Veterans Radio

Dr. Laura E. Purdy received her medical training from the Uniformed Services University of Health Services. She spent 14 years in the Army.  Now with MD Integrations, Purdy is assisting in the rollout of telehealth to a wider cross-section of health providers and patients. She talks about some of the challenges of telehealth (acceptance, security, technology) at a time when VA has increased its us...

DECEMBER 19, 2021 Our radio broadcast with host Dale Throneberry has three guests. Don Milne, Stories Behind the Stars of WWIIAlexis Casiday, publishing stories from OEF/OIF veteransKeith King, Founder and CEO, National Veterans Business Development Council, aka NVBDC DON MILNE AND STORIES BEHIND THE STARS OF WWII We are doing something historic that has never been done before – we find volunteers...

How can you improve your leadership skills? What ethical dilemmas will you face as a manager, and how do you confront them? What can you do to become a leader your people will respect and trust to lead them in a crisis? These are questions that so many business leaders ask themselves today. And they're the very same questions that Brig. General Joseph Medina (Ret.) faced during his time in the Uni...

Host Jim Fausone and guests: Dr. Samuel Kalush, Vietnam Battalion Surgeon and Bronze and Silver Star RecipientLt. Dustin Picard, NOAA Corps Earth Science Specialists DR. SAM KALUSH – ARMY BATTLION SURGEON IN VIETNAM Dr. Samuel Kalush graduated from medical school in 1966. He was interning at Milwaukee County General in 1966-67 when Uncle Sam came calling. After a month of learning to be a medical...

Adient is an international seating system manufacturer. It has a focus on increasing its supplier diversity including veterans. Adient is a National Business Development Council (NVBDC) sponsor and veteran advocate. Senior Manager Sherry Diccion discusses with host Jim Fausone supplier diversity and its involvement with NVBDC. All Veteran-Owned Businesses should listen in.

Listen in to this week's program where we talk with representatives from a few veteran owned businesses offerring Gifts For Veterans. Take a look at these veteran focused businesses and support them with a purchase. Authentically AmericanPinups for Vets“Mended Wings”OthersOverSelf™Military Writers Good ReadsVeterans Radio 

Dr. Eric Fretz, a Faculty Lecturer at the University of Michigan, discusses the Journal of Veterans Studies with founders and JVS editorial team members: Mariana Grohowski, PhD – Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Veterans StudiesTravis L. Martin, PhD – Author, Professor EKU, and Director, Kentucky Center for Veterans StudiesBruce Pencek, PhD – Professor, Virginia Tech, and Co-Founder VT Veterans in Soci...

University of Maryland Global Campus offers award-winning academic programs and services for active-duty military service members, veterans, and military spouses and families. Dr. Harriet Smith, a USAF veteran, discusses UMGC and its Master's program just for service members and veterans. She discusses with host Jim Fausone the interesting coursework and how the soft skills learned in the military...

The Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance (HVLA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of senior leaders, military and civilian, committed to overcoming the profound lack of Hispanic diversity and inclusion throughout the senior ranks of the DoD. Its mission is to advance the inclusion of Latinos across all leadership levels in the US Armed Forces, military and civilian. Board members and retired...

BEYOND BELIEF: TRUE STORIES OF MILITARY CHAPLAINS “Beyond Belief” is a unique compilation of short stories by a team of authors and researchers. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each of them presented in an historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE! The scene illustrated on the...

The Legion of Valor was federally chartered in 1890 then as the Medal of Honor Legion. It evolved to include recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, and Air Force Cross, as well as the Medal of Honor. Marine Colonel James J. Coolican (ret.) discusses the Legion’s mission and future as its members pass away. He points out the birth of Service Cross recipients in the Global War on...

OVER 900 HOURS OF PROGRAMS AND 1,800 STORIES "THE BEST OF VETERANS RADIO" - CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF BROADCASTING Join Dale and Jim for their 18th Anniversary Program. Hear the opening from the very first Veterans Radio Program 15 November 2003. Guests include Kate Melcher, Executive Director of Fisher House Michigan, Bill Bruns, Progam Director of KMET, Dwight Zimmerman, author and contributor to...

Before college, Tom Norton started as a farm boy. After 9/11, he felt guilty that his family had a history of military service and he did not. Tom joined the Red Arrow Infantry Division, Michigan Army National Guard like his father, grandfather, and great grandfather before him. He served in Afghanistan and talks about values and service. He was elected to the local village office and is now runni...

Navy Reserve Captain Paul J. Ryan (ret) talks about the mission of the Michigan Military and Veteran  Hall of Honor and its inductee class of 2021. Captain Ryan gives us a summary of a few of the 2021 Inductees: Catherine Farrell, Command Sergeants Major (ret), Army National GuardJeffrey Stitzel, Command Sergeants Major, US ArmyThomas Hass, Captain (ret), US Coast Guard The ceremony will be on Nov...

United Methodist Reverend Dale White tells how he was recruited into the Navy and explains his 29 years of service. He spent 14 months in Iraq during 2005-2006. White explains to host Jim Fausone the duties of chaplains. He talks about the battle lessons and IEDs. With a little cajoling, he recounts the actions that led to him receiving the Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) and the Bronze Star.  

Join our guests Mary Durst, Veterans Service Director from Livingston County (MI), Deanne Bonner Simpson from Legal Help For Veterans, Brian Hayes,  Public Affairs Officer, VA Ann Arbor (MI) and Michael Smith, Washtenaw County (MI) Dept. of Veteran Affairs.

Navy Reserve Captain Paul J. Ryan (ret) talks about the mission of the Hall of Honor and its inductee class of 2021. The ceremony will be on November 19, 2021, at the Michigan History Museum in Lansing. Paul discusses with host Jim Fausone some of the inductees including Catherine Farrell, Jeffrey Stitzel, and Thomas Hass. Every branch of service is recognized, from enlisted tour members to retiri...

AMERICAN VETERAN AMERICAN VETERAN is a new, four-part PBS series exploring the veteran experience. Created to help bridge the gap between those who have served and those who have not, the series features personal stories from an incredibly diverse group from all branches of the service covering multiple issues of life in the military. It premieres on Tuesdays, October 26-November 16. CHARIOTS IN T...

Paul Ryan talks about the Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor with host Jim Fausone. Their vision is to create a Hall of Honor for Michigan citizens who have distinguished themselves through military service and/or public service as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. It seeks to recognize our most distinguished service members and veterans through a Hall of Honor inductio...

This week’s host is Dale Throneberry. His guest is James Kitfield, author of “In the Company of Heroes”. IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-five soldiers who’ve earned the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award. In the Company of Heroes features in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-five post-9/11 Medal of Honor awarde...

Dr. Samuel Kalush graduated from medical school in 1966. He was interning at Milwaukee County General in 1966-67 when Uncle Sam came calling. After a month of learning to be a medical officer, he was sent to Vietnam as a battalion surgeon overseeing a squad of 7 medics. He recounts his experiences in multiple firefights and what he learned from those experiences. Dr. Kalush went on to have a disti...

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...

Jeff King is the Operations and Certification Manager for NVBDC.   The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) was established in 2013 to address the growing need to identify and certify both service disabled and veteran owned businesses (SD/VOBs) in the government and commercial (corporate) marketplace. The NVBDC administers a rigorous certification process designed to withstand the...

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, started writing and recording their music back in late 70s and early 80s. They led marches from Texas to Washington to make people and the government aware of what was happening to a whole generation of Vietnam Veterans.   They are both gone now, but th...

Join our regular guests Brig. General (ret) Carol Ann Fausone from Legal Help For Veterans, Brian Hayes,  Public Affairs Officer, VA Ann Arbor (MI) and Michael Smith, Washtenaw County (MI) Dept. of Veteran Affairs. They along with host Dale Throneberry will bring you up to date on what’s going on at the VA and answer your questions regarding any and all benefits you may be entitled to. An importan...