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Be introduced to Colonel Denny Gillem and hear about his background
Colonel Denny will go over some News worthy stories
An interview of Army veteran and author Otho Eskin about his new book Black Sun Rising

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In this episode

Be introduced to Colonel Denny Gillem and hear about his background
Colonel Denny will go over some News worthy stories
An interview of Army veteran and author Otho Eskin about his new book Black Sun Rising