Straight Outta Combat Radio-Honoring Combat Wisdom

United States Marine Veteran Ron Zaleski is the Founder, President, and Executive Director of The Long Walk Home, a non-profit organization dedicated to healing and improving the lives of transitioning veterans.

Ron served in the United states Marine Corps from 1970-1972. after his military service, he owned and operated a gym and scuba shop in the Hamptons in New York for 28 years.  

After 9/11, Ron realized that he had to help tr...

Terry Ford was born September 1980 on an Air Force Base in North Carolina. His dad was a parachute rigger in the US Navy and shortly after Terry was born received orders to Puerto Rico where the Ford family lived for the next 3 years. After that Terry's father took orders to NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA where they would remain for the next 27 years, a feat almost unheard of in the Navy. That fact made Terry one of those rare Na...

Kenneth Bender (In His Own Words):

U.S. Army Air Corps -World War Two

Senior Fire Control NCO, B-29 'Superfortress'

I was born 95 years ago on September 7, 1925 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. located on the Mississippi river about halfway between St. Louis and Memphis.  I have lived here all my life except for time I spent in the service during WWII.

My father was a banker and when I was eight years old in 1933, in the heart of the great d...

Bill Quiqley is a former Army Psychological Operations 1SG who transitioned out of the service after 20+ years in the Special Operations community. He is currently the City Leader for Bunker Labs in Tampa, where he encourages Veterans and Military spouses to realize their dreams of financial independence through entrepreneurship. He is also the co-founder of Gorilla Gurus, a design and ad agency specializing in Gorilla Marketing.

Marvin Gonzalez  “Gonzo” 

 Born and raised in Long Island, NY. Family came from El Salvador escaping the civil war. Graduated from West Hempstead High School and following the attacks on the WTC 9/11.

Enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  October 27, 2004 attended Navy Recruit Training in Great Lakes, Illinois.  Graduated Gunners Mate “A” School in June 2005 and assigned to amphibious assault ship USS OGDEN LPD-5 from March 2005 to March 200...

Our veteran guest for this episode of Straight Outta Combat (Radio-Medicine by GreenZone Hero) is Army veteran Kirby Ingles. Kirby is a 23-year veteran who now lives in Central Missouri with his wife and four children.

Currently, Kirby is a leadership and transformation coach working with young professionals, transitioning veterans, and emerging leaders. Kirby’s passion is helping fatherless men live a more fulfilled life and to be...

Adam Bird is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heroes Media Group LLC. Heroes Media Group (HMG) is a Digital Media Branding platform committed to providing a voice for our community heroes and those who support them. HMG is committed to providing education, entertainment and empowerment to: Active Duty Service Members, Veterans, Firefighters, First Responders, Law Enforcement, Educators, Medical Professionals, and Clergy.

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Steve Breakstone grew up in Pennsylvania.  He was enlisted in the US Army Infantry stationed in Alaska from 1984-87 and earned the Expert Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal.  Steve was a police officer in the City of Sarasota from 1987-2011.  He was selected as the Police Officer of the Year in 1992. He investigated persons crimes and homicides.  He was a Detective Sergeant of Detectives and retired f...

Our guest for this episode of Straight Outta Combat Radio (Radio-Medicine by GreenZone Hero) is former Navy Seal Team SIX Commando, World-Class Adventure Competitor, and New York Times Best Selling Author, Mr. Don Mann.

Don’s military biography is impressive-he’s a decorated combat veteran; Corpsman; SEAL Special Operations Technician; jungle, desert, and arctic-survival instructor; small arms weapons instructor; foreign arms weapo...

Jesse Gould is Founder and President of the Heroic Hearts Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pioneering psychedelic therapies for military veterans. After being deployed in Afghanistan three times, he founded the Heroic Hearts Project in 2017 to spearhead the acceptance and use of ayahuasca therapy as a means of addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans.

The Heroic Hearts Project has raised over $150,000 in scholarshi...

Ben Killoy is a Husband, Father, and Marine Veteran living in Milton, WI with my beautiful wife and kids.  

He was an 1142 Electrical Equipment Repair Specialist in the Marine Corp (aka Generator Mechanic), served from 2003-2007, mostly in Okinawa. While there, he traveled to South Korea four times and stared down the North Korean in the DMZ. He also visited Australia, and wrapped up my time in the Corps with a trip to historical I...

Our guest for this episode of Straight Outta Combat radio (Audi-Medicine by GreenZone Hero) is US Army veteran and serious dog-training expert and sage, Mr. Ryan Matthews. I actually met Ryan a few weeks ago at the Podfest Multimedia Expo in Orlando. We were on the same discussion panel…and let me tell you, Ryan has a serious positive mojo going on.

Ryan has been training dogs since 2002. He began his career in dog training with tr...

UPDATE: Jon Macaskill has RETIRED! We thank him for his commitment to America, professionalism, and sincere willingness to move into the civilian sector to help others. Keep going Jon!

Jon Macaskill is a soon to be retiring Navy SEAL Commander transitioning to the private sector in August.  Jon has served as both an enlisted sailor and as a commissioned officer. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2001 and went str...

Wyly is a United States Marine, public speaker, the Founding Director of Veterans of War, and is deeply committed to changing the existing veteran narrative regarding service, transition, and veteran suicide. Wyly has survived a broken family, foster care, two deployments in support of the War on Terror, and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).

Through his work with Veterans of War, he experienc...

Tim joined the Marine Corps in 1993 when he was 17. His father was a retired police officer and his mother was a stay at home mom who raised three boys. His first job in the Marine Corps was aviation ordnance; he assembled bombs, missiles, and rockets. By the time he reached Corporal (E-4), he was an instructor at the 'Schoolhouse.' Upon reenlistment, he made the move to join Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD-bomb squad).

The select...

Vietnam veteran Kevin Connelly graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration in marketing from the University of Notre Dame in 1962 and immediately launched a 28-year career in the United States Army.

Kevin joined the military after being commissioned as an Armor Officer from an ROTC Program. Fresh out of college, his first assignment was in Germany, where he served as a Tank Platoon leader, an Armored Cavalry Platoon ...