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.

Special Guest: Adam Popp.

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

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Blind and deaf after surviving an IED blast in Afghanistan, Aaron Hale eagerly takes on new challenges as an outdoor adventurer and entrepreneur. The former Navy chef and Army EOD team leader joins the podcast to discuss his recovery, his adventures as an elite athlete, and the entrepreneurial endeavor that showcases his culinary roots.

RAPID FIRE
Did Edgar Allan Poe attend West Point?
Meet the Marine competing for the best mullet in America
Guardian becomes service’s first to earn Ranger tab

Special Guest: Aaron Hale.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• NEC-approved resolutions focus on mental health | The American Legion
• Search Results | Digital Archive
• Be the One | The American Legion
• Extra Ordinary Delights - Veteran-made confections delivered to you
• Did Edgar Allan Poe go to West Point? - Task & Purpose
• Meet the Marine competing for the best mullet in America - Task & Purpose
• Mullet Champ – Official Home of the USA Mullet Championships
• Space Ranger — guardian becomes service’s first to earn Ranger tab
• Join The American Legion