Podcast: The Spear – Taking the Wrong Trail
In 2012, Rich Kent was a platoon leader whose unit was deployed to Spin Boldak in...
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Timothy Heck | 05.12.22
In 2012, Rich Kent was a platoon leader whose unit was deployed to Spin Boldak in...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 04.27.22
Russian aggression in Ukraine has brought the no-fly zone back into public discussion. In this...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 04.13.22
Before his NFL career, Alejandro Villanueva was a rifle platoon leader in the 10th Mountain...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 04.01.22
As Ukrainian troops continue to fight against invading Russian forces, they are supported by a...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 03.17.22
In the second episode in a two-part series, Dan Gade joins The Spear to continue the story of his...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 03.03.22
In 2004, Dan Gade’s armor company took over a sector of Ramadi, Iraq, then the heart of the Sunni...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 02.16.22
A few weeks into his first tour in Afghanistan, Michael Houghton was transferred from being a...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 02.03.22
In June 2021, we released an episode of The Spear with Karl Blanke about a Marine he called Lance...
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