Veterans Corner Radio

Jeanine Gilson, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Accounting and Business Operations for the Veterans Benefits Administration. Deputy Chief Gilson discusses VA survivors' benefits and provides good information on filing claims. Fraud is rampant in our society and the VA is a favorite target for fraudsters. This program will demonstrate how to protect yourself and your family from being cheated...

Finishing up our annual series of interviews with the new leaders of the national military organizations is Commander LaCoursiere. Each year we give these groups the opportunity to share with our audience the thoughts of these leaders and how they plan to take their respective groups into the future. James A. LaCoursiere, Jr. National Commander of the American Legion for 2024-2025  Our library of...

 Director David Dunning is a problem solver who is dedicated to government service, especially to the troops serving our nation. His over 30 years in the US Army, rising to the rank of full Colonel, has prepared him well for running one of the VA’s top 10 hospitals. November is the third anniversary of his taking the reins at Haley. He shares many of the lessons he has learned and more importantly...

Nadhal Eadeh, President, of Veteran's Voice of America is a brand new veteran’s organization and is starting to grow very fast. A great deal of the energy initially expended will assist veterans with the claims process. The President Nadhal Eadeh, has over 11 years of working for the VA and many of the claims’ officers are also ex-VA employees who know the system from the inside out.  Our lib...

Jeff Pierce, Wreaths Across America (WAA), Director of Broadcasts and Media Partnerships  tells us WAA is much more than their name implies. Sooner or later they will probably have to change the name to Wreaths Across the World, as they ensure that the graves of our fallen service men and women all over the world get the wreath signifying the love we have for them and they are not forgotten. Tune...

This is the seventh in our series of Meet the Commander an opportunity to learn who is leading our veterans’ organizations and how you can be a part of this effort to protect our earned benefits. In this program meet David J. Worley, Lt. Col. USAF Retired Commander-in-Chief Military Order of World Wars.  Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the pa...

This is the sixth in our interviews with the leadership of our veterans’ organizations. If you listen in, you will find one or more of these organizations that will suit your needs and allow you to make a difference in how you and other veterans are treated. Now listen in and meet Horace Johnson, National Commander 2024-2025 AMVETS  Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com...

Lt. Gen Kelly is the type of officer we all would have liked to serve under. Representing the Military Officers Association of America, he goes about leading in a self-assured and quiet manner which produces results. Tune in to listen to him discussing what the organization is now doing to protect the rights of all who served not just the officer corps.  Our library of shows can be found at www.ve...

Blue Star Mothers of America were created in 1942, during WWII and were Congressionally chartered in 1960. They have 179 chapters nationwide and over 6000 members. Tune in to hear more about this wonderful group of ladies and how they work to make our troops find enjoyment in their lives in the military.  Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us on Facebook at the p...

This is the third in our series of new national commanders of Veteran Service organizations. Listen in to hear their visions for their term of office and for making their organization effective and responsive to the needs of our Veterans.  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 a...

 This is the second  in our series of new national commanders of Veteran Service organizations. Listen in to hear the visions they have for their term on office and for making their organization effective and responsive to the needs of our Veterans, meet Daniel Contreras Disabled American Veterans National Commander2024-2025 Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us...

Patti Elliot helps us understand what benefits Gold Star Mothers derive from serving others. Gold Star Mothers has its origin going back to WWI and those who are members have paid an unimaginable price to join the group, the loss of a child on the battlefield. Please tune in to hear what she has to say. You will be glad you did.  Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Joi...

Ariana Caragliano Chief Advancement Officer for the Yellow Ribbon Fund may just have the answers to what a care giver needs to know. Yellow Ribbon Fund is adaptive and responsive to the evolving needs of veterans and their families. Through chapters spread all over our USA, they provide a variety of services, many of which are directed to family members who fulfill the important role as a caregive...

(Part two) Veterans Inc. is an all-inclusive one-stop shop. If they don’t have a solution for a veteran’s problem they will work to find a contact in the veteran’s area of need and then rather than just giving the vet another number to call they will make the call and stay on the line until an introduction is made. In talking with Mr. Carville I found that there was too much to put into one progra...

Ray Carville, Public Affairs Manager, Veterans Inc. is an excellent spokesman for this all-inclusive one-stop shop. If they don’t have a solution for a veteran's problem they will work to find a contact in the veteran's area of need and then rather than just giving the vet another number to call they will make the call and stay on the line until an introduction is made. In talking with M...

Chris Willingham, President of the US War Dogs Association, is a combat veteran, a dog handler, and a huge proponent for war dogs, especially how these valuable combat veterans need to be treated upon their retirement. With that said it should be noted that furry veterans get no help from the VA or any other government agency so medicines and surgical help fall upon the one adopting the dog and he...

Judge Michael Scionti, Florida State Judicial District 13, Veterans Treatment Court.  Each of the programs this month will be in some way connected to the Florida Judicial District 13 Veterans Treatment Court. This court is a model for the national program approved by Congress to set up courts that work to recover veterans who have come into conflict with the law. This, the fourth of these program...

 Each of the programs this month will be in some way connected to the Florida Judicial District 13 Veterans Treatment Court. This court is a model for the national program approved by Congress to set up courts that work to recover veterans who have come into conflict with the law. This, the third of these programs, highlights the actions of our county Public Defender’s office as it deals with vete...

Here is the second of our four-part program on how we can salvage the lives of vets who find themselves in conflict with the law. Each of the programs this month will be in some way connected to the Florida Judicial District 13 Veterans Treatment Court. This court is a model for the national program approved by Congress to set up courts that work to recover veterans who have come into conflict wit...

Here is the first of our four-part article on how we can salvage the lives of vets who find themselves in conflict with the law. Each of the programs this month will be in some way connected to the Florida Judicial District 13 Veterans Treatment Court. This court is a model for the national program approved by congress to set up courts that work to recover veterans who have come into conflict with...

Dr. Grant Huang, Deputy Chief Research and Development Officer for the Veterans Administration.  Are you curious as to the type of research the VA is doing behind the scenes to ensure you will get the best treatment in the future? Dr. Huang shares with us the recent awards the VA Office of Research and Development has received and how that research saves lives daily. He gives us a window into the...

 David Maulsby, Founder and Exec. Dir. of PTSD Foundation of America | PTSD has had many names. The number of deaths to PTSD-related disease is still too high. Fortunately, we are finally beginning to take this debilitating mental problem seriously. Listen in to hear what the PTSD Foundation of America is doing to apply innovative treatment programs. According to Charity Navigator, one of the pree...

Dr. Scott Shreve, VA Nat. Dir. Palliative and Hospice Care and Ryan Weller Nat. Program Mgr. | The VA hospitals have one of the most extensive Palliative care programs in the country. Because most of us have no idea what palliative care is, this broadcast will endeavor to explain what it is and how it can affect your family. Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.com Join us...

Jenna Shields, National Oncology Program Pharmacy Manager announced another new service that will make the VA more user-friendly and add to the ease of receiving treatments was announced this week. The VA has opened a program called Close To Me. This program will provide infusion services at many new facilities bringing them closer to the patient. Like any big organization, it will take time to ro...

Under Secretary Quinn, has a long record of service in the US Military, achieving the rank of Brigadier General prior to accepting the position at the VA. His department is charged with making sure the transition from this world to the next Is goes smoothly for both the fallen military member and the family. On this broadcast he discusses the importance of  Memorial Day and also some new and excit...