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Joel Searls is a journalist, writer, and creative who serves as a major in the Marine Corps Reserve as a civil affairs officer and COMMSTRAT officer. He works in entertainment while writing for We Are The Mighty, Military.com, and The Leatherneck. Joel has completed the Writer’s Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project, is a produced playwright (Antioch), a commission screenwriter, and Entertainment consultant. His most recent feature film-producing project is “Running with the Devil,” a top 10 film on Netflix written and directed by Jason Cabell, a retired Navy SEAL. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University. You can check out more of his work on his blog and on The Samurai Pulse.
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10 questions with ‘The Outpost’ co-producer and American patriot: Henry Hughes
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10 questions with Army veteran and entertainment icon Lou Pitt
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10 Questions with Greg Bishop: From Bosnia to the Box Office
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Peter Markle: From the US Army to USA Hockey and on to Hollywood
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From homeless to Hollywood: 10 questions with Army veteran Steve Kuryla
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How to tell your story from the heart: An interview with Norberto Barba
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