GWOT Memorial Foundation CEO and former Army Green Beret Michael “Rod” Rodriguez chats with Chief of Staff and Army veteran Jennifer Ballou, who will host the upcoming series. The memorial will honor and remember military members who served since 9/11.

Rodriguez and Ballou talk about their personal connections to the Global War on Terrorism, the memorial foundation and more in advance of the first episode of Season 1 of "Welcome Home," which will be released on Oct. 2.

Special Guest: Michael "Rod" Rodriguez.

Links:

• Global War On Terrorism Memorial Foundation - Advocating for a memorial on the mall for GWOT service members.

Ashley shares a story of 4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul.

THE INTERVIEW
Our guest this week is Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine and DoD contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command task force.

Chad very nearly became a veteran suicide statistic, but he overcame personal battles with PTSD and went on to start the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a nonprofit that serves active duty and veteran communities with faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs.

RAPID FIRE
Chad Robichaux Update
Marine Corps body composition standards may be leading to eating disorders
Powdered hot sauce coming soon to MREs

Special Guest: Chad Robichaux.

Links:

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• 100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion
• The Mighty Oaks Foundation – Veteran Recovery Programs & Support — Info@MightyOaksPrograms.org
• Path to Resiliency - Kindle edition by Robichaux, Chad M., Stalnecker, Jeremy M., Mizerak, John A., Dees, Major General Bob. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
• Fight for Us
• Chad Robichaux (@chadrobo_official) • Instagram photos and videos
• Save Our Allies – SaveOurAllies
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