CBS Eye on Veterans

Each week, Navy veteran and Journalist Phil Briggs looks at life from the military veteran's perspective. From topics like treating PTSD, TBIs with marijuana and psychedelics to pushing Congress to pass better laws. Plus, we hear dramatic stories from combat vets, discover job openings, and meet celebrity actors, athletes, and musicians.


  • Army veteran Lt. Col (Ret.) Daniel Gade lost a leg in Iraq. But his new book will shock his fellow vets who collect benefits for everything from ED to PTSD. “Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy is…
    September 24, 2021
  • Andy Stumpf is a veteran of the elite counter-terrorism unit, SEAL Team Six, and holds world records for skydiving from over 36,000 feet in a wingsuit. In our in-depth interview, he talks about his career, dysfunction…
    September 17, 2021
  • Danny Farrar is the founder of Soldier Fit gyms, an MMA fighter, father, and a proud Army combat veteran. On September 11th, he was stationed in DC with the “Old Guard” which is best known…
    September 10, 2021
  • For two toxic decades veterans have been dying from diseases related to burn pits and other toxins they encountered while deployed. Will Congress finally force the VA to give our warfighters the care and benefits, they…
    September 10, 2021
  • For two toxic decades veterans have been dying from diseases related to burn pits and other toxins they encountered while deployed. Will Congress force the VA to give our warfighters the care and benefits, they deserve?…
    September 10, 2021
  • If Rolling Stone magazine and the NY Times made a kick-ass coffee table book about vets … this would be it. Army Rangers Tom Amenta, Dan Blakely, and renegade photographer Beau Simmons deliver an eye-opening…
    September 10, 2021
  • We asked Army vets, virus, and pharma experts Dr. Nathan Fisher and Dr. Margaret Felix to give us some straight talk about COVID vaccines and the recent DoD mandate for all troops to get the…
    September 3, 2021
  • Richard Porter served in Afghanistan as a Marine Corps Intel Officer. But when his phone rang recently, it was a call from a group of vets known as ‘Team America’. He would soon become an essential…
    September 3, 2021
  • Army veteran, IAVA founder, and podcasting patriot Paul Rieckhoff sounds off on the crisis in Afghanistan. And shares how some veterans are doing what the administration has not. Check out his podcast Independent Americans. See…
    August 27, 2021
  • Army veteran Matt Zeller is one of the loudest voices on saving our Afghan Allies. Hear about the terp that saved his life and the lengths vets are going to, in order to save our…
    August 27, 2021
  • What in the hell happened? How did the entire nation of Afghanistan fall back into Taliban control? Former Ranger and Journalist Jack Murphy shares his insight and first-hand experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
    August 20, 2021
  • Navy veteran Tom Porter deployed to Afghanistan and is now VP Government Affairs, for Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). He explains what the administration got wrong, what they need to do now, and why…
    August 20, 2021
  • After multiple combat tours, Green Beret Herb Thompson knows what Afghanistan was like. As the author of “The Transition Mission” he shares key takeaways for veterans to remember as they watch the nation fall back under…
    August 20, 2021
  • His family is the origin of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and World Champion Rickson Gracie is considered the greatest fighter of all time. He talked about his new book, “Breathe: A life in Flow” and reveals how…
    August 6, 2021