A place for veterans to connect, heal, and share their stories. CAL Athlete and US Army Veteran, Coach Melissa Leuck discusses topics of health, emotional wellness, community, and fitness with United States Veterans and supporters. The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat injured veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation, and support. Coaches Corner is hosted weekly by CAL Athlete, and US Army Veteran, Melissa Leuck. Episodes are produced, written, and edited by our Producer, Kaylee Nassiri. All recordings are completed by Henry Pompper, our IT Director. For more information about Catch A Lift Fund, check out our website. http://catchaliftfund.org/ A special Thank you to ID Technologies for their sponsorship of Coaches Corner. For more information about ID Technologies, and their corporate citizenship programs please click here: https://www.idtec.com/corporate-citizenship/
This week's episode highlights John Kenney. John is an active US Air Force SSGT. He is the caregiver of one of our CAL Veteran Athletes. In this episode, he will discuss his experience as a military …
Melvin is currently a Certified Peer Support Specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Nashville, TN. He was born in Memphis, TN, and raised in Columbus, MS. Employed with the Federal Gov…
In September 2018, Timothy J. Healy joined ID Technologies as Vice President of the Operations Branch. Prior to IDTec, Mr. Healy served as President of Ikun, LLC, from February 2013 until September …
Luke is a Junior at Middlebury College in Vermont. He’s a three-season athlete participating in both Cross Country, and indoor/outdoor Track and Field. In this episode, he will share about his passio…
Rich LaMonica Is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. He retired in 2015 and went through an entire year of s…
Jeremiah Pauley is an 11-year Army veteran. After being wounded in Iraq, he was medically retired from the Army. For several years he struggled with survivor’s guilt, depression, anxiety, alcoholism,…
In this episode, we are joined by Kaylee Nassiri, CAL Team Member and Podcast Producer to wrap up a year of sharing the incredible stories of our veterans, supporters, and team members. We are looki…
Will Irving is a USMC Veteran, CAL Veteran Athlete, Police Officer and so much more! In this week's episode, he speaks about his life of service, and how he's continued to serve as an officer, and no…
This week's episode with highlights CAL Veteran Athlete, Retired US Airforce Veteran Lindsay Escher. She will discuss her service, being a part of the CAL Wellness Program, and the incredible work th…
They just competed in the Rebelle Rally as a team called Veterans United. Both of these amazing female veterans tell us about their experience at the rally, and their reason for the joining the comp…
Thomas discusses his life since service, and his passion for BJJ competitions. and how fitness has aided him through his transition back to civilian life.
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Rhodie is a CAL Supporter, and owner of Joy Ride. In todays episode we talk about her love of fitness, and her support of CAL.
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Greg, US Army SGT First Class is a CAL Veteran Athlete, Warrior Games participant, and so much more. Listen to this episode, to learn more about Greg, his incredible service, and how adaptive sports…
This week's episode of Coaches Corner features Chris Oliver, CEO of ID Technologies, an American company focused on connecting federal agencies to innovative and secure technology, and Retired Chief …
Three CAL Veterans join Coaches Corner this week to discuss their experience with the Warrior Games.
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Branden is a USMC Veteran, CAL Veteran Athlete, and National Programs Director for the Mighty Oaks Foundation. In this week's episode (PT 2) he discusses his work with the Mighty Oak Foundation, h…
Branden is a USMC Veteran, CAL Veteran Athlete, and National Programs Director for the Mighty Oaks Foundation. In this week's episode (PT 1) he discusses his life growing up, how he joined the mil…
US Army Sgt. Danny O’Neel signed up for the Army on 9/11/2001. He was 19 years old. For the next 7 years he served his country honorably with two back to back deployments to Iraq as a 13F. His last t…
Behind the Scenes at CAL: Darin is a CAL Team Member, and CrossFit Coach! We will discuss the work Darin does for CAL, and his love of CrossFit!
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