Veterans Corner Radio

Christy Hinnant is a US Army Combat Veteran and survivor of sexual assault.  Today we hear her story of survival and how she arrived at the point in her life to become Founder, CEO, and Clinical Director of Voices Against Sexual Assault. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner Radio You can contact our host Joe Muhlberger at...

In today's program we meet former United States Air Force Master Sergeant Bill Parsons . A kid of the 1950s and 1960s, Bill grew up in small town, rural Kentucky. In his senior year of high school he enlisted in the Air Force under the Delayed Enlistment Program. Once in the Air Force he became a Transportation Vehicle Operator then cross-trained into what is now called the Occupational Safet...

What happens when a Marine Corps Combat Veteran gets out of the service and enters Pharmacy School?  He links up with a fellow student of Pharmacy and they establish Men's Health Unscripted.  In today's show we meet them both Marine Cameron Carrothers and Patrick Alonso .  Don't let the name deceive you, their global following includes women. Our library of shows can be found at www...

Today we meet retired United States Air Force Colonel Emily Farkas . Emily, who served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer, comes from humble beginnings as a small town girl from Michigan where she was an honors high school student with dreams of becoming a physician. While a student at Michigan State, grades became a struggle and she turned down an opportunity to become a Marine Corps Officer. How...

Today's show focuses on the Military Officers Association of America.  President and Chief Executive Officer and retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General Brian Kelly presents the amazing advocacy done by this organization and his personal vision for continued successes for our military members and their families into future decades. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteransc...

In this veteran’s interview, you’ll hear the story of Christy, the daughter of Cuban immigrants in Miami, Florida, and follow her as she joined the United States Army, endured combat in Iraq, and upon discharge became a beauty pageant award winner who then founded her own nonprofit organization. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Vetera...

This episode showcases a foundation established from the heart as we meet Tonya Mort , mother of United States Marine Corps Sgt Anthony Patrick Muhlstadt who took his own life in November 2021 while he served on active duty.  Tonya has established the Sgt Anthony Patrick Muhlstadt Foundation in an effort to raise awareness of the devastation of suicide with the hope of preventing future suicides. ...

Today we meet Sam Cook who served in the Vietnam War as a Medic, specifically as an operating room technician.  We'll learn about his wartime experiences and his life after the war that led to his becoming a millionaire.  He shares his wealth making methods in his book "What Would Sam Cook Do?" Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at t...

A somber program today as we meet Annette Kirk, National President of the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.  This is a nonprofit organization comprised of the mothers of our fallen.  Learn about Annette's transition from learning about the loss of her son on August 8, 2010 in Afghanistan, to her current position as President of this amazing organization. Our library of shows can be found at ww...

Retired United States Army Colonel Roland J. Tiso, Jr.'s rearing led to an accelerated path to an officer's commission. His extensive combat exposure and planning led to him providing an elaborate sharing for future generations in his book available on Amazon called "In Strange Company - An American Soldier with Multinational Forces in the Middle East and Iraq". Our library of...

 United States Marine Corps Veteran Jamie McPherson joins us today in his position as Veteran Ambassador of the nationwide veteran support non-profit organization called the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Learn about the resources they provide, how they remain funded, and how one may obtain employment with them. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerra...

Today we'll meet Retired United States Marine Corps Sergeant and two-time Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran Richard V. Gilbert.  Sergeant Gilbert participated in Operation Phantom Fury also known as the Second Battle of Fallujah which began on November 13th, 2004.  He is included in Retired United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major and Navy Cross recipient Brad Kasal's book "My...

The Vocation Depot Inc is a Florida-based vendor of the federal organization Vocational Rehabilitation.  In this episode we learn from Retired Combat Veteran United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Chris Wellington how The Vocation Depot works to assist disabled veterans to transition to an accommodating work center.  Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us o...

Sergeant Bickford served both on active duty and in the reserves from 1999 through 2006.  His time in the Army brought him to Germany as well as to a deployment to Iraq.  He returned stateside after Iraq, got out of the Army, attended university and through a series of one-of-a-kind experiences is now the Head of Communications and Programs for The Library of Congress' Veterans History Projec...

 | Today we Vet-roduce a project in development called "Letters from the Front" in which lines from letters sent home by military members at war to their loved ones are transformed into lyrics set to contemporary classical compositions.  We meet "Letters from the Front" Executive Producer Ian Gindes who is also a Major in the Illinois Army National Guard and Composer Patrick Zi...

 For this episode we meet with Retired Combat Veteran United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Chris Wellington.  Enjoy the show as we learn about what it takes to be a member of the Coast Guard.  Also, learn about this unique Coast Guard member's experience as a combat veteran. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corn...

For this episode of Veterans Corner Radio we meet with former United States Navy Lieutenant fighter pilot and combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Bruce Johnson.  Listen to his quintessential all-American upbringing in Michigan through the 1950s through his high school graduation as Valedictorian.  Then he was off for an Ivy League education at Brown University where he obtained his Bachelor of Scie...

Corporal Demenza grew up in Tampa, Florida.  He enlisted in the US Army and went through training to be in the Infantry.  A unique pre-service course on drafting however, changed how he would serve.  As a result, he found himself in Japan as the war came to a close and became part of the effort to redistribute assets deployed on behalf of the US military to Japan.  Offered the opportunity to obtai...

In celebration of our nation's 249th birthday, we continue this series of Veterviews with another World War II vet, U.S. Army Captain Lloyd Grable.  Captain Grable grew up in San Francisco, California.  When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the US Army and was selected early for a commission as an officer.  As the war came to a close following the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima...

For this episode of the podcast, we'll meet 101 years young, World War II wounded combat veteran, Private First Class George Tamburello whose exploits have also been captured in his book "George Tamburello - One Soldier's Story" by Darryl James.  Let's listen in to this member of our Greatest Generation. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join...

Today on Veterans Corner Radio we present the Veterans Administrations' Crisis Hotline with the program's poster child Retired United States Marine Corps Sergeant and two-time Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran Richard V. Gilbert. The VA's Crisis Hotline translates into layman's terminology as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline.  Here you'll learn how Sergeant Gil...

Today we hear from former United States Army Sergeant and two-time Operation Iraqi Freedom disabled combat veteran Ross Alpert who shares his experiences while serving our nation from 2005 through 2009 as an Infantryman who earned the Combat Infantry Badge. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner Radio You can contact our hos...

Jeff makes his third visit to the Podcast to introduce us to Wreaths Across America and their three pillars:  Remember, Honor, and Teach, as well as the cornucopia of their support to veterans, their families, and fans year round. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner Radio You can contact our host Joe Muhlberger at joseph....

Joe and Tony discuss Tony's 23 year career which uniquely spans enlisted time, time as a warrant officer and summarizes his time as a commissioned officer. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner Radio You can contact our host Joe Muhlberger at joseph.muhlberger@gmail.com

Today we meet with Travis Bickford, head of Communications and Programs for The Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.  With a small staff of civil servants working in Washington DC, Travis and his team work with volunteers recording the stories of our veterans and preserve them for future learning and research as well as sustaining their legacies. Our library of shows can be found at...