Echoes Unfiltered is the raw, unedited voice of a combat veteran, former law enforcement officer, husband, father, and unapologetic believer in Jesus Christ. I'm not here to coddle anybody — I’m here to speak truth, wrestle through the mess, and invite you into the echoes that still ring long after the smoke clears.
Whether it’s stories from Ramadi, the weight of the badge, trauma I never asked for, or the road to healing through faith, family, and hard lessons — nothing’s off-limits. If you’ve ever felt like the war followed you home, this is for you. [CLAIM:TTYYTP1N]
Season 2, Episode 14
When I served in Ramadi, Iraq, I saw the city through the windows of an armored vehicle. My guest, Quteiba, experienced that same war as a 14-year-old Iraqi civilian.
Quteiba shares what it was like growing up between American forces and al-Qaeda, why frightened civilians were often unable to warn us about IEDs, and how fear controlled nearly every part of daily life. He also talks about meeting American soldiers and Marines, learning English from them, leaving Ramadi for safety, and watching tribal leaders finally stand against al-Qaeda.
Today, Quteiba is an English teacher and a father determined to give his son the peaceful childhood that war took from him.
This is an honest conversation between two men who lived through the same war, in the same city, from completely different sides.
Real talk. Raw faith. Stay unfiltered.
28 Sept 2026
WHO ARE YOU WITHOUT THE UNIFORM? | Firefighter Tony Yocco
My guest for this episode is my friend Tony Yocco, a second-generation firefighter with 20 years of service to the City of Racine.
Tony and I talk about firefighter life, traumatic calls, fatherhood, and how first responders handle the things most people never have to see. We also get into the difference between what you do and who you are.
Tony shares how bodybuilding and maintaining a certain image began consuming his life, and how Jesus Christ gave him an identity built on something solid.
Careers end. Titles disappear. Bodies change. If your identity is built on those things, who are you when they’re gone?
Season 2, Episode 13 airs September 28.
21 Sept 2026
Five Minutes Before the Mission: Josh’s Story | Season 2, Episode 12
Josh joins me to talk about two deployments to Iraq, convoy security, route clearance, and the moments that followed him home.
Five minutes before one mission, Josh and another soldier switched places. That soldier, Casey, was killed. During his second deployment, Josh survived a powerful roadside bomb that tore the mine roller from his vehicle.
We talk about those days, the guilt and anger Josh carried afterward, and why he believes veterans need to let people close to them know when they’re struggling.
Echoes Unfiltered, Season 2, Episode 12.
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