The United States has been at war since October 7th, 2001. But what have we been doing for almost 20 years? I sit down with recent veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as others who served and shaped our military in the post 9/11 era.
Latest episodes
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17 - Robert Waples II
Hey everyone, just a heads up, this interview was originally recorded back in March of 2021, so some of Robert's comments will sound a little dated, but remarkably prescient. The g…
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40 min
16 - Gus Biggio
Hey everyone, we're back! For today's episode I spoke to Gus Biggio. We originally spoke back in the spring, so things might be a little dated.Gus recently published a wonderful me…
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2 min
*Long War Interviews Update*
Hey everyone, just a quick update on the show and a big Happy Veterans' Day to all my fellow vets out there. Also, here are the links to my book, Chasing Alexander: A Marine's Jour…
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48 min
15 - Myles Hennessey
For today's episode, I sat down with Myles Hennessey, who was both an enlisted soldier and a commissioned officer in the US army. We talked about both of his tours to Iraq, as well…
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53 min
14 - Erik Armstrong
For this episode I talked to Erik about the 82nd Airborne, his time fighting the Iraq War and his time hopping around in the Afghanistan War. We also talked about the importance of…
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55 min
13 - Michelle Murray
For this episode, I sit down with Michelle Murray, a former soldier and veteran of OIF I, (that's Operation Iraqi Freedom phase one, or the invasion of Iraq). We talked about deali…
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53 min
12 - Abe McCann
Hey everyone, this episode contains discussions of suicide bombings and things like that. If hearing stories about that isn't for you, go ahead and skip this one.Today I talk to Ab…
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58 min
11 - Nick Burkert
Hey everyone, in this episode I sat down to talk to Nick Burkert, a veteran of the famous 82nd Airborne Division. He did two tours through Iraq and one in eastern Afghanistan, befo…
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43 min
10 - Courtney Salapek
Hey everyone, this episode has discussions of sexual assault and suicide, so if that's not for you, go ahead and skip this one.For today's episode I sat down with Courtney Salapek…
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49 min
09 - Doug Hawthorne - Part II
This is the second half of my interview with Doug Hawthorne. We discuss his second deployment to Iraq, his time in eastern Afghanistan, and we talk a lot of shop about IEDs. Doug m…
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42 min
08 - Doug Hawthorne - Part I
This week I talked to Doug Hawthorne about IEDs. It was such a great conversation, that I'm making this into a two-part episode. This episode covers Doug's early years in the army…
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48 min
07 - EO2 (SCW) Carl Ploense
Hi everyone, just a quick warning, in this episode we talk about people who were killed and wounded in Iraq. If that's not for you, we'll be back on Friday.Now, for today's episode…
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47 min
06 - William Fabrocini
Joining me on this episode is an old platoon mate of mine from the Marines, William Fabrocini. If we seem too chummy on the episode, that's why. He deployed to the same town, Marja…
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47 min
05 - Yonel Dorelis
For today's episode I sat down with Yonel Dorelis, a career helicopter pilot. We talked about his time in the Marines, the Navy, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force. He's a r…
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42 min
04 - Annette Wittenberger
Just a heads up for everyone, this episode deals with PTSD and some other heavy topics. If that's hard for you, you might want to skip this one. Annette and I talked about her 17 y…
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43 min
03 - Alani Bankhead
For this episode I talked to Alani about her time in the elite Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Much of her work is confidential, but she does a great job explaining how…
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50 min
02 - Danny Zientek
I sat down with Danny to talk about his unique perspective on the Iraq war. He did three tours across Iraq, and got see the major phases of the war up close. He also spent some tim…
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55 min
01 - Travis Weiner
I sat down with Travis to talk about the 101st Airborne, what it feels like on pre-deployment, and what makes a good military leader. Check out his documentary at MeatGrinderDoc.co…
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1 min
Introduction
Welcome to the Long War Interviews