Tell Your Story; Success, Setback, Tragedy

Join me as we kick off season three with Josh Hatton.  Josh and I served together in the MN National Guard and were deployed to Iraq at the same time.  Josh served in B Co. while I was in A Co.  

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Josh Guyse is an active Army Guard and Reserve Soldier in the state of Minnesota.  He is also a registered nurse and the Executive Director of the Duke Cannon Veterans Fund.

Join me as Josh tells his …

Join me as my dear friend Peter "C4" Bang joins mell via remotely from Oslo, Norway.  Peter tells his story of growing up in Norway and being subjected to bullying while living on a small island.  Pe…

Join me as Eric talks about his life growing up in Minnesota and playing football and hockey.  Eric also talks about his family history of serving in the United States Marine Corps which led him to e…

Take a listen as Mikey talks about his love of hockey and choosing to have pucks hurled at him during games and practices.  He also talks about his military career which brought him to both Afghanist…

Listen in to part two of Franky's story.  He talks about recovery from his injuries and adjusting to civilian life.  He also talks about tracing his African American lineage.  Grab a seat and take a …

Join me as my good friend and hockey teammate tells his story.  Franky talks about being a young kid and helping build his family cabin.  He also discloses that he was once a school bus driver.  Fran…

Hello and welcome to season two!  Join me as Fahim Mursal walks us through his life when he lived in Somalia, Kenya and Syria as a young child and teenager.  Fahim also talks about moving to the Unit…

Join me as Shane Hudella talks about his time in the military and deploying to Operation Desert Storm.  Shane also give us an inside look to his non-profit organization that started as Defending the …

Join me as Mohammed Farah tells his story.  He talks about growing up in Mogadishu, Somalia.  He also talks about his experiences leaving Somalia on September 11th, 2001.  He walks us through his lif…

Join me as Tim "Cheeseburger/Pete" Hathaway tells his story.  He talks about being a Navy brat as well as life in Anoka, MN.  He also boasts about creating the "Black Lightning" inline skate team.  T…

Join me as we have our first returning guest!  Mark Grundhauser is back to talk about his hobbies which include "glamping" and motorcycles.  We also cover his mother being a huge Christmas fan when h…

Join me as Kaziah Josiah tells her story.  She talks about living in Thailand as a refugee for nine years.  She also discusses coming to the United States and having to learn English while attending …

Join me as Ryan Phillips tells his story.  From moving around frequently as a child to ending up in Hawaii where he calls home.  Ryan shares his life as a career military man and multiple deployments…

Join me as Mike tells his story.  He talks about growing up in the small city of Faribault, MN.  He also talks about going to the hospital at a young age for an unknown medical issue where the Priest…

Join me as Tom tells his story.  From being a St. Paul, MN kid to go attending JROTC at St. Thomas.  Tom let's us in on his life of a very honorable career in the United States Air Force.  Tom flew 3…

Join me as Tony tells his story.  From playing soccer in high school to going to college in Illinois.  He also talks about his reasons for joining the military as well as his experiences while deploy…

Join me as Rob takes us through his life as a hockey player, police officer and BBQ subject matter expert.  He talks about leaving a law enforcement career behind to pursue owning his own business.  …

Join us as Sagal tells her story about living in MN as a Somali immigrant.  She talks us through her life from becoming an activist in high school to travelling to Somalia in 2022 to meet family for …

Join us as Chris Tetrault talks about his life journey from joining the military at age 17 to becoming a police officer for the Federal Reserve.  He also discusses landing his dream job as a game war…