Veterans Radio

Guests this week include two service nurses Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone USAF (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans Lt. Col. Sandie Wilson USA (ret) – Director at Large, Vietnam Veterans of America and Chair of the VVA National Agent Orange and Toxic Exposure Committee. Topics covered in today program included: More presumptive conditions covered by the PACT ACT. Deadline for filing for benefits from Ca...

(Previously Aired on 10/20/2020): Captain John L. Kaul (ret) served as a full-time Navy Catholic chaplain for 26 years. He spent time with Marines, Admirals, and other chaplains of all faiths. Fr. Kaul was born in Wyandotte and attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and St. John’s Provincial Seminary in Plymouth Township. He also attended Mercy College in Detroit. He was ordained on May 24, 197...

Army veteran Steve White talks about ROTC, six years of military service, and a 30-year career in franchising for multiple companies. Steve is now President of PuroClean USA a disaster restoration company that is veteran-friendly. Steve talks with host Jim Fausone about what he learned in the military that applies to business today.

What are ethics? What is morality? How can one behave in a moral manner? These are among the most difficult and most interesting questions that face people of any age. What defines a “Warrior” today? We explore these important questions with our guest, Dr. Shannon E. French, (then) Assoc. Prof. Associate Chair, Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy and author...

(Previously Aired on 9/15/2020) Erica Robertson holds an MBA from the University of Michigan, worked for Accenture Consulting, then at Nike as a Change Agent. She is now a K-12 Education crusader in Metro Detroit. She wrote about her upbringing and intergenerational trauma in her book "The Adventures of a Little Black Detroit Girl". The story of an 18-year-old single mother, working two minimum-wa...

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Beth Kubala is now a professor at Syracuse Law School. Retired Navy Veteran Angela Hamilton earned her MBA and is now attending law school. Both join host Jim Fausone to discuss the US Supreme Court case deciding you can use both Montgomery GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.

We hear from Vietnam Veteran Bill Sheehan, author of “ Together We Served ,” and a storyteller from his book, Dan Thompson. Sheehan and Thompson served as Navy Corpsmen in the Vietnam War. Sheehan’s book is a collection of stories from combat Navy Hospital Corpsmen serving in the jungles of Vietnam. Sometimes difficult to talk about, but always heart wrenching, these stories are true and a reminde...

(Previously Aired on 7/15/2020) This spotlight on NVBDC-certified business is with Sid E. Taylor. The National Veteran Business Development Council is the leading Veteran-Owned Business Certification organization developed by Veterans, for Veterans. Its purpose is to provide a credible and reliable certifying authority for all sized businesses ensuring that valid documentation exists of a Veterans...

Robert Middleton talks about the Montford Point Marines history, Association and its upcoming Gala on June 23, 2024 in Livonia, Michigan, and its keynote speaker Maj. Gen. Cornell Wilson (USMC-Ret) with host Jim Fausone.

This week, following the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we’re sharing stories from the archives that remember and honor WWII veterans. First we hear an interview with Len Lomell, originally aired in 2006. SSGT Lomell was a WWII Veteran and the last survivor of the assault on Pointe-Du-Hoc. D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the largest invasion in the history of the world. Pointe-Du-Hoc was a nearly 100-meter hi...

(Previously Aired on 3/24/2020) Jeffrey Copeland is a professor at the University of Northern Iowa and prolific author. He talks with host Jim Fausone about lessons the military and society should learn from COVID-19, the Spanish Flu of 1918 - its incredible death toll - and the Black Plague of 1924 in LA.

Former F16 pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney talks about the shrinkage of the Air Force's fleet and its impact on national security. She is a senior fellow at AFA's the Mitchell Institute. At this think tank, she speaks and writes on US Air Force related issues and discussed them with host Jim Fausone.

Join host Jim Fausone this week for three interviews: Dr. James Rogers , war historian and drone expert, about modern drone warfare, the use of drones around the world, and where the military applications are headed. Robert Middleton, US Marine Corps veteran and National Commandant of Montford Point Marines of America, discussing the history of the first Blacks in the Marine Corp. He also shares d...

(Previously Aired on 5/19/2020) Andy Kubik spent 15 years in USAF Special Operations. He was stationed in theatres like Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. But his six overseas deployments as a combat controller and rescue man took its toll on his mental health and family. He talks about the heroic actions on November 23, 2001, that led to a Silver Star award. Substance abuse, PTSD, and TBI are mention...

National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC.org) Founder Keith King talks about the success over the last decade of certifying veteran-owned businesses with host Jim Fausone,

GET ANSWERS FROM OUR EXPERT PANEL! Dale Throneberry – Founder and Host of Veterans Radio Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans Brian Hayes – Director of Communications, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System David Saims – Director, Washtenaw County Veterans Affairs

(Previously Aired on 11/26/2019) Taras Lyssenko wrote a new book with everything from mystery and adventure, to government dealings and World War II history. "The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan" documents a 30-year-long effort to recover WWII-era Navy planes from Lake Michigan. He introduces the long-lost history of how Navy pilots trained and sometimes lost their lives and aircraft over Lake M...

Marine Michael Plunkett talks about the Literature of War Foundation which supplies copies of the same book to units to read so they have a common experience to discuss. They read and discuss military history, leadership, recent engagements, etc. Plunkett explains how the nonprofit works to host Jim Fausone. Currently, 50 units have asked to start this military book club!

Our Memorial Day Program this year will include a reading of names of service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. Thank you to those who remembered and honored those lost by submitting names for the program. Dale speaks with Melissa Youngblood, President and Clinical Director of Therapeia Counseling . Melissa is a licensed professional mental health counselor and a Master...

(Previously Aired on 9/3/2019) In December 1890, the Army engaged a band of Lakota Indians at Wounded Knee Creek. Who shot first is lost to history, but the deaths of approximately 350 Lakota and 30 Army troops made it one of the bloodiest engagements of the American-Indian period. The Army calls it a battle; the Lakota people call it a massacre. Multiple times the Lakota people have sought an apo...

Julie Dyer, a 20-year Navy veteran, started her promotional business while on ship. She has owned Express Yourself Promotional Products, LLC for over 20 years, and is an NVBDC-certified veteran-owned business! Julie talks to host Jim Fausone about the value of certification and the importance of the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC.org).

This week’s show includes guests from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (CMOHS), the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC), and the Patriot Promise Foundation. Dale speaks with Laura Jowdy, Medal of Honor historian and resident archivist from the CMOHS. Laura’s role is to ‘keep the memory of our nation’s heroes alive.’ You can learn more about Laura and her work here , and l...

(Previously Aired on 6/16/2019) MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM "BILL" HENDERSON'S CAREER Major General William A. "Bill" Henderson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a Marine pilot, he flew 125 combat missions over South Vietnam, Laos, and North Vietnam. From 1970-1974, he served as an F-4 check pilot and instructor. He left active duty and then joined the Michigan Air National Guard, flying F-100s and A-...

(Previously Aired on 11/21/2017) Dave Biller discusses the environmental contamination at Andersen AFB, Guam, and its impact on him as an airman in a Civil Engineering Squadron in the mid-1980s. Dave talks to host Jim Fausone about the VA's handling of his claim and the impact of groundwater contamination on the new Marine base in Guam.

Law Professor Yelena Duterte talks about Veterans Basic Income as a "big idea" to help veteran transitions, VA processing problems, and as a recruitment tool. Yelena is a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Director of the Veterans Legal Clinic. She talks to host Jim Fausone about the benefits a veteran basic income could provide.