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Podcast: Eye on Veterans
Episode: The Warfighter: Tribute to Boone Cutler, Army combat vet and fiery voice of a generation
Description: Simply put, Boone Cutler, was one of the most influential veterans of the post 9/11 era.
His recent passing comes too soon but reminds us to remember the alarms he sounded for improving VA care and properly addressing mental health. Cutler called out Congress, DoD and VA for overloading vets with prescription meds while holding an outdated stance on cannabis. And he worked to save countless veterans from the suicide epidemic, through The Spartan Pledge.
In this episode we hear rare conversations recorded in 2019, where we discussed his life, combat in Sadr City, Psy Op (Psychological...