Hope After the Fire: Sgt. Rick Yarosh on Resilience and Service
AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast
- Published
- April 8, 2026
- Duration
- 44:57
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Discusses Sgt. (Ret.) Rick Yarosh travels the country with Sweethearts & Heroes, speaking primarily to student…
Summary
Sgt. (Ret.) Rick Yarosh travels the country with Sweethearts & Heroes, speaking primarily to students about hope, empathy, resilience, and the idea that none of us succeed alone. He now describes the tragedy that brought him this wisdom as “the best thing that ever happened” to him. In this episode of Army Matters, hosts LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (R…
Show notes
Sgt. (Ret.) Rick Yarosh travels the country with Sweethearts & Heroes, speaking primarily to students about hope, empathy, resilience, and the idea that none of us succeed alone. He now describes the tragedy that brought him this wisdom as “the best thing that ever happened” to him. In this episode of Army Matters, hosts LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey sit down with Sgt. Rick Yarosh, a retired U.S. Army cavalry scout, Purple Heart recipient, nationally recognized speaker, and a