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  West Palm Beach, Fl - When discussing Las Vegas, most people's minds turn to its vibrant nightlife, high-stakes casinos, and glittering entertainment. However, for retired police Lieutenant Randy Sutton, the city's story is one of danger, resilience, and purpose. As Sutton shared on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast , his experiences as a law enforcement officer have left an indelible mark on his life. A Career Marked by Danger Sutton's career has been marked by multiple gunfights, but one incident in particular stands out. As he recounted, "There were multiple gun fights in my career, but one in particular stands out." The incident began with an armed suspect brandishing a gun and edged weapons, leading to a chaotic confrontation that left Sutton with physical and emotional scars. "It could have easily cost me my life, for more reasons than one," Sutton remembers. The experience was a turning point, one that left him with a newfound sen...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Tom Satterly's war didn't end when he left the battlefield. After 25 years of service, 20 of them in the elite Delta Force, Satterly had seen more combat than most could imagine. But what almost destroyed him wasn't gunfire, rockets, or the chaos of battle. It was the silence that came after. "I came home with invisible wounds," Tom shares. "PTSD is a battle I never trained for. And those were the hardest to face." The Real Black Hawk Down: A Mission That Changed Everything On October 3, 1993, Satterly was on the ground in Mogadishu, Somalia, during Operation Gothic Serpent. The mission, intended to capture lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid, was supposed to last an hour. Instead, it turned into a brutal overnight firefight, later dramatized in the movie "Black Hawk Down". Two helicopters were shot down, 18 Americans were killed, and 73 were wounded. "That wasn’t ...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the world watched in disbelief as one of the most destructive storms in American history swallowed communities whole. Among those whose lives were upended was a woman named Dr. Sandra Speer. The storm not only destroyed her home, it unearthed emotional wreckage that had been buried for decades. The Day the Waters Rose Hurricane Katrina was more than just a Category 3 storm when it hit land near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005. It was a monstrous force of nature that ultimately claimed 1,392 lives and caused more than $125 billion in damages. It flooded 80% of New Orleans, displacing hundreds of thousands and revealing deep flaws in infrastructure, governance, and preparedness. A Life Already Marked by Trauma Before Katrina ever formed in the Gulf, Sandra’s life had already been shaped by a very different kind of disaster, childhood trauma. “I was sexually abused starting at the age of ...