Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. William Swenson joins Chad Robichaux for an unfiltered conversation about courage, sacrifice, and accountability in war. Swenson recounts the harrowing seven-hour battle in Afghanistan that earned him the nation’s highest military award, where he risked his life to save others while outnumbered and under fire.
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