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Sidearm

by KROCK

Stories from Veterans & Active Duty Service Members.

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Episodes

  1. MATT KLINO (PART 1)

    Episode 18 (1): Matt Klino – Matt Klino is back! Matt returns with more stories from the 75th Ranger Regiment, we get into the mindset of what it takes to succeed in such a fast paced, high stress environment, and what that mindset means for the civilian world.

  2. JEFF & RICK

    Episode 17 – Jeff & Rick – Two Navy enlisted submariners and a bunch of beer. They talk training, equipment, pranks, and the many things that can go wrong while deep underwater.

  3. TINK

    Episode 16: Tink was an Army medic in Infantry units in Washington and Colorado. He talks about Basic, Medic training, life in a line unit, and the rigors of medic life in Afghanistan.

  4. MATT KLINO

    Episode 15: Matt Klino – Former Army Ranger, talks about life in the 75th Ranger Regiment; how he thrived there and what it was like to leave that elite lifestyle.

  5. GERALD RIEBE

    Episode 14: Gerald Riebe – US Navy and Navy Reserve Veteran talks about Navy Boot Camp and the craziness of multiple deployments aboard ships and to the Middle East.

  6. DAVID NASSO

    Episode 13: David Nasso – Former NY National Guard MP, David Talks about his deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as well as the ups and downs of going to Basic Training in the winter.

  7. JARED OGDEN

    Episode 12: Jared Ogden – US Naval Academy Graduate and former Active Duty Navy SEAL Officer, Jared talks about his path to SEAL Team 1, how he transitioned out of the military, and his current pursuits. Sidearm is powered by: Clear Path for Veterans, Lake Family Inc. Landscaping and DVOffers.com

  8. CHRISTIAN & ‘I WAS THERE’

    Episode 11 – Christian & I Was There film workshop – Christian recently enlisted in the NY National Guard as an Infantry Officer, he’s going to talk about how he made that huge decision. I also talk with Ben & Jeanette of the I Was There film workshop, a project dedicated to making short films…

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  9. NICK

    Nick – Trained as an Marine Corps Engineering Equipment Mechanic, an Active Duty Marine with two tours in Iraq. He talks about what it’s like to get injured in Boot Camp and his two very different deployments. Sidearm is brought to you by: Clear Path for Veterans, Lake Family Inc. & DVoffers.com

  10. TIM

    Episode 9: Tim – US Army Active Duty Military Police, stationed at Ft. Carson, CO, talks about the road to Afghanistan and the fire fight that was everything he wanted.

  11. KRIS (PART 2)

    Episode 8 – Part 2: Kris is a 13 year Active member of the Air National Guard and the first female member of the Armed Forces to be interviewed for Sidearm. She works as a military police officer and in part one talks about Basic Training, Texas, Air Guard life, deployments with and with out a...

  12. KRIS (PART 1)

    Episode 8 – Part 1: Kris is a 13 year Active member of the Air National Guard and the first female member of the Armed Forces to be interviewed for Sidearm. She works as a military police officer and in part one talks about Basic Training, Texas, Air Guard life, deployments with and with out a...

  13. RON AMYOT

    Episode 7: Ron Amyot – Ron is a US Army Airborne Infantry Vietnam Veteran. Ron was stationed and deployed with the 173 Airborne Brigade out of Okinawa, Japan. Find out how this Upstate New York farm boy went from a quiet life in the North Country to a recon platoon in Vietnam and then continued...

  14. WILLIAM BENNETT

    Sidearm 6: William Bennett – New York Army National Guard Veteran, Military Police Officer. William talks about Basic Training, his work with National Guard Recruiters, a short deployment to Italy at U.S. Army Base Caserma Ederle, and his work on an Honor Guard detail for a year and a half...

  15. OOPIE

    Episode 5: Oopie, a big fan of The Show on KROCK, Oopie works in law enforcement and was an Active Duty US Army Military Police Officer. He’s guarded nuclear missiles, worked in South Korea, and protected our nations children and ducks in Ft. Monroe.

  16. NICK ALVES

    Episode 4: Nick Alves. US Marine Corps Veteran and Air National Guard Veteran. We get into Boot Camp, Reserve life at home and abroad, deployment shenanigans, and what it’s like to be in the Intelligence world staring at radar blips all day.

  17. MATT MILLER (PART 2)

    Matt Miller is a normal guy doing extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances. He joined the Army and signed up for one of the most dangerous jobs, he has seen friends and colleagues injured and killed, and he has sustained career ending injuries. What is not normal about Matt is his...

  18. MATT MILLER (PART 1)

    Matt Miller is a normal guy doing extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances. He joined the Army and signed up for one of the most dangerous jobs, he has seen friends and colleagues injured and killed, and he has sustained career ending injuries. What is not normal about Matt is his...

  19. MERCER

    Sidearm’s second interview: Michael Mercer, Marine Corps Motor Transport specialist. Great stories about Marine Corps life in the States, Iraq, and on a Navy ship. What’s a Rip-it? How much poker money can you win at sea? Mercer answers all this and more.

  20. RICK GARY

    My first guest; a legend in the Central New York media world, Mr. Rick Gary. Rick is a 6 year veteran of the NY Army National Guard and served as a Military Police Officer in NY during the Vietnam War era. I get the feeling that we’ve only scratched the surface of his experiences and I look…

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Stories from Veterans & Active Duty Service Members.

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Stories from Veterans & Active Duty Service Members.

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Sidearm has 20 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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