He looked in the mirror and made peace with death. Then he swallowed every pill he had.

Treavor is a communications sergeant with 19th Special Forces Group. In this gripping episode, he opens up about the trauma of losing his son, the unbearable shame that followed, and the night he tried to end everything while away at training. But something stopped him — and what came next was a transformation built on raw honesty, spiritual grit, and a new kind of leadership. This isn’t a story about war. It’s a story about surviving yourself.

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23 years in Special Forces. 30 years in uniform. A new mission that still serves others.

Michael “Sully” Sullivan is a retired Green Beret Colonel who spent three decades in Army Special Operations, including six combat tours in Afghanistan and a command role in Lebanon. But Sully’s greatest impact may be happening right now.

As CEO of Team RWB, he’s helping veterans reclaim identity and connection after the uniform comes off. In this episode, Sully opens up about leadership, legacy, grief, and what it means to guide others through life after service.

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His mother left him and his twin in China at age 4. Came back years later — not to love them, but to relocate them.

Abandoned at four, Kevin's fight for survival began long before he joined the Marines. In this raw, emotional episode of Beyond the Dispatch, Kevin shares his harrowing experiences as a grunt with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines in Afghanistan's deadly Helmand Province during the brutal combat of 2010.

He also opens up about his transition from military service to his challenging career in law enforcement, serving as a dedicated SWAT officer, grappling with trauma, identity, and the ongoing battle to find peace.

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He’s not just fighting fires. He’s fighting for kids who may not live to see another birthday.

Kurt DeGroot is a firefighter and the founder of Project Fire Buddies, a nationwide nonprofit connecting firefighters with children battling serious illnesses—especially terminal ones. These aren’t just meet-and-greets. They’re life-changing moments. Some of these kids have days left to live. Others just need a reason to smile through the pain.

This episode dives deep into how one small act of kindness turned into a national mission of hope. Kurt opens up about the emotional weight, the kids who changed his life, and why the fire service is uniquely positioned to serve families in crisis.

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Nine firefighters died in a furniture store fire. David Griffin was pumping water at the panel when it happened.

This episode goes deep with Assistant Chief David Griffin of the Charleston Fire Department — a man who lived through one of the deadliest days in American fire service history. From rookie years to command, from trauma to transformation, Griffin walks us through the 2007 Super Sofa Fire, the cultural reckoning that followed, and the lifelong burden of survivor’s guilt.

He didn’t just survive. He rebuilt. And he’s still here.

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He earned two Bronze Stars, called in airstrikes under fire, and lost brothers to suicide. But his hardest fight came after the war.

Combat Controller Eric Lionheart didn’t just see combat — he lived through four-hour firefights, called in F-15s under fire, and carried the weight of survivor’s guilt when he came home alone. He opens up about the loss of his teammates, the battle to stay alive after the battlefield, and the foundation he built — First There — to save others when nothing else worked.

This is not just a story about war. It's about what happens when warriors are left to fight alone.

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They left him behind on a snowy mountain in Afghanistan. Then they lied about how he died.

In Part Two of our interview with Lori Chapman Longfritz, we walk through the aftermath of John Chapman’s death—and the betrayal that followed. From the night her family was notified, to the battle over his Medal of Honor, to the disgraceful way he’s been treated in the Medal of Honor Museum, this episode is Lori’s raw and unfiltered account of a truth the SEALs fought to bury.

This story isn’t over. The lies are still happening. And Lori’s not backing down.

John Chapman didn’t just earn the Medal of Honor.
He earned the truth.

John Chapman didn’t become a hero the day he died — he lived like one every day before that.

In Part 1 of our interview with Lori Chapman Longfritz, we trace John’s journey from a soft-spoken, fiercely loyal kid to one of the most lethal and respected warriors in the U.S. military. We talk about his early life, the moment he nearly washed out of CCT training, and how he clawed his way into the 24th STS before being deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11.

His final mission would push the limits of human endurance. After being shot and left for dead, John regained consciousness — and chose to stand and fight. He took out multiple enemies, engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and defended the incoming QRF team until his last breath.

🎧 Part 2 begins with the KIA notification and the family’s fight to bring the truth to light — a battle that still isn’t over.
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