, veteran crisis line, veteran suicide, veterans service, wwii
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 68: Tango Alpha Lima: Chase Rauchle PTSD NOW! Foundation
September 14th, 2021 | Season 2 | 46 mins 24 secs
american legion, battle buddy, blue courage, commentary, community, community service, counseling, depression, dhs, dod, mental health, mental wellness, military, national guard, national suicide awareness prevention month, nevada national guard, non-profit, peer support, post traumatic growth, post-9/11, ptsd, purple resolve, reservists, stress, suicide prevention, therapy, topical, training, trauma, va, veteran, veterans service, warrior mentality
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 67: Tango Alpha Lima: Face-to-Face with VA Secretary Denis McDonough
September 13th, 2021 | Season 2 | 18 mins 3 secs
afghanistan, american legion, buddy check, commentary, community, community service, counseling, covid-19, crisis line, ehrm, mental health, military, myhealthevet, non-profit, post-9/11, radeubush va, topical, va facility, vaccine, vetcenter, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 91120: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with motivational speaker USMC Cpl. Josh Bleill
September 10th, 2021 | Season 911 | 21 mins 28 secs
american legion, bethesda, commentary, community, community service, fallujah, ied, indianapolis colts, iraq, landstuhl, military, motivational speaker, nfl, non-profit, post-9/11, post-traumatic growth, topical, veteran, veterans service
Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 91119: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with 9/11 Memorial & Museum Visionary Network Founding Member John Paluska
September 9th, 2021 | Season 911 | 24 mins 14 secs
9/11, 9/11 memorial & museum visionary network, american flags, american legion, burn pit, civilian military relief, commentary, community, community service, fdny, fordham university, green beret, ground zero, iowa, military, non-profit, nyc, nypd, post-9/11, topical, veteran, veterans service, world trade center, yankees
Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 91118: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with USMC Combat Aviator Jennifer Vollbrecht
September 8th, 2021 | Season 911 | 21 mins
american legion, behavioral health, central california, ch-46, combat aviatior, commentary, community, community service, court system, crew chief, fix'd, military, national security, non-profit, post-9/11, rescue swim, topical, veteran, veterans service
Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 91117: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with USMC Veteran and Paralympic Athlete Rob Jones
September 7th, 2021 | Season 911 | 24 mins 50 secs
american legion, bethesda, combat engineer, commentary, community, community service, dan cnossen, marathon, military, non-profit, paralympics, peleliu, post-9/11, recovery, rehabilitation, rowing, topical, veteran, veterans service, virginia tech
Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.