Podcast: The Spear – Kiowas in Action
Coming out of flight school as a lieutenant, Maj. Jordan Terry was assigned to a unit that was...
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John Amble | 04.25.24
Coming out of flight school as a lieutenant, Maj. Jordan Terry was assigned to a unit that was...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 04.11.24
In August 2007, a US Army Special Forces team came under fire while passing through a valley in...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 03.27.24
In 2004, Lt. Col. Blake Schwartz was an infantry platoon leader deployed in Uruzgan province,...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 03.13.24
Just two years after Chris L’Heureux joined the Army in 1999, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 led to...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 02.28.24
In late 2002, Karl Blanke’s Marine battalion—1st Battalion, 5th Marines—was preparing to...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 02.14.24
In 2018, Ryan Hendrickson was a Special Forces noncommissioned officer and he joined the podcast...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 01.31.24
Before his NFL career, Alejandro Villanueva was a rifle platoon leader in the 10th Mountain...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 01.17.24
Combat deployments are often replete with examples of physical courage. The Spear has been a...
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