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    In this episode, we talk with US Army Veteran and Serial Entrepreneur Caleb Blair about his time in the Army, after the Army and what he is doing now. Caleb shares a few funny stories from his time deployed to Kosovo and how a recent "Men's Retreat" to Alaska helped prepare him for his current mission, "Phantom Support Ukraine." Learn how you can help Caleb and his team of volunteers in their relief efforts in Ukraine.

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