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Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Final Voices of WWII Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🔥📖
There's a moment in history we're quietly crossing right now — and most people don't even realize it.
For the first time ever, we're entering a world where there will be no living conn…
Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Final Voices of WWII Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🔥📖
There's a moment in history we're quietly crossing right now — and most people don't …
Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Final Voices of WWII Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🔥📖
There's a moment in history we're quietly crossing right now — and most people don't even realize it.
For the first time ever, we're entering a world where there will be no living connection to World War II.
No firsthand voices. No men who were there. Just stories — if we choose to keep telling them.
Scott Davis chose to keep telling them.
In The Last of the Old Breed, he sat down with over 130 of the final living Marines from the Pacific Theater — men in their 90s and …
#195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WWII Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖Scott Davis is an oral historian, author, and founder of The Vietnam Experience YouTube channel.Scott's new book "The Last of the Old Breed" captures…
#195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WWII Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖Scott Davis is an oral historian, author, and fou…
#195 - Scott Davis - The Last of the Old Breed | The Last WWII Marines of the Pacific — Their Stories Before They're Gone Forever 🇺🇸🎖️📖Scott Davis is an oral historian, author, and founder of The Vietnam Experience YouTube channel.Scott's new book "The Last of the Old Breed" captures the firsthand stories of over 130 of the final living Marines from World War II's Pacific Theater — men in their 90s and 100s who fought at Tarawa, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.We're crossing a moment in history right now.Soon there will be no living connection to World War II. No firsthand voi…
Yuriy Boyechko is the founder of Hope for Ukraine and author of Defiant Hope, leading a network that has served over 100 million meals under fire in dangerous war zones. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Planning can become a liability when action is delayed; momentum and courage often create the opportunities t…
Yuriy Boyechko is the founder of Hope for Ukraine and author of Defiant Hope, leading a network that has served over 100 million meals under fire in dangerous war zones. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Planning …
Yuriy Boyechko is the founder of Hope for Ukraine and author of Defiant Hope, leading a network that has served over 100 million meals under fire in dangerous war zones. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Planning can become a liability when action is delayed; momentum and courage often create the opportunities that detailed plans never will. 2. Courage is contagious. When one person steps forward to solve a problem, others are inspired to join and amplify the impact. 3. People support proven impact. Radical transparency, consistent communication, and visible results build trust faster than promises ever ca…
In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series of heavily defended German positions west of Caen. Among them was Rauray Spur, a vital piece of high ground that overlooked much of the surrounding countryside and offered the Germans an …
In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series of heavily defended German positions west of Caen. Among them was Rauray Spur, a vital …
In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series of heavily defended German positions west of Caen. Among them was Rauray Spur, a vital piece of high ground that overlooked much of the surrounding countryside and offered the Germans an excellent observation point. Before the launch of Operation Epsom, the British needed to secure this area and protect their exposed flank. The result was Operation Martlet, a hard-fought battle that has often been overshadowed by the larger operations that followed, but was crucial to the wider cam…
Some men leave the military and still notice the empty seat at the table. The mission has ended, the unit is no longer there, and civilian life often lacks the honesty they once shared with fellow service members.
Historian and Marine veteran Bryan Rigg offers a unique perspective on this strugg…
Some men leave the military and still notice the empty seat at the table. The mission has ended, the unit is no longer there, and civilian life often lacks the honesty they once shared with fellow ser…
Some men leave the military and still notice the empty seat at the table. The mission has ended, the unit is no longer there, and civilian life often lacks the honesty they once shared with fellow service members.
Historian and Marine veteran Bryan Rigg offers a unique perspective on this struggle. He draws from his research on World War II, Holocaust history, his time in the Marine Corps, and his efforts to save stories that might have been forgotten. He discusses unopened Iwo Jima records, German primary groups, the silence after war, and how veterans can lose their close circle of suppo…
We're celebrating America 250 with three-time Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson, whose Revolution Trilogy strips the reverence off the founding to show what was actually there: the first American civil war, a continent of human loss, and a republic that has weathered worse than this. Outside of Politics…
We're celebrating America 250 with three-time Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson, whose Revolution Trilogy strips the reverence off the founding to show what was actually there: the first American civil wa…
We're celebrating America 250 with three-time Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson, whose Revolution Trilogy strips the reverence off the founding to show what was actually there: the first American civil war, a continent of human loss, and a republic that has weathered worse than this. Outside of Politics, the most important question of the summer: what's your favorite fair food? Topics discussed:The Revolution as America's first civil warWhy Britain lost a war it was expected to win — and the role of alliesThe human cost: Valley Forge and the letters of Sergeant Oliver ReedThe women of the Revolu…
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co-hosts of the Operation Insight Podcast, for a powerful conversation about military service, sacrifi…
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co…
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co-hosts of the Operation Insight Podcast, for a powerful conversation about military service, sacrifice, resilience, purpose, and preserving the stories of America's heroes.
Ethan shares his firsthand experiences serving during the Afghanistan withdrawal and being within hearing distance of the devastating Abbey Gate bombing that claimed the lives of thirteen American service members. He re…
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co-hosts of the Operation Insight Podcast, for a powerful conversation about military service, sacrifice, res…
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co-hosts …
What is the true cost of freedom?
In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Army Veteran Ethan Groce and Gold Star Son Jason Galvan, co-hosts of the Operation Insight Podcast, for a powerful conversation about military service, sacrifice, resilience, purpose, and preserving the stories of America's heroes.
Ethan shares his firsthand experiences serving during the Afghanistan withdrawal and being within hearing distance of the devastating Abbey Gate bombing that claimed the lives of thirteen American service members. He reflects on the …
How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them suddenly needs to “grab something from their desk” when the other starts talking. Projects are s…
How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them …
How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them suddenly needs to “grab something from their desk” when the other starts talking. Projects are slowing down. Other folks are picking sides without even meaning to. And both of them keep showing up at your door, separately, building their case like lawyers hoping you’ll bang the gavel in their favor. Here’s the temptation in that moment: you’re the boss. You could just decide. Call the…
by Mark M. Bello
As the Supreme Court wraps up another historic term, much of our attention is focused on blockbuster decisions still to come. Birthright citizenship. Transgender athletes. The scope of presidential power. The role of nationwide injunctions.
Those rulings will undoubtedly dominate th…
by Mark M. Bello
As the Supreme Court wraps up another historic term, much of our attention is focused on blockbuster decisions still to come. Birthright citizenship. Transgender athletes. The scope o…
by Mark M. Bello
As the Supreme Court wraps up another historic term, much of our attention is focused on blockbuster decisions still to come. Birthright citizenship. Transgender athletes. The scope of presidential power. The role of nationwide injunctions.
Those rulings will undoubtedly dominate the headlines.
But before we rush ahead, two immigration decisions handed down last week deserve our attention. They may not have generated media frenzy, but they reveal a great deal about the constitutional philosophy of today’s Supreme Court—and they raise a larger question about the kind of cou…
Joseph Ciccarone
July 1, 2026
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Rich LaMonica 
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