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Military Foundations Episodes

June 12, 2025

#79: Nate Boyer - Community, Identity, and Healing Through Storytelling

Send us a text Nate Boyer—former Green Beret, NFL long snapper, philanthropist, and public speaker. Nate’s journey is anything but ordinary, spanning military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, walking on to the University of Texas football team, and even suiting up briefly with the Seattle Seahawks.…
Guest: Nate Boyer
March 6, 2025

Ep. 76: Michael 'Rod' Rodriguez: Healing Through Action

Michael “Rod” Rodríguez joined the U.S. Army in 1992, becoming a Green Beret in 1997 and serving as a Sniper Instructor at Fort Bragg until his medical retirement in 2013 due to combat injuries. With ten deployments, Rod’s military career was marked by significant contributions. He joined the GWOT …