Paul Rieckhoff, president and founder of Righteous Media and host of the Independent Americans podcast, joins Chuck to talk about the memory of Max Cleland and the challenges facing veterans today. https://the-chuck-toddcast-meet-the-press.simplecast.com/episodes/remembering-brother-max-cleland-and-his-fellow-veterans
Paul Rieckhoff is a legend in the veteran community: Host, Independent Americans podcast Author, Chasing Ghosts Founder and President, Righteous Media Founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America We talk: – Current problems facing the veteran community and what can be done – Why we need more independent voices in media – The importance of veterans continuing to lead and serve – Starting a nonprofit and then a media company https://theveteranpro.com/the-veteran-semi-professional-podcast/
Everyone has a September 11th Story. This is mine. It is an exclusive excerpt, from Chapter Six of my book, Chasing Ghosts. This post was originally published September 11, 2006. I had quit my job at JP Morgan on Friday, September 7. I was planning to spend the day sleeping in late, going to the dentist, and taking the train up to the Bronx to play some golf. I tried to ignore it, but the phone on my bedside would not stop ringing. I figured something must be wrong, and I finally picked it up. It was an ex-girlfriend in Miami. ADVERTISEMENT “Paul, turn on the TV.” she said, calm but urgent. As I saw the first tower smoking on CNN, I went numb and heard her say, “Paul. This is what you have always been waiting for.” I had always complained that mine was a generation without a cause. Not anymore. I bounded the stairs in threes to the roof of our building on East 24th Street. As I slammed the rooftop door the first thing I saw was the cloudless soft blue sky. It was a gorgeous day—a perfect day. The next thing I saw was the smoke smudging the sky’s flawless color. I heard the cacophony of sirens and people yelling from Third Avenue below. I ran to the street from the roof and over to Broadway, where I could get a clear look at the towers. Breathless and focused, I stood among a crowd of stunned New Yorkers with mouths frozen open, eyes wide. They were hypnotized. It reminded me of the scenes in Godzilla when everyone in Tokyo franticly jumped out of their cars, dropped briefcases, filled the streets and stopped everything to collectively freeze and look back— before running like hell as Godzilla crashed through the city. Then the second plane hit. We were in awe. Petrified but unmoved. No one ran. No one panicked. They just stared and cried. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-911-story_b_29144
Paul was on Pete Dominick’s always fun podcast today—they talked about cargo shorts, his weekend at Watkins Glen racetrack, sending a kid to kindergarten in the pandemic, his son’s new stitches (yay!), and of course the latest national security, political and veterans stuff. Including Matt Gaetz, Fox’s Laura Ingraham and others coming after General Milley, the military and now, Paul! It’s feisty and fun. Paul’s part is the second one (after Elie Honig) and starts around 1:16:00. Happy Tuesday! #StayVigilant
Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen and Independent American’s Paul Rieckhoff join Chuck Todd to discuss America’s next potential war. https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/news/meet-the-press-reports/7632308671722350112/seasons/2/episodes/the-next-war-is-the-pentagon-prepared-episode-8/36cdd929-881c-3d9b-940e-b287c2d17976
https://righteous.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/paul-reickhoff-final-interview-.mp3 Paul joins WTOP for a segment discussing Trump’s next moves and how they might impact our friends and our enemies. It’s a hard-hitting reality check. Stay Frosty!
From You Decide with Errol Louis: After two decades, President Biden completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, officially ending the war and leaving the country in control of the Taliban. Iraq war veteran and advocate Paul Rieckhoff joined Errol to explain why he thinks Biden’s handling of the withdrawal has been a debacle and why the U.S. is responsible for helping the Afghan people left behind. And as we approach the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, he discussed his experience as a first responder in Lower Manhattan and explained why he first decided to enlist in the National Guard. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-rieckhoff-a-veterans-view-on-ending-the-war/id1448438816?i=1000534039408
The release date of this episode, August 31st, marks the end of America’s longest war. Paul Rieckhoff, one of the most prominent national voices for the American war veteran, joins the podcast to explains what the end of the American war in Afghanistan means and how our veterans are processing the events of the past two weeks. The 18th Airborne Corps podcast is the official podcast of the US Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps (though I guess that’s obvious). The podcast is recorded on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. With guests, stories from history, news of the day, and discussions with Soldiers, the 18th Airborne Corps podcast has become the most prominent audio program across all of the US Department of Defense. We release a new episode every Tuesday. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-18th-airborne-corps-podcast/id1547996961?i=1000533870257
Paul joins CBS’s EyE on Veterans host Phil Briggs for a look at the efforts of #DigitalDunkirk and the massive efforts of our past guests have been undertaking. https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/eye-on-veterans-46660/paul-rieckhoff-afg-hell-week-689397653
https://www.audacy.com/wtic/podcasts/extra-time-with-brian-58304/brian-w-paul-rieckhoff-82421-678787913 Paul joins WTIC’s Brian Shactman for a break down of the situation in Afghansitan.
