Straight Outta Combat Radio-Honoring Combat Wisdom
Society & Culture:Personal Journals
T. Craig "Mac" McManus was born and raised in North Carolina. Like many others, he went active duty shortly after 9/11. He had the privilege of going through Basic Training twice, the second time he went straight into the Army's new 18X program, Special Forces Assessment Selection course (SFAS). Upon graduation, he was assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group in the Spring of 2004. Three month later he was deployed to Afghanistan.
In the end, he spent a decade in the Regiment, nearly three years of that in Afghanistan. There, he had a few injuries and surgeries-two of his fingers were crushed in an up-armored door. He also responded and helped out with a structure fire incident that claimed the lives of three Marines and a MWD (Military Working Dog), His final assignment was as a dog handler.
Mac continues with the mission back home, boith as a private contractor and with a Florida-based veteran-focused charity, Operation Unsung Hero. He is nearing complete of his Bachelor's Degree as well.
SOCRS095- Osee "Trey" Fagan- "The Untold Stories of Valhalla"
SOCRS094- Barry Zworestine- "Country Roots"
SOCRS093- Boone Cutler- "On The Front Lines...Always"
SOCRS092- Jack Berman- "The Shirts Off Their Backs"
SOCRS091- Roy Duncan- "Do Your Job, Come Home, and Get Busy to Work"
SOCRS090- Brandon Long- "I Feel Like Superman...I Feel Free (Shut Up & Be A Marine)"
SOCRS089- Lani Hankins- "Kruse Corner: Where Nobody Fights Alone"
SOCRS088- Annette Whittenberger- "A Wild Ride Called Life"
SOCRS087- John Cunningham- "Freedom, Protecting Your People & Splendid Isolation"
SOCRS086- Jeff Lodick- "Freedom, Baseball, and Life"
SOCRS085- James Van Prooyen- "Networking The Veteran Highlander"
SOCRS084- Justin Cobb- "Call of Duty, Freedom, and the Harley-Davidson Family"
SOCRS083- Pete A. Turner- "The Break It Down Show: Telling Relevant Stories One Human Being At A Time"
SOCRS082- Scott "Jacko" Jackman- "Whiskeys Wish: Dogs & Recovery"
SOCRS081- "Freedom Matters 01: What Does FREEDOM Mean To You?"
SOCRS080- Simon Kirby- "Belfast, Hard Work, Beaches & The American Dream"
SOCRS079- Joe Crane- "Cobras, Freedom & Master Minds"
SOCRS078- Chad Walker- "Operation Green Shield & ClienTell: Making Real Differences"
SOCRS077- Andrew Nelson- "Going With The Flow, Thinking Big, Hunger & Drive"
SOCRS076- Mark Green- "Building Resiliency & Creating Hope in Transition"
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