{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/651b29faf8852f0011517013?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mike Guardia - Remembering Lieutenant John Mecca","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1696278910991-341946d27e63d34a42db0438b3c819db.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode of Big Blend Radio's \"Military Monday\" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who remembers the late Lieutenant John Mecca. John was an incredible cavalryman who served in Desert Storm, Somalia, and Haiti.&nbsp;He was a veteran of the Battle of 73 Easting, and Mike had the honor of interviewing him for the book \"Days of Fury,\" chronicling his unit's heroic actions during the Gulf War.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Along with many other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. His latest books are&nbsp;“The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II”and “Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wars of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool.”&nbsp;More: <a href=\"https://mikeguardia.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mikeguardia.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Mike Guardia appears on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday. Follow his podcast here: <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/wkezexvb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/wkezexvb</a>&nbsp; </p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}