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A photo with a dead ISIS fighter, a murder trial that sent shock waves to the White House, Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher’s story illustrates the ugly reality of war. In this interview he shares his story, details from his book “The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for my Freedom” and offers a glimpse into the biggest clash within the Navy SEAL community.

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Another school shooting, and another week of people begging for change. But how do we protect our kids?  We talked with a veteran from #vetsforgunreform, an Army veterans and former cop, and author Paul Ratner to discover what we CAN do to make schools safe.  

The VA recently told Congress they CAN'T research Medical Marijuana. Is that even true? We asked policy experts Kevin Sabet, Brooking's John Hudak and Congressman (and Veteran) Rep.Tim Walz, to tell us, who is lying ... and who is just blowing smoke. 

By now the world has heard President Trump declare our Nuclear "Button" is bigger than North Korea's button. Some Americans love the tough talking tweets. Others think they're dangerous.  Phil Briggs asked Reporter Matt Saintsing, and Retired USAF Colonel Erik Goepner, Visiting Research Fellow in the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy Department, what's wrong with tough talk and how should we deal with this dictator?   

Eric Dehm, Host, The Morning Briefing and Phil Briggs, VetStory podcast Host, look back and talk about a few of their favorite moments from 2017.  From the emotional to the exciting to the inappropriate ... 2017 gave Connecting Vets a lot to talk about. 

B Taylor's life is like a modern day Forest Gump tale.  He started in the Navy, but quickly went from the fleet to the studio, to performing for Presidents and parties with Snoop Dogg.  Phil Briggs talked with him about his star studded journey and his global tour "1 Life" a mission of Unity, Love and Peace.

Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, Louis CK, Charlie Rose and now Matt Lauer. The amount of sexual harassment being exposed is enough to make you question- Are all Men Perverts? Editor Kaylah Jackson, Producer Jake Hughes and Phil Briggs discuss Sexual Harassment from the Veteran perspective. 

After returning from Afghanistan, Nick Karnaze, Marine Special Operations Command, Veteran, learned that his MARSOC teammate was KIA. So he grew out his beard for the funeral. And then grew a company dedicated to his buddy and bad ass beards. Phil Briggs spoke with Nick about Spec Ops, Breaking Bad and the building of Stubble & Stache.com 

Phil Briggs talks with Reporter Jonathan Kaupanger about Thanksgiving traditions.  And discovers a game which tells you a lot about American history, former Presidents and who does the damn dishes after dinner.  

While the Navy didn't find it funny, it seemed almost everyone found the drawing in the sky near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, hilarious.  Well almost everyone.  Podcast Host, Juvenile Humor Expert and Navy Veteran, Phil Briggs attempts to have a meaningful discussion with Social Media Director, Abby Hartley, about significance of the pilot's ode to "male military members".