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The Medal, the Memos, and the Mountain | Mitch Hall & Brian Bloom | Ep. 472

2026-09-25 · 127 min · 11 entities

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  • mentioned Andy Stumpf person
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    Link in episode "The Medal, the Memos, and the Mountain | Mitch Hall & Brian Bloom | Ep. 472": https://ridge.com/
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    Link in episode "The Medal, the Memos, and the Mountain | Mitch Hall & Brian Bloom | Ep. 472": https://groundtruthdoc.com/
  • references ridge.com website
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    Link in episode "The Medal, the Memos, and the Mountain | Mitch Hall & Brian Bloom | Ep. 472": https://ridge.com/
  • references groundtruthdoc.com website
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    Link in episode "The Medal, the Memos, and the Mountain | Mitch Hall & Brian Bloom | Ep. 472": https://groundtruthdoc.com/

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Brian Bloom has spent his career in front of and behind the camera as an actor, voice actor, and screenwriter. Mitch Hall served as a Navy SEAL with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and later worked as a technical advisor and producer in film and television. For more than five years they have run the Ground Truth investigation into what happened on Roberts Ridge. In this last installment, they explain what it took to get back on top of Takur Ghar. They wrote to the Taliban, got permission, and spent a day on the summit testing sight lines and lighting. They also sat with men from the villages below who fought in the battle. From there we worked through the footage, the red-on-red question, and the documents behind the Medal of Honor upgrade. They laid out years of outreach to the Air Force and others who chose not to participate. They also addressed an upcoming feature film based on a version of events they say their findings contradict. The conversation ends on heroism, blame, and why the truth still matters after 25 years. Ground Truth Documentary: https://www.groundtruthdoc.com/ Today's Sponsors:  Ridge: One thing to pack, five ways to power! You can find Ridge's Power Bank at Best Buy or our listeners can get 10% off at https://www.Ridge.com by using code "clearedhot" at checkout. Spartan Forge: https:www.spartanforge.ai