Road to Hope Radio

This week we are joined by Dwayne. He talks about his journey on his road to hope. Chicago Tribune ran a story of repressing emotions after war and thoughts on considering suicide.

It's officially Christmas Time. Hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving. This week on "Road To Hope" we welcome Ron, James and Mikey. We ask them what it was like being deployed during Thanksgiving. What does Camp Hope mean to them. And one of our guests got a call from the President of the United States one Thanksgiving. We talk to him about that phone call.

We are joined by Ryan and Joel this week. Ryan is Camp Hope’s newest employee. We hear about Ryan’s journey on his road to hope. Sadly this week, the Pentagon has ID’d 2 service members from Ft. Hood we lost in Afghanistan. Folks, have a good Thanksgiving. Please remember the blanket of freedom we are provided. The cost is paid every day for that freedom.

We are joined this week by Ed and Zack. Ed is from the Southern California branch of Camp Hope. He is a Chaplin in the Army and we get to hear his story on his road to hope.

Zach, Alex, Brad, Nick join us and share with us their story on their Road to Hope. We also discuss a story that says suicide has been more deadly than combat for our vets.

Zack and Mitch join us this week. Mitch tells us about his journey on the road to hope. Also, the president awarded the nation's highest military honor to active-duty Green Beret Master Sgt. Matthew Williams for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. We play that audio and share Master Sgt. Williams' story.

We have a very special episode this week. A Marine and his family all discuss how PTSD affects everyone in a family. Vets who are married have a higher rate of suicide. This, according to a news story. That will be our focus of this week's show.

We revere Master Sgt Mark Allen who died 10 years after being shot looking for Bowe Bergdahl. We are joined by Mikey and Joel. We talk to Mikey about his journey on the road to hope. Finally, we discuss what it's like to suffer from PTSD and attend an Astros' game. Something most of us don't have to deal with.

This week we welcome back Zack. We also welcome Jeff to the show. We listen to Jeff's road to recovery and discuss "The Warrior Group". What goes on during these meetings? How does it help our veterans?

We are joined this week by Eric and Joel. We discuss some pretty awful suicide numbers regarding our military. Then we have a long discuss with Eric. He walks us through his journey on his road to hope.

On this very emotional episode, we talk to Roger and Sarah Cross. This husband and wife share their story of how PTSD affects not only them but their 4 children as well. This is a powerful story and we hope you can find time to listen to it.

We are joined this week by Cisco and Jay. They discuss their journey on the road to hope. The Army has hit its recruiting numbers for this year. How did they do it? We will tell you the new ways the went about recruiting.

We are joined this week by Joel and John. John is a very special guest this week. He's going through the program and is from the Vietnam War era. He's 71 years old and it took him over 50 years to get to us at Camp Hope. But he's here. And he has a story to tell. We also reflect on 9/11. What does 9/11 mean to our vets?

We welcome Joe and Joel this week. They discuss their journey on their Road to Hope. And as we approach the anniversary of 9/11 we look at where we are as a country.

We are joined this week by Joel and Zack. They discuss their past and what put them on the road to hope. Ron Youngblood calls in. He was in Nashville attending the Suicide Prevention Conference put on by the Department of Defense and the VA. And we talk about Fighting Seabee. If you don't know, he's our 4 legged fundraiser. Every time he wins a horse race, part of the winnings go to Camp Hope. He'...

What our media decides is "news" is unfortunate. We try to put things in perspective. What does it mean to really support our troops? Joel and Steve share with us their stories on their road to hope.

Marine killed in Iraq identified as Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhafer. We pay tribute to him and his service. Also you should know about "Liberation Wine". They are doing great things for Camp Hope and you can help! We are joined this week by Eric and KC. They talk about their journey on their road to hope.

We are joined by Eric and Colby who share their stories on their road to hope. Also, The Clay Hunt SAV Act is questioned for its effectiveness. and finally we lost another vet to suicide in the parking lot of a VA.

We pay our respects to Spc. Michael Nance, of Chicago, and Pfc. Brandon Kreischer of Stryker, Ohio. They were members of Company B., 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division killed by small arms fire in Afghanistan. Joel and Jeffrey from Camp Hope join us as well to talk about their journey on their road to hope.

This week we bring in Eric and Todd. We talk about Veteran homelessness and what, if anything can be done about it.

This week we honor those involved with the Apollo 11 Mission as the 50th anniversary is this week. Eric and Bret join us to talk about their road to hope as well.

Congressman Dan Crenshaw called in to Road To Hope Radio to talk about his transition from Navy Seal to civilian. He also was kind enough to say nice things about Camp Hope.

We welcome Congressman Dan Crenshaw to The Road To Hope this week. We talk about his transition from Navy Seal to civilian life.

We are joined this week by Nilo and Joel. Nilo shares his story about his road to hope. There is a court ruling that people claim can help veterans. But as always it's not that simple. We talk about David Belivida. The Medal of Honor recipient. Finally, what does July 4th mean to our vets?