Borne the Battle #264: Veteran Roundtable - Afghanistan Withdrawal/Evacuation

SSgt Tanner Iskra — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:11:49 -0500

https://youtu.be/W5zjw3zVwXY

This episode of Borne the Battle features four intrepid Afghanistan Veterans who discuss how they processed their own emotions as the Afghanistan withdrawal unfolded while reflecting on their service.

The four veterans are:
1. Marine Veteran Stephen Kupryk (https://rly.pt/3EAI2MM): served two tours in Afghanistan and now wrestles professionally under the name Steve Maclin - https://rly.pt/3GuM0ah
2. Air Force Veteran Amanda Huffman (https://rly.pt/3IvdqhW): served in Afghanistan as a civil engineer before transitioning out of the military. She now hosts her own podcast addressing real issues women face while in the military, called Women of the Military Podcast - https://rly.pt/3y4EO1s
3. Marine Veteran Daniel Sharp (https://rly.pt/3pGvblF): served 11 years in the military and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He now runs his own media company (https://rly.pt/3duHL1Q) to bring laughter to troops worldwide, and hosts his own podcast named The Smoke Pit - https://rly.pt/3dtsm1X
4. Marine Veteran Zachary Bell (https://rly.pt/3pDSLzB): served two tours to Afghanistan and now dedicates a substantial part of his life assisting service members, Veterans, first responders and their families with his project, Veteran With A Sign - https://rly.pt/3IuiFyl

Listen here: https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof

Borne the Battle Ep. 264: Veteran Roundtable - Afghanistan Evacuation

Approximately four months have passed since the Afghanistan withdrawal. Since then, Veterans across the country have grappled with figuring out what it means...

Response by SSG William Jones made Dec 8 at 2021 11:14 AM

SSG William Jones — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:14:18 -0500

OUTSTANDING post. SSgt Tanner Iskra.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Dec 8 at 2021 7:25 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:25:07 -0500

Love listening to these episodes! Thanks for sharing!

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Dec 12 at 2021 10:57 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:57:46 -0500

While this panel is honorable, any reason why you don’t float the four services?

Thank you,

Response by MAJ Montgomery Granger made Dec 12 at 2021 4:49 PM

MAJ Montgomery Granger — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:49:19 -0500

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2021 1:41 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 01:41:05 -0500

Please post, comment and share the hell out of this!
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Response by SGT James Bradley made Jan 1 at 2022 11:14 PM

SGT James Bradley — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 23:14:48 -0500

Outstanding episode!!!

Response by LCpl Michael Cappello made Jan 14 at 2022 6:32 PM

LCpl Michael Cappello — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:32:04 -0500

Great post. Thanks. Semper Fi SSgt.

Response by SGT James Bradley made Jan 15 at 2022 10:12 AM

SGT James Bradley — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:12:05 -0500

Great post. Enjoyed it throughly.