Marine veteran Rye Barcott on the anatomy of courage

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM EDT

A new book explores ten military veteran civic leaders, five Democrats and five Republicans, who have shown courage through their public service.

Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins speaks with author and U.S. Marine veteran Rye Barcott, author of “Courage Can Save Us,” about what we can learn from those leaders.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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