The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 13 Join The Scuttlebutt this week as we wrap up our series on the Forever Wars with Afghan interpreter, Murtaza Honarpoor. After the US ousted the Taliban in 2001, Murtaza applied to be an interpreter and worked on an American Military base in Kandahar. Eventually Murtaza decided to leave

The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 12 Joining The Scuttlebutt this week is former Iraqi Interpreter Ehab Al Akrawi. Ehab was born in Nasiriyah in 1986 and clearly remembers watching cruise missiles cross the sky during Desert Storm. But it wasn't until the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he saw his first American soldier. Mesmerized by their appearance

The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 11 Last week Army Veteran Adam Zaffuto opened up on The Scuttlebutt about his time serving in Afghanistan. For the full effect of this week's episode, please be sure to check out Part 1 by CLICKING HERE. This week, Adam talks about the end of the war and how we as

The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 10 Adam Zaffuto served in the Army during The Global War on Terror. He was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan and joins the Scuttlebutt this week to talk about his service. Specifically his experiences in Afghanistan. His story is equal parts heartwrenching and frustrating. Many Afghanistan veterans have

The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 9 The Scuttlebutt honors National Suicide Prevention Month and Gold Star Mothers and Family Day by welcoming Gold Star Wife, Sara Wilkinson to the program. Sara's husband, Chad Wilkinson, served for 21 years, was a Navy SEAL, and Silver Star recipient. Chad unfortunately died by suicide in 2018 due

The Scuttlebutt | Season 4 Episode 8 The Scuttlebutt welcomes Reid Ahl (co-host, Ryan Ahl's dad!) to the program to talk about his recent firsthand account of being evacuated from Afghanistan. Reid is an Air Force veteran and Personal Services Contractor (USPSC) with a civilian U.S. government agency (not associated with DoD or Military) who