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Tall Tales with Taco Bell

This is a Military themed podcast by a retired Marine Corps Officer dealing with everyone from former Military, actors, U-2, SR-71 pilots, a ton of F-14 Top Gun stories, grunts and their time in the service. You name it, you might find it here. Each Tuesday, I interview old friends or others who I just find interesting. There is a YouTube channel by the same name and all of these shows are on there. They also include photos and other visual aides that you won’t get from the audio so please join me there and subscribe if you enjoy the content. Semper Fi, Taco

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S5E180 “War Junkie” Kirk Spradley

May 21, 2026 • Taco Bell • Season 5 • Episode 180

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A good friend Dom recommended this book to me and told me it is a must read. I bought a copy off Amazon and no kidding; this is a page turner! Kirk has had a Hollywood movie type life in and out of the Military as a Recon Marine and as a Private Military Contractor which led to a three letter “ABC” agency job. Just when you couldn’t get more interesting, he changes careers and becoming an Army Dust-off pilot in combat and finally to the Apache where he is an instructor now. I know his stories have more depth to them and after reading the book you will walk away wishing there was more… I promise you all will enjoy this one, he is intense!

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