The Panjwai Podcast
The Panjwai Podcast is an interview-based podcast series documenting the experiences of combat veterans in the Panjwai District of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The series seeks to explore a human, emotional, and accurate retelling of veterans’ experiences. Guests range from enlisted privates, to senior leaders, helicopter pilots, special operators, support personnel, engineers, EOD, medics and other forces that supported or witnessed combat in the Panjwai District. Military history buffs will relish in the detailed descriptions of terrain and the history of the area, and fans of Serial and other documentary style podcasts will appreciate the attention to detail and highlighting of the human aspect of warfare on young soldiers. The Panjwai Podcast is the story of the grunts fight in a true Infantry battlefield. Episodes available weekly.
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Episodes
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
This week we are exceptionally excited to bring you the story of Operation Medusa, from within the ranks of the Special Forces task force that seized Sperwan Ghar. Thomas Young joins us to talk about his time in the SOT-A (Special Operations Team - Alpha) attached to Major Rusty Bradley and his ODA as they journeyed across the Registan Desert in support of Operation Medusa in 2006. Thomas talks about his military history, his wild experience that week in Panjwai, and we enjoy so great laughs talking about the Army and Afghanistan in general. This is not an episode you want to miss. Tom is a SOT-A legend and a phenomenal human being.
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Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
We are extremely excited this week to welcome our very first Canadian Armed Forces veteran, former MCPL Chance Burles. Chance, who also hosts the podcast Tools for the Toolbox, joins us to talk about his time in the Canadian Army, his time in Panjwai, and general perspectives on combat in the AO and how those experiences are relevant going forward. We had a great time debating whether Robin Sparkles is a national treasure or not, and whether Hockey is a real sport (Just kidding, both are obviously true). The Canadian story is a huge part of the military history of Panjwai, and we are excited to finally start down the road towards telling it.
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Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
On this week’s episode we sit down with former 19K and Bayonet Company veteran Adam Uhre. Adam has the distinction of being a member of the 2nd Platoon, B/1-64 at Sperwan Ghar in 2012. 2/B/1-64 were a platoon of Tankers (M1 Abrams Crews) attached to Bayonet for the 2012 deployment. The hilarity ensues early on as the Infantry vs Armor rivalry spills out of every topic we discuss, and we take some time to dive deep into the ideas of talking about our experiences, and what it is like to feel displaced after an intense experience like Combat. Adam really helped us navigate the discussion of telling war stories, and the unique challenges faced by being a Tanker in an Infantry Company in an Armored battalion, attached to an Infantry battalion out of Washington. On a light infantry deployment.
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
On this episode of the Podcast, we are joined by U.S. Army Infantry Veteran Brent Buffington. Brent served as a counter-IED specialist and rifleman for Alpha Company 1-23 Infantry, Earth Pigs, at COP Mushan in the Horn of Panjwai in 2012. Brent is also the co-host of The Pig Pen Saloon, a live stream podcast on Instagram (@pig_pen_saloon), that interacts with current and former service members to talk about the difficult aspects of warfare and military service. Brent talked to us about his experiences in the horn at Mushan, and two impactful days from his deployment. We also enjoyed some light conversation at the expense of the Army, the State of Georgia, and other topics.
The Pig Pen Saloon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pig_pen_saloon/
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
On this week's episode, we sit down with a legend of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal community, Master Sergeant Russ Ho. MSG Ho served as an EOD Technician on multiple deployments, ultimately serving as the team leader for a three man EOD team at COP Sperwan Ghar in Panwjai in 2012. Russ talks to us about his experiences in the horn, as well as the months leading up to his move to Sperwan Ghar, where he and his team fought to stay one step ahead of the Taliban fighters emplacing IEDs along Highway 1. Russ talks about the challenges of the EOD field, the benefits, and how he somehow prefers digging IEDs out of the ground. Weird. You won't want to miss this interview!
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
This week we are joined by U.S. Army Major Emily Tucker, former Logistician and current Information Operations Officer. In 2012, then Lieutenant Tucker commanded a security convoy running missions into and out of the Horn of Panjwai to support the combat operations at Masum Ghar, Zangabad, and occasionally Sperwan Ghar. Major Tucker talks about her experiences in Panjwai and Kandahar, as well as the lessons she learned there that set her up for continued success in the U.S. Army.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
We welcome another Medic to the podcast this week, as US Army Sergeant First Class Brandon Ruedi joins us to discuss his time serving as the Company Medic for B/1-64 at COP Sperwan Ghar in 2012. SFC Ruedi talks to us about the unique circumstances of such a large Aid Station on a Combat Outpost, the role of medics as morale officers, and the difficulty in losing his first patient in combat.
https://www.militarytimes.com/2013/03/29/lieutenant-journeys-back-from-the-dead-how-more-than-300-troops-rallied-to-save-one-soldier/
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Major Christopher Persons, U.S. Army Infantry, joins us this week to talk about his time serving as the Platoon Leader for 1st Platoon Bayonet Company 1-64 at COP Sperwan Ghar. Major Persons also gives us a rare insight into the state of politics and the truth on the ground in Panjwai as recent as his last deployment to the area in early 2020. Chris currently serves in one of the Army's Security Force Assistance Brigades, performing unique missions across the world.
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The views and opinions of the hosts and guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of the Department Defense or the United States Government.
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Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
In this episode, we have a deep conversation with former US Army Combat Medic Alex Burner, who served as the Platoon Medic for 3rd Platoon, B/1-64 at COP Sperwan Ghar in Panjwai, Afghanistan in 2012. Doc Burner talks to us about his experiences on the line and how the time in Panjwai shaped him and affected his life. You won't want to miss this first hand account from a true professional.
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Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
In the final part of our three part series, Brandon and James talk us through the aftermath of the shootings as they returned to the United States and attempted to live out their lives. Then, they deliberately walk through what they think happened that night, and offer some shocking perspectives and revelations about the US Army's official story. This final piece of the puzzle will leave our audience stunned and shocked as to the nature of their opinions.
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