This episode of The Burning Questions Podcast is the first of a two-part conversation which was originally recorded at The Ellijay Cigar Lounge on the evening of Sept. 11, 2023. Two men - Damon Gabriel (a Purple Heart-awarded Marine Corps Veteran) and Brandon Knox (a Lt. Col. serving the US Army at the Pentagon) share their remembrances from September 11, 2001, and how the events of that day influenced their decisions to serve in the United States Armed Forces. They also share their perspectives on what lessons modern-day Americans ought to heed in present-day. Plus, all of the cigar lounge banter and stories you've come to expect from The Burning Questions Podcast!

(Tune in during the month of October for Part 2 of "Smokes with Servicemen.")