# Ep. 224 | Ben Fortier | Marine Infantry, Musician, and Poet

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Podcast: [Former Action Guys Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014)
Published: 2025-01-15T02:50:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5405

## Resource

Ben Fortier served in two deployments to Iraq as a mortarman with 1st Battalion 25th Marine Regiment. Ben plays guitar, drums, and uses poetry to inspire song lyrics. His collection of poems Phantom was the 2024 winner of the Robert A. Gannon award. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys Ben's Links https://www.instagram.com/thebenfocreates/ https://www.amazon.com/Phantoms-Benjamin-Fortier/dp/B0CF42W6CV/

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