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Dennis Price shares his journey from military service to founding Heroes for Humanity, discussing trauma, faith, and purpose.

In this episode of Shoot Me Straight, Eddie (@eddie_gallagher) and Dave (@davidfields22) sit down with Dennis Price, a retired Marine Force Recon Scout Sniper, Ranger, and founder of Heroes for Humanity, to talk about combat, faith, transition, trauma, and turning pain into purpose.Dennis shares his journey from growing up under the poverty line in Pennsylvania to serving nearly two decades in Marine special operations, including Force Recon, Scout Sniper, multiple combat deployments, and Ranger School. But this conversation goes far beyond military achievements.After a series of life-altering events, including being pulled from a Tier One unit, the birth of his daughter with rare medical conditions, a forced transition out of the military, and facing the darkest moment of his life, Dennis reached a breaking point. What followed was a radical transformation rooted in faith, responsibility, and service.That transformation led to the founding of Heroes for Humanity, a nonprofit organization conducting precision rescue missions, humanitarian aid, disaster response, and anti-human-trafficking operations around the world, while also helping veterans rediscover purpose after…

People in this episode

Hosts: Eddie Gallagher, David Fields

Guest: Dennis Price

Topics covered

• military service
• faith
• trauma
• veteran support
• humanitarian aid
• leadership
• identity

Keywords

• Marine
• combat
• veteran suicide
• nonprofit
• transition
• trauma
• leadership
• humanitarian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heroes for Humanity

Places: Pennsylvania

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