#6. Policing and being a Mentor with Luis Vasquez

Collaboration with Dexter Pitts from the I Am Pitts Podcast!  Dexter is an Army Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, former Border Patrol Agent, Law Enforcement Officer,  Author and Podcaster. 

We talked about his book,  I am Pitts, Memoirs of an American Patriot. His journey, mental health, podcasting and so on. 

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I joined the guys from On The Range Podcast recently, and they were gracious enough to allow me to publish the episode on here as well! 

Mark, Rick and I spoke a little about a lot.  Mental health, the podcast, business, fatherhood.  We had a great time.

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Quick #2022recap with Jon!  Follow Pointman Podcast on Instagram, and Pointman Defensive Solutions on Instagram and Facebook!

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Kyle is a Retired Coast Guard Command Master Chief, as well as a Retired Massachusetts Chief of Police.  He also is an avid pilot!  We talk about his career both in the Coast Guard and Law Enforcement, and where retirement has brought him.

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It has been a while since Phil and I have been able to get together to record an episode, especially in person.  Well, after a nearly 7 month hiatus, we are baaaaack.  Among numerous and random topics, Phil and I discuss what we have had going on while we've been away, transition in life and career, and whatever else popped into our heads.


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Pete Pelletier joined us for a second episode! We talked about that year that 2020 has been, policing, mental health and much more.

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The man, the myth, the legend himself Pete Pelletier (Phil's father) joined us on the podcast!  Pete has served in Law Enforcement since the late eighties.  He worked as a paramedic prior to becoming a police officer.  During his time as a Police Officer, Trooper, and now Chief, Pete spent time as a Field Training Officer, Sniper & mentor.  After retiring from full-time Law Enforcement, Pete did two overseas deployments as a private military contractor.

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Author and Police Officer Scott Medlin joined us on the podcast to talk about his book, Mental Health Fight of the Heroes in Blue.  Scott served in the United States Marine Corps prior to becoming a Police Officer with two deployments in 2003 and 2005.

After seeing the facts published about Law Enforcement suicide, Scott decided to write a book to help Police Officers through the mental health struggle.  You can find Scotts book on Amazon here

Mental Health Fight for the Hero's in Blue

You can also find Scott on his YouTube endeavor to motivate Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement Motivation 

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Whats going on everyone!?  Brian Johnson from WarriorNow Inc. joined me on the podcast for this weeks interview.  Brian is an Army Combat Veteran and former Law Enforcement Officer.  He has suffered a number of Traumatic Brain Injuries, suffered Post Traumatic Stress, and has survived two suicide attempts.  Through all that and his strive towards mental health, Brian was able to work through his challenges to start WarriorNow Inc.

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Retired Missing Persons Detective James DeMeo was on the show recently!  We talked a little about his career in Law Enforcement, writing his best selling book What's Your Plan?, and about life after retirement!  It was an honor to have James on the show!

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