#174 Joshua Mast - U.S. Marine's Message to President Donald Trump

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.9 • 38.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 316 minutes

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Major Joshua Mast, a U.S. Marine Corps officer, gained attention for his efforts to adopt an Afghan war orphan. Mast initiated adoption proceedings for a baby girl found on an Afghan battlefield in 2019. His actions, motivated by a desire to ensure the child's safety, led to a complex legal battle involving the Department of Justice, the State Department, and Afghan relatives. In October 2024, a military board substantiated misconduct allegations against Mast but declined to separate him from service. The board found that while Mast acted in a way “unbecoming an officer”, his actions did not warrant dismissal from the Marine Corps. Mast, now 41 and living in Hampstead, North Carolina with his wife Stephanie, continues to advocate for the child's well-being. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: http://helixsleep.com/srs http://amac.us/srs http://meetfabric.com/srs http://preparewithshawn.com This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. Please leave us a review on Apple & Spotify Podcasts. Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram | Download Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.0	Joshua in Stephanie Mast.
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1:17.8	It's good to be here.
1:18.3	Yeah, Sean.
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1:23.8	Man, you guys have one hell of a story here. And very complicated, doing the best I can can we're going to cover all of it it's probably
1:32.2	going to be a long show but you know even though nobody knows what we're about talk about just yet
1:37.7	I just want to say like man you guys are like such honorable people doing what you're doing.
1:45.4	And, and I'm really excited to do this and to get this out into the world.
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