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To War and Back

Journalist and Navy veteran Phil Briggs travels cross-country to meet three combat veterans, US Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis (Ret.), US Marine Corps Major Scott Huesing (Ret.), and US Army veteran Sgt. Boone Cutler, to document their incredible stories and experiences, to war and back. From cheating death in Iraq and Afghanistan, to surviving and fighting the battles they faced when they got home, the lives of these American heroes are truly unforgettable. US Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis (Ret.) https://kirstieennisfoundation.com/  US Marine Corps Major Scott Huesing (Ret.) http://savethebrave.org/ US Army Sgt. Boone Cutler (Ret.) https://lcpllutzlivetotell.org/ Host Phil Briggs, Journalist, US Navy veteran https://connectingvets.radio.com/
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Episodes

Episode 6. The Top of the Mountain

All of our warfighters have found peace on a new path - but still, two will come close to death again. Kristie Ennis talks preparing to climb Mt.

Jun 10, 201927 minEp. 6

Episode 5. It Saved My Life

Army veteran Boone Cutler was still addicted to meds and starved for sleep. Marine Corps veteran Kirstie Ennis needed a community.

Jun 10, 201924 minEp. 5

Episode 4. Noise in your head

Marine Corps veterans Kirstie Ennis and Scott Huesing are alive and back home. Though life has slowed down, dark thoughts are turned up- and they’re just as deadly as the combat they survived.

Jun 10, 201933 minEp. 4

Episode 3. Combat Cocktail

Army veteran Boone Cutler went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to treat physical wounds and a Traumatic Brain Injury ... he ended up being prescribed huge amounts of drugs, known among veterans as the "Combat Cocktail".

Jun 10, 201925 minEp. 3

Episode 2. Outside the Wire

Hospitals, mortar attacks and the painful calls, our veterans describe some of the toughest things they experienced on their journey.

Jun 10, 201933 minEp. 2

Episode 1. Combat

Scott Huesing and Boone Cutler describe the violent streets of Ramadi and Sadr City, Iraq. Kirstie Ennis recalls the helicopter mission that changed her life forever as she begins to tell her story, before she embarks on her Mt. Everest climb .

Jun 10, 201927 minEp. 1
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