Ep. 197 - Tom Spooner (Army SOF/Warriors Heart)

When Tom Spooner enlisted in the Army, he had every intention of becoming a Ranger. But, a last minute change in orders would send him to the 82nd Airborne, where he quickly found, Ranger or not, that he was in his element as a paratrooper. From then on, wherever Spooner went in the military he would find his element along with seasoned veterans who mentored him into a proven combat leader and special operator. Aside from serving in the 82nd, Spooner went on to earn his Green Beret and serve in Special Forces for a little bit before being selected to serve in the Army’s top special mission unit. His experience in combat, coupled with the tools given him by the mentors who fought before him would also help him find a way to heal his mind and body after 12 deployments, and suffering the effects of traumatic brain injury. Make no mistake about it Tom Spooner is a warrior in the truest sense of the word, and today, he helps run Warriors Heart, which he co-founded - a veteran service organization where warriors help other warriors heal through treatment for chemical dependency, alcohol abuse, and co-occurring psychological disorders relating to PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury, carrying on his legacy of service while helping other warriors heal after combat. Hear his powerful story of combat and survival on this latest episode of HAZARD GROUND!
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[@soulbrother7144]

I wish some of these guys would say what their Delta nicknames were. I’d like to know if some of these guys were the ones I read about in Sean Naylor’s and Pete Blaber’s books.

[@lucian9599]

Exactly!

[@arighteousname5882]

If you know you know. If you dont know don't worry about it because you'll never know.

[@kali6651]

@@arighteousname5882 Wow you're so high speed can you teach me?

[@austinduncan5065]

Podcast is golden brother. 👌👌👌

[@jacobl6109]

Had the privilege of sitting down with Tom and having a conversation over some coffee. To be honest, I haven’t met too many men as genuine as he is. Such a great guy and a great story. Thank you guys for having him on! Keep up the amazing work. Means more than you guys know.

[@HazardGroundPodcast]

Thanks!! 👊

[@sballantine8127]

Thank you for helping out us civilians who have no clue what all these acronyms mean.

[@randyadair7527]

Even veterans don’t know these acronyms. I was in the Army from 80 to 84 and I have never heard most of these.

[@eveadams7528]

☆☆👍

[@yeastyg546]

Keep up the great work brother!