DiscoverFormer Action Guys PodcastEp. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet
Ep. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet

Ep. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet

Update: 2025-01-15
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Ben Fortier served in two deployments to Iraq as a mortarman with 1st Battalion 25th Marine Regiment. Ben plays guitar, drums, and uses poetry to inspire song lyrics. His collection of poems Phantom was the 2024 winner of the Robert A. Gannon award. 

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Ep. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet

Ep. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet

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