Delta Force to Healing Force | Tom Satterly’s Battle Beyond the Battlefield
Combat Story
Ryan Fugit
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
This is a unique Combat Story and part of a new Podumentary series where we interview some of our fan favorite guests and go even deeper on the moments in combat that forged them. This week we have Tom Satterly, former Delta Force Sergeant Major whose first battle was in Operational Gothic Serpent (Black Hawk Down) and his last was some battlefield in the post-9/11 era. Many will recall our original interview with Tom on Episode #11.
Tom co-founded and runs the All Secure Foundation with his wife Jen. All Secure helps save vets who are dealing with challenging times.
About All Secure Foundation
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit launched in 2017 by Tom and Jen Satterly, the All Secure Foundation is dedicated to supporting Special Operations combat veterans and their families in healing from complex trauma and PTSD.
Core Programs & Approaches:
- Couples’ & retreat workshops for elite-warrior spouses, centered on trauma healing and reconnection.
- Active-duty seminars on bases and community outreach to destigmatize mental health.
- Online courses, tools, and coaching to support mental resilience at home.
Podcast & writing (e.g., Tom’s memoir All Secure) amplifying real personal stories.
Impact & Reach:
- Annual retreats, such as Camp Homefront and Missouri workshops
- Collaboration with DoD and other organizations to elevate mental health awareness.
- Over $1.2 M in annual revenue (FY 2024) dedicated to program services and outreach.
👤 Quick Bio – Tom Satterly
- Background: Retired U.S. Army Delta Force senior NCO with over 20 years of combat experience, including Somalia (Battle of Mogadishu), Iraq, Afghanistan.
- Author of All Secure memoir (co-authored with Steve Jackson), detailing his battles with PTSD, a suicide attempt, and his journey to recovery.
- Co‑Founder & CEO of All Secure Foundation (with wife Jen), pivotal in creating retreats, seminars, and compassionate care for veteran families.
- Personal advocacy: Shares openly on Instagram and LinkedIn, hosts a podcast, and frequently speaks publicly on trauma and resilience.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | On this episode of Combat Story, we're beginning a new and special series interviewing some of our fan favorites, hitting on some of the tougher moments they experienced downrange and coming home. |
| 0:19.0 | We began with none other than Tom Satterley, |
| 0:21.3 | who many will recall as a 20-year veteran, |
| 0:23.4 | Sergeant Major, and Delta Force. |
| 0:25.0 | Please see how you can help his All Secure Foundation |
| 0:27.3 | to help other vets. |
| 0:28.5 | And with that, please enjoy Tom Satterley. |
| 0:32.9 | I'm Tom Satterley. |
| 0:35.5 | I served in the Army. The units I was in while I was in the Army, |
| 0:39.3 | I was the 54th Engineer Battine in Germany. |
| 0:42.3 | I was in the 27th Engineer Battalion at Fort Bragg. |
| 0:46.3 | I spent a short minute at Fifth Special Forces Group in Kentucky, |
| 0:50.3 | and I spent 20 years in Delta Forest at Fort Bragg. |
| 0:55.0 | I was deployed all around the world from Somalia to Iraq to most other places I really can't speak about. |
| 1:03.0 | I grew up in Seymour, Indiana, actually more so Columbus, Indiana. I was born in Seymour, Indiana, and I grew up in Columbus, Indiana. |
| 1:13.6 | My family history of military service starts off way back with the great-grandfathers who served in World War I or World War II. |
| 1:21.6 | My father did not serve based on having three children and his age at the time and supporting |
| 1:27.8 | the family. |
| 1:28.8 | And my brother joined the military when he was a junior in high school and I was a freshman |
| 1:33.9 | and I was making fun of him. |
| 1:35.3 | He went to basic training on the summer before his senior year in high school. |
| 1:38.9 | So I would make fun of his hair cut, make fun of him joining the military and how stupid he |
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