A Veterans Day Special | The Awkward Pastor Podcast

TRIGGER WARNING: The content therein discusses real war trauma, has sounds from an actual firefight, and may be disturbing for some.

He rode the turret. Brandon drove the truck. Together, they hunted for bombs in Baghdad.

Seventeen years later, Brandon sits down with Corey Collings—the .50 cal gunner who stood over his right shoulder in the turret of an RG-31—as Tim guides them through a raw conversation of memory, chaos, and miracles.

They talk about a brotherhood forged only in the blast zone—where dark humor kept them sane, whispered prayers cut through radio static, and finding God somehow somewhere in the chaos.

This isn’t Hollywood war. This is real and raw talk about trauma. It’s being terrified... and still rolling toward the #1 killer of U.S. troops.

It’s what happens when faith, fear, and fire share the same seat.