In this episode, I sit down with Marine Corps veteran and author Matthew Brunnemann to talk about his time serving in Afghanistan and the story behind his book WAR BUSINESS: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. Matthew spent over 500 days on the frontlines in Helmand Province, one of the most dangerous regions of the war, where every acre was fought for and every mission came at a cost.We dive into his experiences in combat, the brotherhood forged in war, and the lasting impact of those deployments on his life after the Marines. His book isn’t about glory or romanticized heroism. It is a raw, unfiltered look at what it means to be a modern warrior, the sacrifices that come with it, and the struggle of finding meaning once the fight is over.

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