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Honest conversations about PTSD, addiction, grief and the work of getting better. Stories over stigma: these Veterans say the hard parts out loud so someone else feels less alone.
20 stories, newest first. Every one is free to watch.
Marine K9 handler Alfred Brenner and his military working dog Grief were hit by the same IED in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Alfred survived. Grief was the only KIA that day.
Every Marine says dark humor is therapy. Michael D'Angelo built a career on the bet that they're right. Marine Corps machine gunner (0331) turned stand-up comic, he's spent nine years doing free shows for Marines on base through his 501(c)(3), Rapid Fire Comedy Tour. The Marine Corps has paid him three times.
Four Marine Corps and one Air Force Veterans sit down for a raw 4th of July conversation about freedom, service, and what America's 250th birthday really means. In this special episode of the Vegas Veteran Voices Podcast, host Ronnie is joined by Ghost, Jimmy "Pew Pew" Depew, David Lonergan, and Jessica Jay Dee, all Veterans, all entrepreneurs, for an unscripted talk on patriotism, military life, Veteran mental health, and why they love this country.
Ross D. Bryant spent 24 years in the U.S. Army, from tank command on the East German border to commissioning 77 Nevada officers during one of the longest military engagements in American history. Then he did something most people wouldn’t expect: he stayed. For 14 years, he’s been the man behind UNLV’s Military & Veteran Services Center, building one of the top 10 most military-friendly university programs in the country out of 1,800+ schools, three consecutive years running. In this episode, Ross sits down with Vegas Veteran Voices to talk about what it really takes to go from the battlefield to the classroom, why thousands of Veterans are leaving life-changing money on the table, and what your education benefits can actually do for you and your family. He breaks down transferred benefits, dependent stipends, in-state tuition rights, and the one thing most Veterans don’t know until it’s too late. He also tells the stories that don’t make the brochure. 5,000 graduates on the wall, 10 suicides he carries with him, a combat medic who became a traveling trauma surgeon, a Marine who survived combat and is graduating from medical school this May, and a Veteran who earned his PhD and led his chapter through a pandemic while feeding 380,000 people who lost everything overnight. If you’ve thought about going back to school and talked yourself out of it, this episode is for you. If you have a spouse, a kid, or a family member sitting on benefits they don’t know exist, this episode is for them too. The mission doesn’t end at the gate. Vegas Veteran Voices | Veteran-Led | Nonprofit Media Las Vegas, Nevada vegasveteranvoices.com
Army Veteran Steve Ulman shares one of the most raw and powerful Veteran interviews we have filmed on Vegas Veteran Voices. In this episode, Steve opens up about his suicide attempt, addiction, recovery, ayahuasca, acting, trauma, off grid living, entrepreneurship, and how he rebuilt his life from rock bottom. He talks about putting a gun to his head, moving the pistol at the last second, and realizing he had to stop living halfway. From there, this conversation goes deep into meth addiction, getting clean, finding joy for the first time, healing through acting, and building an off grid solar business in the Arizona desert. Steve also breaks down self sustainability, freedom, off grid solar, Veteran transition, mental health, and why addicts can become unstoppable when that same drive gets redirected toward purpose. If you are interested in Veteran mental health, addiction recovery, Army Veteran stories, off grid living, off grid solar, entrepreneurship, acting, trauma recovery, or powerful long form podcast conversations, this episode hits all of it. Steve is an Army Veteran, actor, entrepreneur, founder of Arizona Off Grid Solutions, and creator connected to The Off Grid Veteran, The Wolves Den Ranch, Mission Entrepreneurship, and The Gray Area.
In Afghanistan’s deadliest fighting, Marines learned that survival depends on connection, purpose, and the people beside you. When service ends, many Veterans lose that structure overnight and are expected to rebuild their lives alone. This episode shows how that loss of purpose can be just as dangerous as combat itself and how Race to Erase 22 is fighting back.
In this episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, host Ronnie Long sits down with Greg Cope White, author of The Pink Marine and writer and executive producer on the Netflix series Boots.
In this episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, comedian and United States Navy Veteran Serena Monae sits down with Ronnie Long, USMC Veteran, for a real, unfiltered conversation about identity after the military, finding your voice again, and using humor as a survival tool when life gets heavy.
What happens when an Army Veteran who has lived addiction, trauma, psych wards, and identity loss sits down and does real hypnotherapy work on camera?
In this Washington DC episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, Marine Veterans sit down with Juan Valdez, a Purple Heart recipient, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, law-school graduate, and Veteran advocate with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), for one of the most raw, honest, and emotional conversations we’ve ever filmed. Juan survived multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, including being shot in the chest by a sniper in 2006, and he opens up about trauma, identity loss, purpose, and the long road to rebuilding a life after warfare.
Jennifer Bennie is addicted to history, the kind of addiction that makes you show up dressed as a Revolutionary War spy because the story matters that much. As a Navy pilot turned historian, she can’t stop chasing the connections between America’s past and the world she flew into after 9/11. Go Birds.
What happens when a Marine, a lawyer, and a man of faith all live in the same body and one day, that body gives up?
What happens when you mix adrenaline, horsepower, and a few physics lessons? You get this.
What if the hardest battle isn’t in the field... but in your own mind?
Letoi Adams’ story is one of resilience, grit, and unshakable courage. A U.S. Army Veteran, truck driver, and now Vice President of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Letoi faced stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that left her in a wheelchair. Instead of giving up, she turned her pain into power becoming a competitive adaptive athlete, motivational speaker, and community leader in Las Vegas.
@reallyokhockey Nate Rosas : From Combat to Community on the Ice
In this powerful on-site episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, we hit the floor of the CHAMPS Trade Show in Las Vegas with Marine Corps Veteran Jay, co-founder of Stoned Earth, ( https://stonedearth.com/ ) a sustainable accessory company shaking up the paraphernalia space. We dig deep into how cannabis can be used responsibly for pain, PTSD, and anxiety, how Veterans are uniquely positioned to lead in this industry, and what it really means to transition from military life to entrepreneurship.
Marine Veteran David Lonergan (aka “Mr. Kettlebell”) opens up in this raw, unscripted conversation about how hitting rock bottom during the 2020 lockdowns nearly cost him everything, and how walking around a track was the first step in rebuilding his mind, body, and mission. (He's personally transformed over 400+ lives through functional training)
Step inside the legendary Leatherneck Club of Las Vegas with Thomas “Ghost” Martin, a Desert Storm Marine Corps Veteran, 0311 grunt, and the heartbeat of one of the most iconic Veteran bars in the country.
Wyatt isn’t your average carpenter. He’s the warranty director at Martin-Harris Construction, a long-time volunteer with Harvison House, and a man who credits his union with saving his life. In this powerful episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, Wyatt gets real about suicide, purpose, faith, and what it means to rebuild from the ground up literally.
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