Ep. 1 – Saluting Veterans with Grace – No Lies. No Excuses. Never Quit

A Veterans Podcast For Veterans, their family, those who love them, and those who serve them. Hosted by Tony Drees, Desert Storm Veteran and Purple Heart Amputee, and Tahverlee, Founder of Corporate Cause Agency, Shock & Awe 2.0 is a veterans podcast which features 11 great Colorado Veteran’s non-profit organizations and their stories about how they impact families and save the lives of our veterans. This podcast benfitsVeterans Passport To Hope, a Colorado 501(c)3 non-profit on a mission to raise awareness, raise money, and raise the level of cooperation among the many wonderful area organizations that provide needed services to deserving veterans. #ShockAndAwePodcast

Ep. 2 – Getting To Know Your Co-Hosts

Get to Know Your Co-Hosts, Tony Drees and Tahverlee Tony and Tahverlee discuss their histories, dedication to their communities and how you can get involved in Shock & Awe 2.0, Saluting Veterans with Grace. Hosted by Tony Drees, Desert Storm Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, and Tahverlee, Founder of Corporate Cause Agency, featuring the organizations and stories of the lives impacted by those that serve. Shock & Awe 2.0, along with Veterans Passport 2 Hope, aims to lead the charge of how true collaboration can empower, educate and foster growth and resiliency for veterans and their families. Tahverlee – http://www.corporatecauseagency.com/ https://www.veteranspassport2hope.org/ Tony Drees – https://transition-expert.com/

Ep. 3 – Empowerment Expert and Brave Leader, Kimberly Outlaw

Kimberly Outlaw, Executive Director of Outreach for Support A Soldier, shares her story of bravery and courage. Support A Soldier makes soldiers safer, more comfortable and more effective in combat areas by supplying gear/equipment which is not provided by the US military, or which is better than what soldiers are issued. They are helping the fighting men and women who are deployed who are in the ‘heat, the cold, rocks and dirt’, and who would otherwise pay directly out of their own pockets or turn to their families to meet these needs. This organization is a venue for the American public to support, honor and give back to those who serve us by fulfilling requests from soldiers for items they would otherwise be purchasing themselves. Kimberly Outlaw is an Army Combat Veteran of the Gulf War. The war where over 40,000 women were known as trailblazers, after being the largest female deployment in U.S. History. Once the war was over, she went on to continue serving her country for fo...

Ep. 4 – How You Can Support Veterans in Colorado

The Colorado Veterans Project is our guest! Rob Bingham, Executive Director and passionate advocate for Veterans, joins the show to discuss the programs, events and impact they make across the community. Upon seeing the need for stronger community support of local Veterans, Rob founded Colorado Veterans Project in January of 2014. CVP hosts the largest, Veteran-specific special events in Colorado. The events are designed to bring the community and Veterans together in order to pay appropriate respect to our Nation’s Heroes. Rob is an Aviation Officer in the Colorado Army National Guard. He joined the Army in 2003 and through 2 combat deployments earned the rank of Sergeant. Upon return from his second deployment in 2009, he moved to Colorado and joined the Army ROTC program at University of Colorado Denver. ColoradoVeteransProject.org DenverVeteransDay.com MemorialDayMarch.com FreedomFourMiler.com

Ep. 5 – Pain Shared is Pain Divided, Joy Shared is Joy Multiplied

Featuring The Warrior Bonfire Program Mike Foss of The Warrior Bonfire Program, is committed to providing opportunities that improve the lives of Purple Heart recipients on their life long journey of recovery and healing, with focus on creating activity based, stress free environments that promote camaraderie and therapeutic healing. We place warriors, wounded in combat with others of a similar experience, in a stress free, safe and secure setting which promotes wellness and health. We are committed to providing an atmosphere in a simple and straightforward manner by allowing our excursions the freedom to be shaped and changed by the participants to be exactly what they need it to be. The purpose of the Warrior Bonfire Program is to provide an opportunity for wounded veterans and their families to enjoy a favorite activity while partaking in the camaraderie and therapeutic value of spending time around the bonfire with fellow veterans while promoting Post-Traumatic Healing. Mike Fos...

Ep. 6 – Building a Sustainable Lifestyle for Veterans

With Richard Murphy of Veterans to Farmers Veterans to Farmers offers an opportunity for our men and women who have sacrificed so much to be our protectors. We offer a way to recover, to learn, and to move forward by becoming our providers, contributing to the solution of our food insecure nation. Veterans to Farmers helps Veterans assimilate effectively, productively and permanently into private citizenry by training them in agriculture that leads to urban homesteading and/or business ownership. Richard Murphy is a 3rd generation Air Force Veteran who comes from a family proud of their military heritage and service to the nation. Rich served as a member of the U.S. Security Forces from 1998 to 2003 when he returned to the civilian sector to serve his community in social work. Not long after separating Rich began teaching himself how to farm, or as he would say “to listen to the plants”. His curiosity did not stop at the soil. Rich sought out innovative agriculture methods like hy...

Ep. 7 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1 is Providing New & Innovative Services for Veterans

With Commander John Keene The VFW is an all-volunteer Veterans Service Organization. Post 1 is the First Post, founded in Denver in 1899. The mission is to support veterans and their family members. The VFW is one of the largest and most active veterans organizations in the United States and Post 1 continues the tradition of being on the forefront of service to Veterans and to our country. John Keene is a Marine Corps veteran and earned his eligibility in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States when he deployed for Operation Desert Storm. Since joining VFW Post 1 in 2012 he has served as Junior and Senior Vice Commander, Quartermaster, and is currently the Commander/Executive Director. John is also a REALTOR with Perry & Company where he enjoys helping veterans utilize their VA home loan benefits. Prior to moving to Denver in 2006, John was a Chicago Police Officer and he also served two years as an International Police officer in support of the UN Mission in Kosovo. Visit...

Ep. 8 – Honoring Our Heroes On Memorial Day

SPECIAL LIVE EVENT Co-Hosts Tony and Tahverlee along with several guests, share what Memorial Day means and to honor the service of our soldiers during Colorado Veterans Project’s annual Memorial Day Run and Ruck. Special guest, Kimberly Outlaw from Support A Soldier joins the show! Meet the Special Forces Foundation, Climbing for Casualties, Fallen Heroes Honored and the Belleview Spine and Wellness Center. We dedicate this episode to those that gave their life for our country. Tony Drees: transition-expert.com Tahverlee: corporatecauseagency.com specialforcesfoundation.org painfreemilitary.com fallenheroeshonored.org coloradoveteransproject.org supportasoldier.org vp2h.org

Ep. 9 – How Innovative Recreation Programs Empower Veterans

In this episode of Shock & Awe 2.0, co-hosts Tony and Tahverlee are joined by two guests today. Since 2004, Vail Veterans Program, represented by Steven Dabroski, has transformed the lives of military injured and their families through innovative programs that build confidence and life-long relationships. Programs range from the adventurous to the connective, including summer and winter therapeutic recreational programming, caregiver-specific wellness events, and empowerment training. Also joining us is Lyle Tard, Founder and CEO of IMPACT Servant Leadership which he started in 2018. He is currently entering his 19th year as a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force and serves his country while still on active duty at the 305 Maintenance Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as the NonCommissioned Officer in charge of Training Management. Tony Drees: transition-expert.com Tahverlee: corporatecauseagency.com Vail Veterans Program: vailveteransprogram.org Lyle Tard: link...

Ep. 10 – Empowering Children of Our Fallen Heros

Featuring Angels Of America’s Fallen Co-hosts Tony and Tahverlee are joined by Joel Lewis, Executive Director of Angels of America’s Fallen. Joe is a husband, a father, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service across the three separate branches of the military. After retiring from the Air Force, Joe founded Angels of America’s Fallen (AOAF) in 2013 to help ensure the children of America’s fallen military, police, fire, and EMS personnel have the support they need during their crucial childhood developmental years to write their own stories of success. To find out how you can help: aoafallen.org VP2H: veteranspassport2hope.org Tony Drees: transition-expert.com Tahverlee: corporatecauseagency.com