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Great American Warrior: Amber Hargrove, Gator wrestling, facing fears, and chasing dreams
Amber Hargrove, Army veteran and reality star from Naked and Afraid, shares her journey on Great American Warriors. Presented by Trudy Jacobson, this series highlights strong, inspiring women leading with purpose and passion.
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Great American Warrior: Robin Henderson, the current Austin Police Department Chief of Staff
Robin Henderson served 27 years with APD, rising to interim chief. A trailblazer and single mom, she championed staffing, equity, and inspired future women leaders.
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Great American Warrior: Alexandra ‘Alex’ Donnadio, Decorated LEO, Famed Chef and Veteran Advocate
Alex, who was recently featured on Gordon Ramsey’s Next Level Chef is juggling multiple passions – being a detective, cooking, and veteran advocacy.
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Great American Warrior: Lupe Hernandez, legendary competitive shooter
Think back to your teenage years and your high school days. Think back to your teachers. During the day they were professional, caring, even sweet and inspirational, right? Did you ever think about what they did in their personal time?
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Great American Warrior: Dr. Pamela Arnell, Executive Director of 22zero.org
With a background in Psychology and Counseling, Dr. Arnell has seen thousands of LEOs, first responders and veterans seek and find mental health help, including herself.
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Great American Warrior: Amanda ‘AK’ Dozanti, Equipping First Responders to Overcome Their Struggles
Amanda, who goes by AK, has dedicated her life to helping First Responders with their wellness which has spread online with her weekly wellness series exclusively for LET.
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Great American Warrior: Jaclyn Gooding - This Warrior is Making an Impact
With over five years of experience in law enforcement, Jaclyn Gooding has proven herself as a dedicated and skilled professional in both border and metropolitan policing.
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Great American Warrior: Amy Robbins, from fear to fierce with Alexo Athletica
As an avid runner with a few bad experiences on her runs, Amy wanted the ability to train for a marathon wherever she wanted to, even in the wee hours, without fearing for her safety, so she obtained her License to Carry.
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Great American Warrior: Lauren Pettey, serving and protecting on the ground and in the sky in Tucson, AZ
Lauren knew from an early age that she wanted to be in law enforcement. After deciding on her passion while still in high school, she began her law enforcement career at the age of 22.
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Great American Warrior: Candace Kanavel, from patrolwoman to Miss Arizona on a mission to improve policing
Candace Kanavel shifted her life plans from being a politician to becoming a police officer – and in the middle of it all, became Miss Arizona, USA. And she’s just getting started.
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Candace Kanavel, the real life Miss Congeniality
Candace truly exemplifies the mindset of "In a world of beauty, brains, and bravery....be all of the above".
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Heroes of Flight; the brave women who protect the skies
Heroes can be found everywhere. On land as well as in the air, and in this episode we highlight three amazing women.
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Great American Warrior: Breana Roseboom Lindvall, nonprofit founder and expert hunter on a mission to help females
Breana, the founder of Montana Grit Outdoors, has been an avid hunter since she was a child. Now she uses her hunting expertise to help the female first responder and veteran community.
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Tami McVay, owner of One of the Few
“To go after what you want, people may not be able to understand. You have to get comfortable with standing out. How do I know? Being a woman Marine puts me in a category all my own.”
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Miranda Fuller with VirTra, training our heroes virtually
In law enforcement, a large amount of focus is placed on training. Being able to react in situations that most people will never encounter and to keep calm and respond appropriately when an average person would panic and freeze. But how do you train for rare situations that might be impossible to recreate? Miranda Fuller has the answer. Do it with virtual reality.
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