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Zachary Garner

Former Green Beret, 7x participant, and hard to kill mf’er

Zachary grew up in Indiana and joined the U.S. Army in 2004. He served for 10.5 years, completing multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, closing out his career at 7th Special Forces Group as a Green Beret. In 2015, Zack rode a bicycle across the United States (5,500 miles) to raise awareness around mental health issues in the military, and non pharmaceutical options for them. He then went on to become an endurance coach for cyclists until he was strike by a car during a 1/2 Ironman. During the recovery process he realized he missed serving his country, and deployed 4 additional times as a contractor.

In 2020 Zack was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, which would later spread into his bones and heart He spent ten months in the hospital, had over 30 surgeries, and 2 strokes throughout the course of 18 months Zack was forced to find a new purpose for himself. That purpose bacame sharing his experience and the lessons he learned throughout his recovery with the veteran community, in hopes of providing solutions to obstacles veterans face, and helping them overcome their own obstacles in a healthy manner.

July 17, 2023

Episode 147: Jason Torey,Jason Tuschen, Zach Garner, Geoff Dardia "Mental Health and the Suicide Epidemic"

This week in the studio 4 heroes join together to talk about one of the most important and sometimes overlooked topics that this show can approach. Mental Health and the Suicide Epidemic are wreaking havoc in not only the Mi…
Jan. 23, 2023

Episode 129: Zachary Garner “Purpose and Redemption”

This week in the studio a man who spent over a decade in service to this country. He held assignments with 1st ID, 10th Mountain Division, and 7th Special Forces. This guest has always lived his life with purpose, whether tr…