Balloon Bust! The point nobody is talking about + New book “From Lawyer to Warrior” by USMC vet Chris Pavlak

After US military pilots shot down a Chinese spy balloon debates started over Biden’s reaction, and the overall capability of our nation’s intelligence community. We reached out to Rod Rodriguez, an Army veteran, and former Intelligence Officer with 20+ years of experience and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He shares his experience and makes a surprising point that is never mentioned on the major news networks. Check out Rod weekly on “Military Matters” podcast by Stars and Stripes:https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/Also check out Rod on “The Back Brief” podcast by ConnectingVets.com:https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/podcasts/the-back-brief-33713New Book: “From Lawyer to Warrior” Marine Corps veteran Chris Pavlak discusses his new book “From Lawyer to Warrior, Failing the bar, becoming a Marine and finding meaning”. He shares how the Marine Corps helped him find his true calling, after failing to reach his biggest goal. Pavlak also shares how ‘toxic shame’ can affect anyone struggling and what everyone should know as they experience setbacks in life.Pick up the book “From Lawyer to Warrior” here:https://lawyertowarrior.com/Black History Month SaluteIn honor of Black History Month, we revisit our conversation with Army veteran Vernon Hood Taylor. Despite entering the military in the 1970’s with a sub-standard, racially-divided education rooted in the deep south, he went on graduate from University of Maryland Global Campus and eventually developed military programs that benefitted vets for generations.  Contact CBS Eye on Veterans:[email protected] on Twitter:@philbriggsVet  @eyeonveterans