About this episode

The episode celebrates America's 250th birthday with reflections on the nation's history and military sacrifices.

Happy 250th Birthday, America! As we celebrate this momentus event, BG Ernie Audino looks back at how it all started and honors those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom during the American Revolution. Special Guest: As part of an extensive military career, Army MG John McLaren (Ret.) was actually Ernie's commander in '05-'06 when he was embedded with the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq. In addition to catching up with some old war stories and 4th of July military memories, our show host and guest help us appreciate our nation's fight for independence, our Founding Fathers, and how lucky we are to live in the greatest country the world has ever seen! Book: 80th Division in Iraq: Iraqi Army Advisors in Action

People in this episode

Host: BGEN Ernie Audino

Guest: MG John P. McLaren

Topics covered

• Independence Day
• American history
• military stories
• freedom
• Founding Fathers
• celebration

Keywords

• July 4
• 250th Birthday
• America
• military history
• freedom
• American Revolution
• Founding Fathers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 80th Division in Iraq: Iraqi Army Advisors in Action

Places: America

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