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The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

Combat Flags: The Fabric Of The Nation

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

FOX News Podcasts

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4.6775 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

This week, Martha speaks with two U.S. Army veterans, the CEO of Combat Flags, Dan Berei and Combat Flags advocate Ben Breckheimer about their work with the nonprofit Stop Soldier Suicide. Dan explains why he formed Combat Flags after serving, how was inspired to use the company to donate funds to the Stop Soldier Suicide nonprofit and how he formed his close friendship with Ben.  Later, Ben tells his story of serving in the U.S. Army first as a medic and later as a cavalry scout, the trauma he faced, how mountain climbing helped him overcome a difficult period in his life and why he got involved with Combat Flags. Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Untold Story with Martha McCallum, exclusive interviews with top newsmakers who share their inspiring

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stories of perseverance, positivity, and more. Now, here's Martha McCallum.

0:47.8

It is an issue that plagues America's heroes and one that is deeply personal to the Army

0:53.3

veteran behind combat flags,

0:55.3

which is a company that donates 50% of their proceeds to the nonprofit Stop Soldier Suicide.

1:01.5

We recently caught up with founder Dan Burai, along with a close friend and Purple Heart recipient

1:06.5

who went from rock bottom to the top of the highest mountains.

1:10.8

So I grew up in a small town in North East. who went from rock bottom to the top of the highest mountains.

1:18.5

So I grew up in a small town in Northeast Ohio, and the military is part of my family.

1:19.1

It's in my blood.

1:23.2

So right after graduating high school, actually just before graduating high school,

1:26.1

I enlisted an army, I'm in psychological operations.

1:29.6

And a week after I graduated high school,

1:35.3

I turned 18, and I left for basic all at the same time. I served six years. I was stationed at Fort Bragg, and I had two deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines. And like I said,

1:40.4

I did six years, two deployments. I got out of school, or I got out of the military,

1:45.8

and I did pretty much what I thought I was supposed to do. I went to college, and I started my

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