https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-is-war_1enPersonal JournalsCopyright Sword and Scalehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a480d9db23bf5f85fe17daa46eb159c2.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/this-is-war_1Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:29:28 +0000Sword and ScaleIncongruityfeedback@swordandscale.comA raw look at the combat and homecoming experience from American veterans who have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. “This Is War” chronicles the trials of combat vets both abroad and at home. trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-sword-and-scale-nightmares--54828208SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://link.chtbl.com/sasnightmaresApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sword-and-scale-nightmares/id1657802345Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08GhRV98AIgR0st3oUQRpaiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-sword-and-scale-nightmares-109465564/Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3N3b3JkLWFuZC1zY2FsZS1uaWdodG1hcmVzAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/094b065e-48ef-48ff-ba18-02c6d106d403/sword-and-scale-nightmaresAudible: https://www.audible.com/pd/ITEM_NAME-Podcast/B0BWP1PC94Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5326540Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/sword-and-scale-nightmares/PC:1001058998Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/sword-and-scale-nightmaresPocket Casts: https://pca.st/8pl80b4fRadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/sword-and-scale-nightmares-8QwEVPPodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/ikr6g-2a4841/Sword-and-Scale-Nightmares-PodcastPodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4290345Castro: https://castro.fm/podcast/935d7ee3-514a-4b2f-997a-dbd0ee1f48f4PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/sword-and-scale-nightmaresDeezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/5766517]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/gJBHIBMqlhRZA3IA_jvKwMGP_m0ozjUs71sESZaBmBQMon, 27 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleIntroducing Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...The first three episodes will drop on 3.2.23 at 3:23pm EDT. In the meantime, please take a moment to subscribe on your preferred podcast listening platform......SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://link.chtbl.com/sasnightmaresApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sword-and-scale-nightmares/id1657802345Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08GhRV98AIgR0st3oUQRpaiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-sword-and-scale-nightmares-109465564/Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3N3b3JkLWFuZC1zY2FsZS1uaWdodG1hcmVzAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/094b065e-48ef-48ff-ba18-02c6d106d403/sword-and-scale-nightmaresAudible: https://www.audible.com/pd/ITEM_NAME-Podcast/B0BWP1PC94Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5326540Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/sword-and-scale-nightmares/PC:1001058998Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/sword-and-scale-nightmaresPocket Casts: https://pca.st/8pl80b4fRadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/sword-and-scale-nightmares-8QwEVPPodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/ikr6g-2a4841/Sword-and-Scale-Nightmares-PodcastPodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4290345Castro: https://castro.fm/podcast/935d7ee3-514a-4b2f-997a-dbd0ee1f48f4PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/sword-and-scale-nightmaresDeezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/5766517]]>803falsetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/45-dunning--54828228Bespoke PostNorton360 with LifeLock]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/BibmFNgwB0QFaR7Ost_AhG7rAiEBxEhAaRagzxw1XUgWed, 11 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleJustin Dunning wanted to tell the story of guys he cared about who were lost, as many of the people I’ve interviewed for this show have, because he wants it known.Google “Killed in Iraq” or “Afghanistan” and you’ll find thousands of links to thousands...Bespoke PostNorton360 with LifeLock]]>2275active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/45-sabins--54828245From Tumor 2 AutismJeffrey Sabins' Amazon Author PageThis episode was sponsors:KeepsNorton with LifeLock]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/aURzpsMRZSWlYaFv455s10LBEuG-byNQDZtw6vgwLlEWed, 27 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleControl often feels like safety. You have a weapon, some buddies and a mission and feel like the only difference between living and dying is execution, but there’s always also luck, or chance. For Jeffrey Sabins, learning to deal with the lack of...From Tumor 2 AutismJeffrey Sabins' Amazon Author PageThis episode was sponsors:KeepsNorton with LifeLock]]>2743active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/44-ardito--54828252Bespoke PostNorton360 with LifeLock]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/54vAJVnuVtPfhM-i14tiln91vnk2FCXQDoFUddrY2W4Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleFor someone who joined the Army specifically to get into combat dealing with an unseen enemy is more than merely frustrating, it can introduce the insidious notion of pointlessness into your life. When there’s no enemy to fight back against, the best...Bespoke PostNorton360 with LifeLock]]>2098active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/43-didier--54828290ZipRecruiterKeepsNorton 360 with LifeLock]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/NZkPHVKLxfEk-VEx6mIifYxweMuh0F4PzE886mgc-XEWed, 30 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThere isn’t one factor that makes combat so transformative. Instead it is a combination of reactions. To external peril and internal aggression, to personal empathy in the face of the horrible, to your expectations in light of your experiences. For...ZipRecruiterKeepsNorton 360 with LifeLock]]>2868active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/42-mcconnell--54828211gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/q6oNX7eQPy-as6i8d8GHiq_QHHsEdJxiOvkTM-vqh1UWed, 16 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleWe often think of endurance in terms of the physical, how much we can do before we’re out of our depth, but things like psychological and emotional endurance contribute so much to our experiences. David McConnell’s 20-year military career was a test...2256active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/41-vande-hei--54828274Zip RecruiterHello FreshMyBookie]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/tNSxD2_Fxyl_EXwvF_s4Ep-51mNXWHIwo-49beFnP4sWed, 02 Oct 2019 06:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleJoining the Marines seemed as unlikely as it seemed natural for Casper Vande Hei. He was a small guy who always had something to prove. The thing is, no matter how much fight you have in you, or how much you think you have to prove, if you don’t find...Zip RecruiterHello FreshMyBookie]]>2625active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monstruo-season-ii--54828276MonstruoPodcast.comFrom the collective minds of Jack Luna (Dark Topic), Tyler Bell (The Westside Fairytales) and Mike Boudet (Sword and Scale) comes Monstruo, the most disturbing podcast ever made.  Nine stories, carefully crafted, one year in the making.  Each two part episode of episode of Monstruo delves into the the most heinous and depraved killers ever to walk this earth.  Told from the perspective of the individuals who were unfortunate enough to be there, and using highly-immersive audio-drama-like presentation, each story uncovers the motivation of these human monsters.  The presentation of Monstruo consists of two 30-minute episodes followed by an after show where the hosts and creators chat about the story in their own words and further explore the details of each grizzly case.SUBSCRIBE NOWApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monstruo/id1440306805Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/monstruoTuneIn - https://tunein.com/podcasts/History-Podcasts/Monstruo-p1184745/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5TxmPu677nCiBAtSKc8b6uPodbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/whmbk-804d1/Monstruo-PodcastPlayerFM - https://player.fm/series/monstruoPodbay - https://podbay.fm/podcast/1440306805/reviews]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/0UIceWfCH7i5axNrZNSdTVzYGwwqR-LcKtZ6Jq5LtOgThu, 19 Sep 2019 07:30:00 +0000Sword and Scalehttp://monstruopodcast.com/From the collective minds of Jack Luna (Dark Topic), Tyler Bell (The Westside Fairytales) and Mike Boudet (Sword and Scale) comes Monstruo, the most disturbing podcast ever made.  Nine stories, carefully crafted, one year in...MonstruoPodcast.comFrom the collective minds of Jack Luna (Dark Topic), Tyler Bell (The Westside Fairytales) and Mike Boudet (Sword and Scale) comes Monstruo, the most disturbing podcast ever made.  Nine stories, carefully crafted, one year in the making.  Each two part episode of episode of Monstruo delves into the the most heinous and depraved killers ever to walk this earth.  Told from the perspective of the individuals who were unfortunate enough to be there, and using highly-immersive audio-drama-like presentation, each story uncovers the motivation of these human monsters.  The presentation of Monstruo consists of two 30-minute episodes followed by an after show where the hosts and creators chat about the story in their own words and further explore the details of each grizzly case.SUBSCRIBE NOWApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monstruo/id1440306805Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/monstruoTuneIn - https://tunein.com/podcasts/History-Podcasts/Monstruo-p1184745/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5TxmPu677nCiBAtSKc8b6uPodbean - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/whmbk-804d1/Monstruo-PodcastPlayerFM - https://player.fm/series/monstruoPodbay - https://podbay.fm/podcast/1440306805/reviews]]>1670active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,wartruetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/40-christiana--54828247gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/GhlyKz9S8a9HLdECUgZW72WF-7CD0KrUaGZYgBxmleIWed, 18 Sep 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleSometimes, we want something so desperately that it colors everything we do. Sometimes we even get it. When you get down to it, getting what we want and keeping it probably drives most of us, makes us endure circumstances we otherwise might not and...2409active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/39-luetjen--54828218Episode sponsors:Zip RecruiterBespoke Post enter the promo code WAR for 20% off your first boxMybookie enter the promo code WAR to double your deposit up to $1,000.]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/pXJdD1dwNTq-VdUSb1VDMZwfgq3PEhzdOgAPvh2x7h0Wed, 04 Sep 2019 07:57:30 +0000Sword and ScaleTraversing the distance between what we think we want and what it will take to make us happy is a journey we often don’t know we’re on until it’s near its end. Even then, we often find it impossible to accept what truly makes us happy, because we...Episode sponsors:Zip RecruiterBespoke Post enter the promo code WAR for 20% off your first boxMybookie enter the promo code WAR to double your deposit up to $1,000.]]>2636active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/38-horn--54828272gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_gl4o_J8OP1y5yEpIqwZ1lHvLuTXQpQl49s_UG4KZVcWed, 21 Aug 2019 15:00:45 +0000Sword and ScaleAs a student, Dwight Horn felt called to enter the ministry but as a Navy Chaplain, he volunteered to follow the Marines to whom he was ministering into battle because he felt it was his duty. Just as Marines don’t want to let one another down during...2379active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/37-ohrstrom--54828242gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/9_t8S9ZPu9QeXpzni2Bx7pF-wfp31kyjgMcvijHTNJMWed, 07 Aug 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleWe all have a little quit in us, it’s the practical voice of doubt, the one that comes up with perfectly acceptable reasons about why it just makes more sense to give up. Sometimes that voice can’t be argued with or ignored, but there’s a quieter...2556active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/36-hunt--54828267gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/reCuTz0FQVZgjmtTtpsRBjgW81oDlG89aDlMrHwFSUAWed, 24 Jul 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleChoices open and close doors to our futures, they both can help define who we are and hold us accountable to the person we want to be. Most important, though, they can’t be unmade. Once Andrew Hunt chose to join the National Guard all of his decisions...2245active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/35-pettijohn--54828263gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bhvQvc__FmL6ZC-PAE47uynmI3eZbfbASoWPCalIql0Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleWhen you’re responsible to make sure the mission gets accomplished, there’s no greater tool than cool-headedness. For Brandon Pettijohn leading Marines in Afghanistan provided the opportunity to coordinate big picture responses to very specific...2325active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/34-riess--54828279gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/dgoDSwR6RGOqSarzpouLhcGRk5Wn0CYIxBfnFKGaL80Wed, 26 Jun 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThere’s no question that combat changes a person, but the kind of change can be both subtle and far-reaching. You learn to internalize fear, angst and doubt but not necessarily to redirect them, and that’s exactly what can make a person a good soldier.2310active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/33-ames--54828273gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/qLamXU47974jF_5BVNCcyRo44gZ23ZjANjm_p7x0axgWed, 12 Jun 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThe transition into combat is a difficult one by any standard. No matter how sufficiently trained you are there is no substitute for reality to give you a sense of how you’re going to respond under fire, and how well you can coordinate with the rest...2742active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-campbell--54828246gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wYYoNeGG-vKBcIsl5jzGB4pHsM1gHhbv9EOzlprGOosWed, 29 May 2019 06:39:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThe endurance that the military teaches can be carried over into civilian life, but it’s tricky. In the military you have to endure because it’s life and death. Outside the stakes don’t seem as high on the face of it, but they are. After all, the life...2195active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-b-davies--54828299gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/isDRFQM-qmC4R5d1xnbmDjWIDxsKbLl3HgbVI6h729IWed, 15 May 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleCombat isn’t about glory, it’s about serving the mission and doing what needs to be done to achieve an objective, but there’s still something particular about the bond combat veterans form forged in circumstances that most people can’t really comprehend.2205active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-jimenez--54828264gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/0aSFU1OxWUaEy0fDJB8kCtii9vLtmCIT0VhJzTf3PDQWed, 01 May 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleErnie Jimenez joined the military because he saw it as the career opportunity of a lifetime. He joined the Marines because he wanted to fight. As an infantry assaultman during the Second Battle of Fallujah, he got a good hard look at what it is like...1966active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-higens--54828288gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/gpQHtxSiARchtMzusxuUfs6wsuUCGh19gH146Bk3P80Wed, 17 Apr 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleCounterintelligence officer Davin Higens talks about his pre- and post-9/11 experience running assets, the difficulties of chasing down bombmakers in the early days of the war, and the complications for interrogators in the wake of Abu Ghraib.2020active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-cheek--54828271gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/IXwZJB3aaRjqxJDVs95oDsOIPq1_8GiiUo3_jgmHrgcWed, 03 Apr 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleSteven Cheek joined that Marines specifically to train and have that training tested. During the eight years and five combat tours he served as an infantryman, he used every inch of that training and more. Because for him, there had to be a life after...2337active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-hice--54828249Care/Of.]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xM_9sK1Y3_XwmAecimJLGFZB3csSoASK7HQH-zGK-QAWed, 20 Mar 2019 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleCurtis Hice was one of the thousands of regular enlistees in 2001, people who were joining the military for the pursuit of personal excellence, social improvement and maybe adventure. Although combat deployments always are on the table, he joined at a...Care/Of.]]>2390active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-moore--54828277gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/X76A0PVr8D_w2rM2cX_TODeRZC3BZXM8i_UR8vgbPxIWed, 06 Mar 2019 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleFrom the rescue of Jessica Lynch through the recovery of Extortion 17, Nicholas Moore’s Ranger career was punctuated by historic episodes of valor and endurance. The author of Run to the Sound of the Guns shares his story on this episode.2348active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-graves--54828268http://bit.ly/2S9p1bb]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/aGfPZKxyDbLKshzNrVTxS8q0KRD6EYZyD4uu7Xugzm8Wed, 20 Feb 2019 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleLong before he enlisted in the army, Samuel Graves developed a work ethic that separated him from his peers. He approached whatever job he was doing with exceeding his own expectations as the only goal. But when I arrived in Iraq, he saw how big a...http://bit.ly/2S9p1bb]]>2548active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-dang--54828283
]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Oqm3qhXKbcAyZihBr3LBWF0yEIHzhzKRy4mt_Xy91gIWed, 13 Feb 2019 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleAfter his brother was killed in the first battle of Ramadi, Anthony Dang joined the Marines in hope of getting revenge. But, as he found out for himself in the second battle of Ramadi, there is no satisfaction in killing, only in living.
]]>2152active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-waage--54828260
]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8pv99p0Jjcc3ZlxWxHUM9L3wPUpdzuc7SNUvEq4L6FgWed, 30 Jan 2019 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleFrom leading soldiers in Afghanistan to kicking down doors as part of the Ranger regiment, Erick Waage’s career was marked by violence and close calls. He had the kinds of tours that can wear on your humanity if you take a moment to stop and think...
]]>1952active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-davies--54828318gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/ky_A2YCmVnDJcuaIiTpLjQrydINYqQdkaWGi6GeiVOgWed, 16 Jan 2019 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleIt’s possible to kill both without remorse and without malice, but it is impossible to kill without consequence. Even when the consequence is satisfaction or a sense of a wrong righted, killing is something that stays with a person for the rest of...2319active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monstruo--54828291gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/BD_2e17uhxML93EWzuS56gR96Vi9Lnt1Nq16XlqCGlMWed, 09 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThe heart of a man is...558active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-mcpadden--54828308gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KOPqpRkKCwbFqezLQF-C0SimwAcCdRY9Fjn5nEeHBFsWed, 28 Nov 2018 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleRay McPadden, a newly minted officer, takes command of an infantry platoon for deployment to Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, where he discovers just how deeply your first deployment can influence the rest of your career, what he can endure and, most of...2248active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-buzard--54828320gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iUjrwXpF-EFwNIwHN0b4hL2o07uwWyRFn58ouBrdWwkWed, 14 Nov 2018 07:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleDaniel “Doc” Buzard had been a working paramedic long before he deployed in his late 20s, but his first taste of combat medicine opened his eyes to the possibilities and meaning that providing aid has in a war zone.2540active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-avalos--54828333gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bqfv7lUcHpcH8qMHT0kLBrIRGiJO3KUWZlkiJMTsZhcWed, 31 Oct 2018 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleWhen you enlist and take the oath of service, you take the oath by yourself, but not on your own. The oath implicates not only your family and friends, but also your future spouse and children, it implicates people you haven’t yet met and, in the case...2179active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-satterly-part-2--54828294gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OWYhR63BAlQzj7mg_Ef_XXwfTF_LeksgNn7XT1d0CCoWed, 17 Oct 2018 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleTom Satterly fought in the Battle of Mogadishu and ran the “Mogadishu Mile” as part of his first deployment as a Delta soldier. It was the first in a special operations career that spanned into the War on Terror, including the capture of Saddam...2347active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-satterly-part-1--54828266gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wkhAv6qqN36SF_-lOYLW5sZoxVu2zJcaHHMeRzXRyecWed, 03 Oct 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleDuring one of the most storied firefights in recent U.S. history, nine special forces soldiers held a house in Somalia, guarding one of the Black Hawk helicopters that had crashed during a routine operation.In the first of a two part series, retired...2580active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,specialopps,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-jensen--54828297
]]>gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_cUM5WYK5UFmk4f0fBWndNn23NB6VOiMT0bpeFpESBkWed, 19 Sep 2018 06:49:00 +0000Sword and ScaleEven when you spend the better part of your adolescence dreaming about warfare, and your teens preparing for it, there still is an unnavigable distance between theory and practice, especially when there isn’t even a war on. You attack enemies that...
]]>2585active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-knapp--54828286gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LUTTnDLJzEaWvk_7HgDyzdSXkR3LJZgQGrSzwiiQeW0Wed, 05 Sep 2018 06:59:00 +0000Sword and ScaleCowardice and recklessness are opposite reactions to the same inclination: putting your wants before the needs of the people you have promised to be faithful to. With Daniel Knapp it is more than that. There is an element of wanting to both emulate...2251active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-mitalas--54828322gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/r0MhOuZd2AoDfWUnPWAp862FoZbQnhgMpmn4Y_Uv4gwWed, 22 Aug 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThe flag-draped coffin is one of the most enduring symbols of war. It is a reminder of the cost and also of the responsibility that young men and women take on as part of their service to their country. Brandon Mitalas enlisted in the Marine corps...2168active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-lyon--54828295gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EtKoQO0moH271s47ZJFqG-14eVjQZaqAKHX4kV8dEWAThu, 09 Aug 2018 18:06:41 +0000Sword and ScaleMost of the time when we do something, we’re either doing it for us or for someone else, but in the case of our duty, things can get a little less clear. You see, when duty is the thing we’re doing we kind of are doing it for everybody, to live up to...2397active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-baskett--54828305gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/R0_hqY3IbIQck-BaWYZ4EDdKG4bHw94tq5Wy_y9V09EWed, 25 Jul 2018 22:38:41 +0000Sword and ScaleKristofer Baskett was 19 years old when he arrived in Iraq. He had enlisted in the Navy with his sights on underwater demolition but a little more than a year later he was a corpsman doing his best to fit in with the more seasoned Marines to whom he...2714active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-siren--54828301gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OPvcl5IQvjvcS4riBrKSVxw2Nqsgbcccw6zXLjTm5YcWed, 11 Jul 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleFrom early on in her training, Vanessa Mahan learned that being an aviator is more than just a test of strength and stamina, it also requires an unrelenting will and focus. What it requires most of all is the ability to shoulder the heavy burden of...2550active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-shelton--54828314gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_oBxROeShcCQdc8iujT9z8Lco_tosHV4nr_j6-dqfJcWed, 27 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleWhen Shane Shelton had to delay his entry into the special forces to go and fight in Afghanistan the only thing that buffered his disappointment was that he would get the chance to fight. He had joined the army with an eye on putting his physical...2701active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-jones--54828269gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s337UL8CpKBYn-dTnaZVZ0GDQ_4gVzOuSuAO_1d2eskWed, 13 Jun 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleTraining is a way of honing skills, of teaching your body to think without you, so you can concentrate on the crisis at hand, but you can’t train character, you only can amplify it. For Cody Jones the commitment he made to himself was part of a...2938active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-lydy--54828334gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/75A5wtXpJHFCgtcnNpgGO4Vrlygj6yO3SdnNtf4vO18Wed, 30 May 2018 07:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleFighting has to be somewhere in your nature if you want to be part of a warrior class. Notions about having the killer instinct probably are overstated because killing isn’t always what circumstances requires of a warrior. The will to fight, however,...2731active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-garcia--54828307gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/BVcsM2mph8AisVXhDO0e1FspeCu9-RY7wDEyPbP6apwWed, 16 May 2018 16:09:12 +0000Sword and ScaleViolence is a necessary part of combat, and that is something every Marine understands when they step on the yellow footprints that first day of bootcamp. Few people crave it outright, but they all accept the very real dangers endemic to service, even...2795active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-alotto--54828336gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/qbbWZSP5uUBDQF2WZ2RS5WWW5BjU08myZHN7JsyavZAWed, 02 May 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleDuty is above the letter of the law. It’s a way of calibrating what you want to do with what you’re responsible for and matching that up against how you see yourself as a person. Joe Alotto had wanted to be in the military since he was a little boy....3496active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-post--54828344gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/qFrrBNGGnwlcqNon-jiNq90S8Km_ZScPlq7fv_J062sWed, 18 Apr 2018 00:55:00 +0000Sword and ScaleBeing under constant assault in a war zone wears a person down in both expected and unexpected ways. Sure, it wears you down physically, psychologically and emotionally, but it also can wear down your soul, taking chips out of your humanity.3109active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-freeman--54828296gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/l2kg0qGS50ynCH5TgQF_KBnoriVD-IkEVGwP11a800QWed, 04 Apr 2018 14:18:48 +0000Sword and ScaleWhat do you do with rage when you don’t have any place to point it but inward? When there is no satisfaction in revenge and no way to put things right? Marcus Freeman spent nearly a decade as a combat medic, fighting the insurgencies in both Iraq and...3169active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-stormeski--54828363gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uUPMu-Qo39hZSmVimEhozjwXo4gX9UaVwq_XPCNcEacTue, 20 Mar 2018 06:55:00 +0000Sword and Scale“My training just kicked in.” We hear that a lot. It calls to mind decisiveness and instinctual reactions to uncommonly dire circumstances. For an Army medic, it’s about worst case scenarios and hoping on some level that your expertise rarely is...2882active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-rumley--54828349gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/BP6Nm5novRmLpkfHCUQ1Z_7e4V5ijFVrc9WjuW7VP4wTue, 13 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0000Sword and ScaleMany of the men and women who enlist in the armed forces do so knowing they might die, but somehow meeting death face to face still comes as an absolute surprise.2826active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-mearns--54828315gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/B4K5qR25SK19TwGD0QD_36h86AXzvY9IaBbN4gqO7ZQTue, 13 Mar 2018 06:09:56 +0000Sword and ScaleIan Mearns did two tours in Iraq. The first one was bad, the second one was worse, but his greatest challenge was dealing with the leftover fear, rage and anger once he got home.2934active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-this-is-war--54828289gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bnfpdAD5iOfwMPy2F7T-1OfSv3HxwsDJ3X9P7USxzfETue, 27 Feb 2018 08:15:00 +0000Sword and ScaleThis is Bravery. This is Heroism, This is Patriotism. This is War premieres on March 13th.182active duty,air force,heroes,military,navy,veterans,warfalsetrailer