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Carroll Harris served in the Marine Corps and retired as a Lt. Colonel before joining the US Postal Inspection Service. I learned a lot about how The US Postal Inspection Service works to keep Americans safe. Operation Protect Veterans is a way to ensure our nation's heroes are not scammed out of their benefits. The US Postal Inspection Service & AARP worked together to create Operation Pr...

Veterans must file a PACT Act claim or submit an intent to file by August 9, 2023, to have their benefits backdated to August 10, 2022, the day the legislation was enacted. The PACT Act is a significant expansion of VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. This Act includes over 20 new presumptive conditions associated with burn pits,...

I was introduced to Bob Notch through Michael Geary of Hellfish Haven. Michael had Bob on our W.A.R (We are Resilient) collaboration and Bob was on with his to talk about the Veterans Collaborative. Bob served in the Army and flew the UH-60 Blackhawk. Later in his Army career, he transferred to the Army Reserve where he finished his time in the military. After serving he transitioned through a cou...

Anyone that has done anything in the military content creation space has run into Michael Madsen at one point or another. We connected a while ago when I was making the switch from being strictly a podcast to video. I asked him to come on because he is an example of someone who continues to serve. Michael joined the Army as a Private and then got into flying helicopters. His career is an example o...

April 23rd, I was at the Middleborough VFW filming with Richard Fitts Jr. and Arthur O’Callaghan for, “A Letter to M.I.A.s”. Setting up to film I was checking my gimbal when Richard Fitts Jr. asked me to meet this woman at a table. What was interesting was she had brought a lot of framed photos and documents to the filming. She introduced herself and proceeded to tell me the story about her father...

Joe came on Oscar Mike Radio for number 327 – Nothing is Louder than Silence. https://oscarmikeradio.com/327-joe-hernandez-nothing-is-louder-than-silence/ Nothing is Louder than Silence was an autobiography about Joe’s childhood. One Drunken Night is a result of Joe’s lifelong love of poetry. One Drunken Nights tells stories of Joe’s childhood and military service. When I was reading this work, I...

351 – Brandi Pett – Yes, I am The Veteran Podcast I had a different direction in mind for number 351. I was going to do a Fourth of July special with me repping Adam Semonick’s 016 Oscar Mike Radio Car. That was the plan until I saw a Facebook post from Air Force Veteran and fellow military podcaster Brandi Pett. Brandi hosts the "Yes, I am a Veteran Podcast". Brandi came on a Livestream...

I would like to start off by saying thank you to David Danforth and John Kennedy and the rest of the Veterans Brotherhood Veterans Motorcycle Club for connecting me with Ben Hendricks and Luke Young, the founders of The Garrison Speed Shop. Luke, U.S. Army, and Ben, USCG, met after they left the service through the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club. The Garrison Speed Shop was created to get...

I got connected to Mike Utschig through Stephen Russell who came on in March of this year to talk about his work with “Tales of Nihilism”. Mike and Stephen served together in the Army, so it is cool that we got connected in this way. Even before we talked Mike helped me when I was thinking about getting RedFall. He advised against it and was right. Diablo IV was the better choice. Mike’s After-Act...

I would like to tell you that all of these are easy, and I have this down to science. However, my systems were acting up and I had a limited window to talk with him. There were people around me making sure my internet was up and I was apprehensive because I wanted to provide Aaron with a great experience. I shouldn’t have worried at all. Just like E.O.D. Fudge, Aaron is smooth all the way through,...

There is a lot about the end of life that I didn’t know anything about. Carlos and I got connected because he serves Veterans with the hospice program he runs for Frederick Health Hospice. I was very interested to learn more. Carlos joined the Army where he was a Radio Operator and deployed to Grenada. After serving, he worked in the healthcare field and then transitioned to hospice care. The Vete...

I was in a thread about family advocacy for Veterans when someone asked about the Columbia University Family Flex Study. A family study about Veterans' families? I had to find out more. I reached out to the Family Flex Study and was introduced to Rohini Bragrodia. Rohini is part of a 25-person team under the guidance of Dr. George Bonanno, of Columbia University doing the Family Flex Study. Th...

get an email about a book written about a story during the Vietnam War. What is different about this book is it was written by someone who never served in the Vietnam War or the military. Dr. Reaves wrote about her father, U.S. Navy Corpsman Larry Goss who lost his life in the Vietnam War. She wanted to honor her father and the Marines he died protecting. This book does exactly that, and I would e...

Gina Alderman has come on Oscar Mike Radio as an author. She wrote in Veterans Unchained Anthology and put together Veterans Unchained 2.0. This time she is talking with me about her Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat. Gina talked about how the retreat went from an idea to reality. One of the interesting parts of the conversation is how other female Veterans came together to work with her as...

“I have never done anything like this on Oscar Mike Radio.” This thought was going through my mind as I started talking with U.S. Army Veteran Inez Moutarde. Except we weren’t talking, we were breathing, but not just any kind of breathing. We were doing Quantum Flow, and at the Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat, Inez was going to be teaching this to the attendees. Quantum Flow is a practice...

Healing can take many forms, and after working with Stephanie through the Veteran Unchained Anthologies, Gina Alderman asked Stephanie to lead a jewelry-making session for the Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat. Making jewelry has helped Stephanie heal from past trauma. Stephanie served in the Army Reserves. She separated due to MST (Military Sexual Trauma) and after separation found that wo...

One part of the retreat that Gina Alderman wanted to focus on is the mind and body working together. To do that, Gina connected with Juanita Terry who participated in the “Veterans” Unchained Anthology. The anthology is how Gina and Juanita got connected, and their friendship grew. Juanita served in the Army working in aviation and then military police. After getting out of the military, Juanita f...

The first thing one notices is the smile. It is genuine, yet inquisitive. The kind of smile that puts you at ease. Unusual for me, but I was a bit uneasy. Dr. Ki Magee was one of Gina Alderman’s long-time military friends. I wanted to be sure everything went well as we talked about the Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat starting on Thursday, May 18th, 2023. As it turns out, my concerns were...

Curtis Rutledge served in the Army for 12 years and was medically retired. He tried different things and then got into welding and metalwork because he loves cars. Out of his love for cars, Curtis started Project Shft 6. Project Shift 6 is located in Bakersfield, CA. This is a place where Veterans can work with Curtis and his team to learn the basics of mechanics and welding and can develop their...

April 26th, 2016 is when Travis met Keith Hayes of Sinista 1 Productions and committed to Oscar Mike Radio. I am having as much fun doing Oscar Mike Radio now as when I first started. I have met some amazing people. Go to Spotify and look for Oscar Mike Radio and subscribe to the podcast. I appreciate your support!

I want to give a big shout-out to Keith Hayes of Sinista1 Productions for getting me connected with Cedric Jeffries. Cedric Jeffries was an 11 Bravo (Infantry) in the U.S. Army. From the time Cedric was six, he was doing performing, art, and poetry. His Army experience helped him adapt to the business side of his new life. Cedric wants to help independent artists understand the business of being a...

I met Anna at Tennessee VFW State Commander Brian Walker’s event at the Collierville, TN Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5066. She came on Oscar Mike Radio for number 294 ( https://oscarmikeradio.com/294-anna-lynn-ferris/ ). Anna Lynn Ferris lives in Tennessee and has been performing all her life, and when she reached out to me to come on again it was for a personal reason and lesson. Anna’s sister...

Abington Veterans Service Officer, Adam Gunn connected me to Foxborough, MA Veterans Service Officer Ally Rodriguez. I learned a lot and would encourage spouses of Veterans to listen and watch this conversation. Ally served in the Army and being an Army wife at the time of her transition gave her perspective on the challenges spouses face in providing care to Veterans. As a result of navigating th...

I met Ben Buehler-Garcia because our shows were profiled by the Veterans Administration. Ben never served in the military. I appreciated the challenge he faces in connecting with those who are active-duty military and those who are Veterans. Ben feels that he has a duty to make sure the stories he tells gets to as many people as possible. This fuels this labor of love to do American Warrior Radio....

Adam is the third HAWKER I have had on Oscar Mike Radio. He has the distinction of being the first Charlie Battery HAWKER on my show. I was in 2nd Platoon and he was in 1st Platoon. We kept in touch and last year he asked me to look at his SIM Racing and consider supporting him. It is cool to see him running the Oscar Mike Radio 016 car in the FSB Racing League. The FSB Racing League is a NASCAR s...