Listen to the song "Little Blue Knight" by Larry Gillaspie (former police officer and country singer in Nashville). The song tells the story about a police officer killed in the line of duty. On the way to Heaven, he stops to talk to infant son who is in the crib sound asleep. #1 song on the independent charts in the late 80's.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
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Urban Paws is a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that pairs professionally-trained service dogs with first responders, military members, and other public servants to aid in healing job-related stress and trauma.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

Amy Berry, a 911 dispatcher in Chambers County, Texas talks about her unique position as a First Responder. Amy comes from a family of law enforcement and has even had to dispatch her own father to calls.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

Danny E. Coon is a retired Sergeant from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. He spent 30 of his 31 years of service assigned to Field Operations (patrol). He has worked as a patrol deputy, field training officer, detective, detective team leader, and sergeant. Danny has now, with the inspiration of God, dedicated himself to educating First Responders on the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress injury and Suicide prevention.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

Aubrey Warnick gives her account of what is was like to be one of the many dispatchers on the phone with someone from The Covenant Church & School in Nashville, TN while its staff and students were under attack. Aubrey also talks about the steps she is taking to work on the mental scars this will leave.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

Listen to Federal Way, Washington Police Officer talk about his getting shot and having to deal with the Post Traumatic Stress. 

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

Listen to Deborah talk about her job as a dispatcher and tell her story of PTSD. Deborah was working dispatch the night a deputy was killed and she has been dealing with the issues caused by that incident.

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com

In this episode you will meet PA State Trooper Chuck Frey who talks about not one, not two, but three jobs in public safety that led to his diagnosis of PTSD. Chuck also talks about his podcast Life After The Badge. He can be heard on all the podcast platforms!

The Broken Badges Podcast
Jason Gillaspie & Craig Stone
Email: contact@thebrokenbadgespodcast.com