S6-EP15: Moonchild: Anthony Dyer on Combat Aviation, Loss of Identity, and Learning to Land After Wa скачать в хорошем качестве

S6-EP15: Moonchild: Anthony Dyer on Combat Aviation, Loss of Identity, and Learning to Land After Wa

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-a2cga-... What happens after the uniform comes off? In this powerful episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Anthony Dyer (@anthonyp_dyer), retired U.S. Air Force Combat Special Missions Aviator and author of Moonchild: The Roots and Wings of a U.S. Air Force Combat Special Missions Aviator. Get Anthony’s book here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Raised in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, Anthony learned early that strength was quiet and endurance was inherited. The mountains gave him roots. The Air Force gave him wings. Over 21 years of service — including flying on AC-130 gunships and HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters — Anthony carried the unseen weight of combat missions, life-and-death decisions, and the emotional toll of war. When retirement stripped away his military identity, he faced a different kind of battle: loss of purpose, PTSD, alcoholism, and the quiet spiral many veterans endure alone. In this conversation, Anthony speaks openly about: Combat aviation and special operations missions The emotional cost of military service PTSD, loss of identity, and “taking a tactical knee” The stigma around mental health in the military Replacing drinking with writing How storytelling became survival Moonchild isn’t a war memoir filled with spectacle. It’s a witness account — honest, disciplined, and deeply human — about what service members carry home long after deployment ends. This episode explores resilience without bravado. Strength without silence. And what it means to truly land after living at altitude for two decades. If you’ve ever struggled with identity after a major life transition…If you love someone who has served…If you’ve carried weight quietly for too long… This conversation is for you. Some people fly missions.Some people write about them.And some turn their lived experience into a bridge so others don’t feel alone.