EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 29 MIN
The Historian
from I Serve · host Foreign Policy
H.R. McMaster spent 34 years as a U.S. Army officer, with tours of duty in the first Gulf War, Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq. In 1991, his cavalry troop destroyed an Iraqi Republican Guard armored brigade in 23 minutes at the Battle of 73 Easting—one of the most decisive engagements in modern U.S. military history. He came home with a Silver Star. And in 2017, McMaster was appointed national security advisor by U.S. President Donald Trump. More from H. R. McMaster: At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House I Serve is a production from Foreign Policy and With Honor. For more stories of heroism, check out Courage Can Save Us, a new book from With Honor CEO and co-founder Rye Barcott, available now. And for more information on the Robert Irvine Foundation, click here.
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H.R. McMaster spent 34 years as a U.S. Army officer, with tours of duty in the first Gulf War, Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq. In 1991, his cavalry troop destroyed an Iraqi Republican Guard armored brigade in 23 minutes at the Battle of 73 Easting—one of the most decisive engagements in modern U.S. military history. He came home with a Silver Star. And in 2017, McMaster was appointed national security advisor by U.S. President Donald Trump. More from H. R. McMaster: At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House I Serve is a production from Foreign Policy and With Honor. For more stories of heroism, check out Courage Can Save Us, a new book from With Honor CEO and co-founder Rye Barcott, available now. And for more information on the Robert Irvine Foundation, click here.
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