Combat Story

Conversations with veterans about combat experiences and life after service AI summary

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Combat Story is a podcast built on honest conversations with the men and women who lived it. These are not scripted interviews or highlight reels. They are real accounts from veterans across generations, including infantry, special operations, pilots, JTACs, and more, sharing what it was like to operate in high-stakes environments where decisions carried real consequences. Each conversation explores the path in, the moments that shaped them in combat, and how they carried those experiences forward into life after service. The goal isn't just to create content but to provide context, so the stories, decisions, and the people behind them are understood, preserved, and passed on. Thank you for walking beside us!

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From Open Contract to Force Recon to Silver Star in Iraq | Rob Blanton

2026-11-09 · 6 hr 27 min

"I joined the Marine Corps because all my friends joined. I had zero clue what I was doing." Rob Blanton enlisted in 1993 on an open contract, missed his first Force Recon indoc, went back, passed, and spent nearly ten…
Decode the Afghanistan War Through Maps, Tribes, and Terrain | John Garvin

2026-10-25 · 2 hr 52 min

"Afghanistan is like the puzzle of puzzles." Army intelligence officer John Garvin spent a deployment in Kandahar unable to explain why the fighting was so bad. Years later, he started solving it on Google Earth, and he…
Inches From a Sniper Round in Syria | Graham Paul Roberts

2026-10-12 · 2 hr 9 min

Graham Paul Roberts was 15 meters from a building in Syria when a man leaned around the corner. They saw each other and froze. The man stepped back, came out again, and raised his weapon. Graham fired first. Later, in a…
The Manhunt for Saddam Hussein | Lt. Col. Steve Russell (Ret.)

2026-09-28 · 6 hr 1 min

On December 13, 2003, a battalion commander's six-month intelligence hunt ended in a spider hole outside Tikrit, and the man hiding in it was Saddam Hussein. Lieutenant Colonel Steve Russell, U.S. Army (Ret.), led that…
Reconnaissance Man — Episode 3: Evil Eye

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The Cold War was fought long before the first shots of Vietnam captured America's attention. By 1966, more than 400,000 U.S. troops were committed to the war, Marine Corps Captain James "Jim" Steele among them, on his…
Why the Marine Corps Killed Sniper School | The Four Horsemen

2026-09-14 · 2 hr 28 min

Four career Marine scout snipers packed into one room, no script, no agenda — and what comes out of it is some of the funniest, most specific war stories you'll hear all year, sitting right next to a dead-serious…
"From the Infantry to Fighting for Allies" | Andrew Sullivan, No One Left Behind Executive Director

2026-08-24 · 3 hr 2 min

Andrew Sullivan led an Army infantry platoon through two tours in Iraq and commanded a company in Afghanistan — and says his own interpreter carried more risk, and more of the war, than he ever did. Today Andrew runs No…
Why a Wounded EOD Gunnery Sergeant Refused to Leave His Team & What Happended After| Timothy Colomer

2026-08-03 · 2 hr 33 min

Gunnery Sergeant Timothy Colomer was a decorated EOD technician in Iraq when a daisy-chain IED detonated directly beneath his truck. The blast broke his helmet in half. It should have sent him home. Instead, he made a…
Sniper Alex Lemons: Friendly Fire, the Battle of An Najaf, and the War Still in Veterans' Bodies (Part 2)

2026-07-27 · 3 hr 20 min

Alex Lemons survived the Battle of An Najaf without a scratch from the enemy — and nearly died from friendly fire instead, when a young Marine mistook him for an insurgent and put six rounds past him from fifteen yards…
946 Days as a Hostage in Iraq | Peter Moore's Only Full Interview

2026-07-20 · 3 hr 14 min

He thought he was accepting a routine IT contract. Instead, Peter Moore disappeared into captivity for 946 days. In 2007, British IT consultant Peter Moore traveled to Baghdad believing he would be helping rebuild…

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Owner: Ryan Fugit
Oldest episode in feed: 10/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length: 1 hr 40 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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