“Get yourself a camera and go to Iraq.” -Chris HondrosWelcome to Sword and Pen, a podcast about journalism, military veterans, and military veterans in journalism.  In this episode we welcome Russell Midori, a Marine Corps veteran and staff journalist for CBS News network. Russell is also an Overseas Press Club Foundation board member, a frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities, and he volunteers as an alumni mentor for students in the Brooklyn College Radio and Television department. Russell is also a co-founder of Military Veterans in Journalism.Sword and Pen is a production of Military Veteran in Journalism, a professional association that builds community for vets, supports their career growth, and advocates for diversifying newsrooms through hiring and promoting more vets.**To find a First Aid class in your area, check out https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/cpr-for-schoolsSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr)