Corporal Tyler Steele Leidig was killed in a car accident on the night of December 23, 2006, in his hometown of Saranac Lake, New York. His story gives a glimpse into the bedrock of this nation and it deserves to be told. 

Jimmy Stare

Second Wind

 “Black Diamonds” is the story of a group of Recon Marines who climbed a mountain with their wounded. Members of the same platoon have reunited every year since their deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. In June of 2019, they climbed Mount Baker in Washington State with multiple wounded brothers-in-arms. The climb was paid for by donations and afterward, more than $70K was donated to the Force Recon Foundation. The entire climb was filmed, and all team members were interviewed. This story combines their own words with combat footage from their deployment, offering the viewer a glimpse into the lives of men who continue to serve something greater than themselves.  

Black Diamonds

 “Black Diamonds” is the story of a group of Recon Marines who climbed a mountain with their wounded. Members of the same platoon have reunited every year since their deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. In June of 2019, they climbed Mount Baker in Washington State with multiple wounded brothers-in-arms. The climb was paid for by donations and afterward, more than $70K was donated to the Force Recon Foundation. The entire climb was filmed, and all team members were interviewed. This story combines their own words with combat footage from their deployment, offering the viewer a glimpse into the lives of men who continue to serve something greater than themselves. This is the podcast version of the story. 

Be smart, be safe, be humble. Choose to be part of the solution and have faith. The fact that we are capable of hope proves we have a soul. Having faith means believing when there’s no logical reason that you should. I promise that if you do these things with no malice in your heart, it will all work out.

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Jimmy Stare

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