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MEDAL OF HONOR DAVID BELLAVIA AND “FOR THE HEROES” SONGWRITER JASON JONES
Veterans Radio - February 13, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSTAFF SGT. DAVID BELLAVIA, A RELUCTANT MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Infantry Division in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq when a squad from his platoon became trapped by intense enemy ...
Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act 2023
Veterans Radio - February 07, 2023 16:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn January 2023 President Biden signed the AUTO for Veterans Act which changes the rules for 100% service disabled veterans and how much and how often they can obtain a VA grant to assist with adaptive vehicles. Michael Harris, President of Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America discusses the ne...
“WHISKEY ON YOUR STONE” & “ALL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR”
Veterans Radio - February 06, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSTORIES OF SERVICE IN MUSIC AND PROSE – ARMY AND COAST GUARD Dale Throneberry hosts our guests: George Meldrum – Vietnam Infantryman, 1968-1972Chuck Jones – Nashville Songwriter and PerformerCapt. Steven J. Craig (ret) – Coast Guard Reserves, author I was playing drums and doing vocals in a blue...
Secretary of VA James Peake (2008-09) talks Challenges for VA and Veterans
Veterans Radio - January 31, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDr. James Peake served in the Army for 38 years. He retired as a Lt. General in 2004. He was the Army Sugeon General. President GW Bush appointed him as Secretary of VA and he served as such in 2008 & 09. He is now Senior Vice President with CGI Group an international IT and business process ...
VETERANS BENEFITS – January 2023
Veterans Radio - January 30, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsVETERANS BENEFITS HOUR Our guests: Brian Hayes, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare SystemBrig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans Update on the PACT ACT and how it affects your benefits. Who is covered, Caregiver Benefits, New Presumptive Disabilities
For The Heroes by Jason M. Jones
Veterans Radio - January 24, 2023 16:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsNVBDC.org brings a LA artist to our attention that wrote a tribute for veterans and first responders. Jason M Jones talks about the military service of his brothers and sister and the inspiration for his song For the Heroes with host Jim Fausone.
MASH Doctor in Vietnam
Veterans Radio - January 23, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsREAL STORIES FROM MASH UNIT IN SOUTH VIETNAM Reuel Long’s experiences as an MD in the emergency rooms of Flint, Michigan, prepared him for only some of what he would see in a mobile army surgical hospital – MASH. Antiwar sentiment among the doctors in basic training at Fort Sam Houston set the ...
Medal of Honor David Bellavia "Remember the Ramrods"
Veterans Radio - January 17, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Iraq War’s only living Medal of Honor recipient tells the story behind one of the Iraq War’s legendary acts of valor; the men he fought with and the healing of reunion. In 2004, David Bellavia’s U.S. Army unit, an infantry battalion known as the Ramrods—2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment,...
DR. REBECCA GRANT GLOBAL MILITARY ANALYST AND KOREAN WAR EXPERT BARKER ON ME
Veterans Radio - January 16, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDr. Rebecca Grant, Frequent guest on national news programs as well as Veterans Radio, provides fact-based global military analysis. Dr. Grant is a Military Historian/Author/Commentator and President of IRIS Independent Research. She is a regular guest on Fox Business with Charles Payne and sev...
MOH Michael Monsoor's story of overcoming obstacles and sacrifice
Veterans Radio - January 10, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn September 29, 2006, Michael Monsoor and three SEAL snipers watched vigilantly for enemy activity from their rooftop post in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. When a grenade thrown from insurgents bounced off Michael's chest, he could have escaped. Instead, he threw himself onto the live grenade, shielding his ...
SIGNING DAY + FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL + "EVERYDAY HEROES"
Veterans Radio - January 10, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur guests this week include; Dr. Ken Hartman, Former Army Officer, Founder of Our Community Salutes Ben Kesling, Marine Iraq, Author, Wall Street Journalist Jason M Jones, Music Artist Our Community Salutes was started in 2009 by Dr. Ken Hartman to acknowledge high school kids that were enlis...
Military Field Butchery and Ethical Foraging
Veterans Radio - January 03, 2023 16:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWall Street Journal reporter Ben Kesling talks about a program started in 2014 to teach cooks field butchery skills and ethical foraging. What happens when the supply lines do not exist for hot meals, MREs don't cut it and the troops need to live off the land? Kesling looked into the reasons fo...
IT’S A NEW YEAR! JOIN OUR FRIENDS TERRY AND DWIGHT FOR A SPECIAL REPLAY
Veterans Radio - January 02, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsHappy New Year from all of us at Veterans Radio! One of our favorite programs from 2022. How Can You Mend This Purple Heart. In this riveting first novel, winner of the Military Writers Society of America 2010 Silver Medal Award, author T.L. Gould draws upon his experience recovering in a mil...
USCG and CIA veteran Caroline Walsh talks good , bad and ugly of service
Veterans Radio - December 27, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsCaroline Walsh enlisted in the USCG and experienced good duty and bad. She became an intel analyst for the USCG and then for the CIA. Having now moved on to a PhD progam in leadership she has written a book "Fairly Smooth Operator" reflecting on that service. She candidly discusses the sexual ...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE VRA TEAM
Veterans Radio - December 26, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOPERATION SONG PRODUCES ALBUM FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES Bob Regan, Mike Byer and Terry Gould of Operation Song, a non-profit, fully volunteer music production organization tells the stories of military veterans through song. Archived broadcast from April 2022. https://www.operationsong.org/
Camp LeJeune Justice Act explained by Attorney Mike Cox
Veterans Radio - December 20, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsFormer Marine and State of Michigan Attorney General, Mike Cox talks about the Camp LeJeune Justice Act; that claims against the government must be filed by August 2024; how it won't reduce your VA Disability Claim, how it allows family members to make a claim, and much more. Attorney Cox discuss...
TREES FOR TROOPS PLUS BOOK REVIEWS FROM AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST MARC LEEPSON
Veterans Radio - December 19, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsRICK DUNGEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FOUNDATION Christmas Spirit Foundation is a 501c3 charitable organization that has supported TREES FOR TROOPS for 18 years. Trees for Troops is a partnership with FedEx Freight.They have provided almost 300,000 free Christmas trees to the men and...
George W Bush Veteran Leadership Program
Veterans Radio - December 13, 2022 15:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe George W. Bush Institute's Veteran Leadership Program discussed by Matt Amidon with host Jim Fausone. This free executive leadership program brings together 50 scholars each year creating a network of civilian and military leaders. The 2023 application window is open until January 18, 2023....
USCG SERVICE, LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT BUSH INSTITUTE, LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT
Veterans Radio - December 12, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsCAROLINE WALSH – US COAST GUARD Caroline Walsh enlisted in the USCG and experienced good duty and bad. She became an intel analysit for the USCG and then for the CIA. Having now moved on to a PhD progam in leadership she has written a book “Fairly Smooth Operator” reflecting on that service. ...
WWII Bomber Jackets - Stories & Art - John Slemp
Veterans Radio - December 06, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn Slemp is a professional commercial photographer who specializes in aviation. He started taking pictures of WWII bomber jackets. These A2 Summer Leather Jackets took on the life of canvas for artists in WWII. Each jacket and its art tell a unique story. John started this project in 2014; now,...
ENTREPRENEURS, HISTORY PROJECT, WOODRUFF FOUNDATION, NAVY PILOT STROUD
Veterans Radio - December 05, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsVETERAN STUDENTS PITCH BUSINESS PLANS AT WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE Come out to see who wins at the Veteran Business Pitch & Showcase night! Participants who have completed the 3-month MVE-Lab program will be pitching their business concepts for cash prizes and holding a showcase. Support par...
Thanksgiving in the Military
Veterans Radio - November 28, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhile you were all enjoying your Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, did you take time to pause and say a prayer for our all volunteer military? Did you wonder what they were doing while you were celebrating your freedom with your family and friends? One of the greatest traditions in the United States...
Men's Health & Breast Cancer With retired Chief Master Sergeant
Veterans Radio - November 22, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsAfter serving 32 years, Tim Horvath retired as a USAF Chief Master Sergeant. He completed a career in local law enforcement while in the National Guard with multiple overseas deployments. Tim then had the shock of a lifetime being diagnosed in 2022 with male breast cancer. He explains the discove...
US REP SLOTKIN ON PFAS PLUS JOHN SLEMP’S WWII BOMBER BOYS
Veterans Radio - November 21, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week’s one hour radio broadcast includes host Jim Fausone and his guests: US Rep Elissa Slotkin, fomer CIA specialist with 3 tours in Iraq John Slemp, Armor Officer, US Army – Photographer/Author US REPRESENTATIVE ELISSA SLOTKIN – FORMER CIA ANALYST IN IRAQ Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Mi-08) is on...
Military Recruiting Every Veterans Responsibility with Col. Matthew Amidon USMCR
Veterans Radio - November 15, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsCol. Matthew Amidon is the Director of Veterans and Military Families at the George W. Bush Institute. In 2022, he wrote about the services missing their recruiting goals by big margins and that every veteran has an obligation to help out. He discusses this issue with host Jim Fausone.
This Week on Veterans Radio
Veterans Radio - November 14, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsJOIN DALE THRONEBERRY AND JIM FAUSONE AS THEY LOOK BACK OVER THE LAST 19 YEARS OF VETERANS RADIO BROADCASTING!
Navy Veteran talks Veteran-Owned Business at Ally Construction Services / NVBDC
Veterans Radio - November 08, 2022 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsA Navy veteran with 20 years of construction industry experience, John Piekarski and friends bought assets to start Ally Construction Services. The At-Risk Construction Management services company was started in 2017 in Pennsylvania. He talks about National Veterans Business Development Council (...
Michigan Veteran of the Year-2022
Veterans Radio - November 07, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsGuests on this week's Veterans Radio Art Fishman, Jewish War Veteran and Michigan Veteran of the Year Kate Melcher, Executive Director, Fisher House Michigan From the Jewishnews.com website … Art served in both the Army Air Corp and Navy. Included among his tours of duty during WWII, Fireman ...
10 Years Later: Airborne Bravo Company 2009 Deployment to Afghanistan
Veterans Radio - November 01, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsMarine and Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of Bravo Company of the 82nd Airborne Division. By the time they made it home, three soldiers were KIA, two dozen lost limbs, and half of the company was awarded the Purple He...
VETERANS BENEFITS – October 2022
Veterans Radio - October 31, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDale Throneberry, hosts this month’s VA Benefits program hour with the following guests: John Griffith, State Commander, VFW of MichiganBrig Gen Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philipp...
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