Podcast: The Spear – Last Soldier in Afghanistan
On August 30, 2021, General Chris Donahue stepped onto the ramp of the last American C-17 in...
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Timothy Heck | 01.02.25 | The Spear
On August 30, 2021, General Chris Donahue stepped onto the ramp of the last American C-17 in...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 08.15.24 | The Spear
In the fall of 2006, Rory McGovern was a lieutenant, serving as a company fire support officer for...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 07.17.24 | The Spear
Two years ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought the no-fly zone back into public...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 07.03.24 | The Spear
For then-Major Bill “Fenway” Wyman, Sadr City in 2004 was a strange mix of combat and humanitarian...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 03.27.24 | The Spear
In 2004, Lt. Col. Blake Schwartz was an infantry platoon leader deployed in Uruzgan province,...
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