Veterans Radio

Join host Dale Throneberry and his guests from Operation Song. Veterans Roger Blackwood and songwriter Wil Nance. How did their song "Was It Worth It" come about.  Author Andrew Biggio discusses his book "The Rifle". An amazing collection of stories from World War II veterans and the connection with the M1 Garard Rifle. Meet some of the Veterans Author Andrew Biggio has encountered in a his years...

Air Force veteran Crystal Wiggins is the program manager for the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture's Veterans Urban Farm. She explains her background, the Veterans Farm which is in its fourth year growing all types of produce that gets donated to a VA hospital, student veterans, and homeless veterans. About 15,000 pounds are produced by volunteers helping out on less than one acre in productio...

HOMELESS VETERANS IN DETROIT Veterans are two to three times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population. But hope is on the horizon in the Motor City. Detroit has reduced veteran homelessness by nearly 50% since 2020 — almost five times the national average reduction of 11% in the same time period — and by 70% since 2017. The city is working to reach “functional zero” — whe...

Lt. Commander Will Bowden , USCG (ret), talks about his time in the Coast Guard, law enforcement, pharmaceutical industry and then his pivot to the cannabis industry.  He grew up in Santa Cruz, California and has lived in Naples, Florida and Wilmington, Delaware.  He has seen the world with the Coast Guard and obtained an MBA, but is no farmer by upbringing.  Grasshopper Farms has outdoor grow loc...

DON FROGMANN – FORMER NAVY SEAL Mann’s impressive military biography includes being a decorated combat veteran; Corpsman; SEAL Special Operations Technician; jungle survival, desert survival, and arctic survival instructor; small arms weapons instructor, foreign weapons instructor, armed and unarmed defense tactics, advanced hand-to-hand combat instructor; and Survival, Evade, Resistance and Escap...

The Wounded Warrior Project's VP of Operations, Lt. Col. Tracy Farrell, US Army (ret) talks about her service, Wounded Warrior Project and the recent  "Womens Warriors Report."  Farrell discusses the data collection from 5000 women warriors, the key findings and recommendations.   She also talks about would women warriors join up again with host Jim Fausone.

THE CHUCK MAWHINNEY STORY The Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper is Chuck Mawhinney with 103 confirmed kills during the Vietnam War. His story went untold for decades, with many books claiming Carlos Hathcock had the most kills at 93. Jim Lindsay, an author and Oregon rancher, befriended Mawhinney as both were hard-working, beer-drinking men in Oregon. Lindsay decided to help get Chuck’s story out in...

The recently appointed CEO of the John Dingell Detroit VA Medical Center talks about his background, commitment to veterans health care, the challenges at Detroit VAMC and what his team is doing to improve customer service and access to outstanding health care for veterans.  He talks to host Jim Fausone about the current top three issues he is addressing.    

This week’s one hour radio broadcast is hosted by Dale Throneberry. Dale welcomes Dawn and Wendall Pelham to tell their son’s military service story. This will begin with a beautiful song “Larger Than Life” written by Dawn and Wendall and Operation Song artist Steve Williams.  ARMY SPC JOHN ALEXANDER PELHAM November 9, 1991 – February 12, 2014 In February 7, 2014 John’s last Facebook post was, “I...

Dwight Stirling, PhD and retired military lawyer and prosecutor has focused on the unfairness of the Feres Doctrine for his professional career.  It stops military members from suing on a wide range of injuries such as medical malpractice and sexual assault.  Stirling discusses with host Jim Fausone the creation of the doctrine and the need for the US Supreme Court or the Congress to eliminate or...

RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE GROUP provides home health care, palliative care and hospice care to veterans. Residential would love to hear from you! They have provided these phone numbers for direct access to their Michigan offices for home health care and hospice care. Home Health Main Line: 866-902-4000 Hospice Main Line: 866-902-5854 If you would like to preview their service...

Today, recruiters are struggling to bring enough Zoomers into the armed services. Mismatched fundamental ideals, divergent beliefs about the workplace, and other sociocultural influences have contributed to the United States military scrambling to get a grasp on how to appeal to Gen Z.  A Marine and MBA, Matthew Weiss, discusses his thoughts on the recruiting mismatch. Through the use of personal...

“IKE IN LOVE AND WAR” BY RICHARD STRINER Ike in Love and War shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkable. It probes the mission that was driving him: the quest to reconcile his skill as a fighter with his mother’s pacifism, which led him to become the greatest peacekeeper of his age. More than other biographies, this one explores the man’s emotions. It puts the long-standing disput...

Joseph Craig, Director of AUSA 's Book Program, explains the mission, orgin and future of graphic novels focusing on  Army Medal of Honor recipients.  These novels are professionally done and vibrant in digital format or in print.  Joe talks about the goals of reaching a wider audience with these stories to host Jim Fausone.  

Since meeting Michael J. Martin, by way of Gary Lillie, in 2004, Martin was a frequent guest on Veterans Radio. He was one of those “old fashioned tried and true ol’ troubadours” with ballad-folk songs that came out of the Vietnam War experience. Michael J. Martin lived the music he wrote and sang. His music had some miles on it. He and his partner, Tim “Doc” Holiday, both Vietnam Veterans, starte...

Attorney Catherine Groll, a litigation partner with the Mike Cox Law Firm, talks about the Camp LeJeune Justice Act, the administrative claims process, and the Department of Defense & Navy's new "Public Guidance on Elective Option for CLJA Claims". The DoD created a matrix so veterans exposed to the Camp Lejeune contaminated water could evaluate whether settling and avoiding litigation is the bett...

HOW THE 2004 MILITARY ACTION UNFOLDED FOR STAFF SGT. BELLAVIA IN FALLUJAH Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia was a squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq. Their mission on the night of November 10, 2004, was to clear a block of 12 buildings, where it was thought six or more insurgents had taken shelter. A Bradley Fighting Vehicle was supposed to provide fire support, but a m...

Commander Bruce A. Wright, USN (ret) started in a small high school, with a single parent, and no economic means to get a higher education. He did not give up and made it to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. When his military career was finished, he was faced with poor health conditions and had to fight the VA system to get the care and benefits he earned. He talks with host Jim Fauso...

This week’s one hour radio program is hosted by Dale Throneberry. Dale welcomes George Brown Jr and George Brown Sr to tell their military service stories. This will begin with a beautiful story “Love, Dad” from George Brown Jr and Operation Song artist Josh Grider. https://22e2b9.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Love-Dad-Op-Song.m4a Residential Health Care Group is a new guest o...

Keith Mear, owner of Commercial Diving & Marine Services, Inc talks about this time in the Marine Corp, how he got interested in diving and the benefits of being a certified veteran owned business.  Mear talks about the NVBDC.org certification process with host Jim Fausone.  

Join us for our monthly benefits program. Our guests include: Veterans Radio's Carol Ann Fausone, Nurse and Retired Air Force Brig. General from Legal Help for Veterans and Sandie Wilson, Retired Army Nurse from the Vietnam Veterans of America. Sandie has recently returned from the VVA National Convention where she received the VVA Commendation Medal, The VVA's highest award for outstanding, exemp...

The Marine Corps' deadliest sniper is Chuck Mawhinney with 103 confirmed kills during the Vietnam War. His story went untold for decades, with many books claiming Carlos Hathcock had the most kills at 93. Jim Lindsay, an author and Oregon rancher, befriended Mawhinney as both were hard-working, beer-drinking men in Oregon. Lindsay decided to help get Chuck's story out in a way befitting a man at p...

Army Veteran Richard (ChubZ) Werabelski was medically discharged after an RPG explosion in Afghanistan resulted in a TBI & PTSD. The transition back to civilian life was hard. He had to deal with the VA, being unable to work in his prior career, a house fire and insurance battle, bankruptcy, COVID, and other hurdles. ChubZ talks to host Jim Fausone about how giving back during COVID by cooking mea...

A HALL OF HONOR HONOR AND EDUCATE The Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor seeks to not only honor Michigan military veterans, but to also educate our citizens about military service as a basic and honorable duty of citizenship–to stir patriotic spirit, a sense of civic duty, and a sense of honor that calls people to arms. WHY A HALL OF HONOR? Honor is a core military virtue that, unlike f...

The CLLSociety.org provides support and education for veterans and others with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). Bruce Wright, a Vietnam Veteran, has CLL from his days of exposure to Agent Orange. Wright is a patient advocate and educator with the CLL Society. CLL is a condition that impacts the white blood cells. Bruce talks to host Jim Fausone about CLL and the education and advocacy that vete...