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Combat Story
by AJ Pasciuti
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 3 | #163 |
About the show
Combat Story is a podcast built on honest conversations with the men and women who lived it.
These are not scripted interviews or highlight reels. They are real accounts from veterans across generations, including infantry, special operations, pilots, JTACs, and more, sharing what it was like to operate in high-stakes environments where decisions carried real consequences.
Each conversation explores the path in, the moments that shaped them in combat, and how they carried those experiences forward into life after service.
The goal isn't just to create content but to provide context, so the stories, decisions, and the people behind them are understood, preserved, and passed on.
Thank you for walking beside us!
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