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Post Mission Analysis: Freedom Over Fascism

July 15, 2026 Pillar II: Democracy, Peace, and Constitutional Duty

This episode aired live on July 15, 2026. Catch the replay on our YouTube channel.

An after action review of the July 4 Freedom Over Fascism march in Philadelphia, where roughly 650 veterans from 50501 Veterans, About Face, Military Families Speak Out and Veterans For Peace marched unpermitted in 105 degree heat. Carl Able, Bryan Winter and Chris Koepp walked through planning, peacekeepers, police conduct and coalition friction, then turned to election defense, the SAVE Act, and the ICE reversal on traffic stops.

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Who was on it

Panel

Katie Chorbak

Guest

Chris Koepp