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In early 2019, Eric Kahle was a first sergeant assigned to an aviation maintenance company bound...
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Timothy Heck | 12.08.21 | The Spear
In early 2019, Eric Kahle was a first sergeant assigned to an aviation maintenance company bound...
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In the fall of 2006, Rory McGovern was a lieutenant, serving as a company fire support officer for...
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This episode of The Spear is the second part of Lt. Col. Matt Sacra’s story about his first...
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From a young age, Matt Sacra was fascinated by tanks. In 2002, after commissioning as an armor...
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In 2001, Scott Neil was already an experienced Green Beret assigned to 5th Special Forces Group...
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