Renford Ligon is a US Army Special Forces “Green Beret” Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (MSG Ret.) with 25 years of experience. Renford is working on a memoir centering around his experiences growing up, his time as a Green Beret, and mental health in the military, titled 'Broken Toys'.

Brian Hester enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 1990, completing his first assignment with the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. He went on to serve in roles based in North Carolina, Louisiana, Maryland, Hawaii, South Carolina and Iraq, fulfilling numerous leadership responsibilities and completing three tours in Iraq, two tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Kosovo.

Mark “Matz” Matzeldelaflor grew up exploring the wilderness in the backwoods of New Hampshire, camping, hiking through the mountains, and climbing trees until the weekend after high school graduation when he joined the Navy to become a SEAL. Mark also founded Guardian Grange in October of 2020.

Former Green Beret Nate Boyer returns this week to the podcast with a specific purpose: to discuss the film that he wrote, directed and starred in titled "MVP." Boyer co-founded his non-profit MVP (Merging Vets & Players) with Jay Glazer of FOX Sports to bring together combat veterans and former professional athletes as they both share a bond of the tough transition when the uniform comes off.

David Truesdale has worked very closely with military members and military units, spending about 27 years in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. He is also the co-founder of the Warrior Spirit Project, which provides trauma-informed yoga and meditation to Veterans and First Responders.

Tomas Cruz served in the U.S. Army for over 25 years and claims he was a soldier that thought he could take care of everything on his own and had all the answers until it all came crashing down on November 3rd 2010, the day that changed his life.

Mary Tobin is a proud combat Veteran, having served 10 years in the United States Army as a communications officer, including two combat tours in Iraq. She currently serves in the Biden-Harris administration at AmeriCorps.

Keith Parry spent the latter half of his career in the special operations community within the Marine Corps. He has seven deployments in the War on Terror and four additional deployments, all overseas.

Amy Forsythe started her military career as an enlisted Marine Combat Correspondent working as a military journalist while on active duty and in the Marines Reserves before becoming a Navy Reserve Public Officer in 2010. She recently released her first book titled, "Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11" that chronicles the rich history of the sprawling base and showcases the tributes honoring those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Earl Porter joined the military at the age of 17 and would go on to spend 10 total years in the military. Earl established a non-profit organization called 'Something Outta Nothing', a project of the non-profit toughest kids to help raise support and create awareness about veteran suicide.

Jaime Martinez spent 26 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a Lt. Colonel. Jaime had multiple combat deployments including Panama, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He was also part of the federal force called up to the L.A. riots in the early 90s.

Fred Galvin served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become an officer. He is also the author of A Few Bad Men, a story about how his unit in Afghanistan was ambushed and then accused of killing Afghan civilians.

Jim McDonough spent 26 years in the United States Army and retired as a Colonel. He had combat deployments in both the Gulf War and the invasion in Iraq. In Jim's post military career, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Veteran's Outreach Center and he is currently the CEO of The Headstrong Project, one of the most notable veteran organizations around.

Sergeant Major (ret) Sarita Dyer served in the U.S. Army for nearly three decades of faithful service to our country. Sarita served in a multitude of leadership positions across the globe in a productive an exciting military career.

Alan C. Mack is a Master Aviator with more than 6700 hours of flight time, of which over 3200 were flown with Night Vision Goggles.

Jaymes Poling grew up in Warren, Ohio and enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17. During his eight years with the 82nd Airborne Division, he spent three years fighting in Afghanistan as a Machine Gunner and Squad Leader. His focus now: sharing his journey with members of the military community and partnering with organizations to help veterans find their own peace after war.

After graduating college in 2004, Jason Wood was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army and served seven years of active duty. After his military service, Jason discovered that signing up for endurance challenges gave him specific goals to plan for and noticed that his confidence in building physical and mental fitness were translating into every area of his life.

Dave Taylor enlisted in 1992 and served 24 years in the U.S. Army. After retiring from the Army, Dave completed his master's degree in Leadership from Georgetown University and is currently the CEO and Co-Owner of LDR Leadership.

Aaron Futrell is a retired Army Staff Sergeant who joined the U.S. Army right after high school in 2000. Aaron's final deployment to Iraq in January 2020 where he sustained a traumatic brain injury during the Iranin's ballistic missile strike on Al Asad Airbase.

Josiah enlisted in the U.S. Army in May 2003 and served 2 combat deployments in Iraq as a Combat Engineer. He is currently the Director of Veteran and Military Services at the University of Baltimore.

Alex Plitsas spent eight years in the U.S. Army Reserves, in a post-9/11 world. Alex had three different deployments overseas as a soldier, a contractor, and as a DA civilian.

Tim Fedrick spent 31 years in the U.S. Navy with 28 of those years inside the U.S. Navy SEALs and inside Naval special warfare and he is also the ambassador of the organization, Warriors & Whiskey Club.

Stephanie Gattas is both a Gulf War and Post 911 Veteran. After service, Stephanie followed her passion of giving back to the military community and its veterans and founded The Pink Berets in 2015.

Jason Kander is a former U.S. Army Captain who spent a little over 8 years in the military. Focusing on his PTSD and mental health, Jason Kander has written the book, Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD.

Tony Mayne served 21 years in the U.S. Army and deployed eight times in support of the Global War of Terror. Tony enlisted as an infantryman and as a member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, he participated in the initial combat airborne operation into Afghanistan on October 19th, 2001.