Veterans Lounge Podcast

When you commit 24 years of your life to something, that something becomes part of your identity.  However, when that sense of identity is suddenly removed, the feeling of loss can lead us down a perilous road from which many do not return.

This was the case for 24 year Army veteran Farron Dozier.

Late in his career, Farron’s health mysteriously began to fail.  Finding the reason behind his diminishing health woul...

Will Ryan's military experience included a period on active duty and some years in the Air National Guard.  Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, and with little notification, his Air Guard career would be cut short, and he quickly found himself unemployed. 

Lucky for Will, he would found a veteran community that provided him counsel and career advice.  Where he found it is rather interesting.  U...

Tyler Hairston was someone who grew up in the rough neighborhoods of Long Island, New York.  He knew he needed to take control of his future, and he felt the Marine Corps could do that for him.  Unfortunately for Tyler, he entered into a struggle with depression that would threaten his life, then his career.  Following his separation, his challenges continued as he struggled to find footing within civilian life.&nb...

When Marek Rudak immigrated to the United States from communist Poland as a teenager, he had already experienced some of life's most difficult challenges. Marek fell into an abusive home following the death of his father, and when he reunited with his mother, he never felt like he fit in. So he did what many young men do. He tried to prove his worth through his accomplishments; and he's accumulated quite a few.&nbs...

Ian Braddock entered into the Marine Corps with an ambition to be part of something "greater" than what he was experiencing in his home state of South Carolina. His time in the Marines concentrated his sense of purpose and helped him realize his purpose in life which was to become a lawyer. Today, Ian is pursuing that goal, while also spearheading a non-profit organization which he founded called the Veterans Nexus Foundation.

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