Veterans Radio

Roc Wilder discusses his military career involving the Marines, Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard.  He spent years as a recruiter and discusses the opportunities and benefits of military service.  Roc explains his approach of being humble and hungry so as to ask for and take advantage of those that want to help and receive the available benefits.  Roc talks with host Jim Fausone about tr...

VA BENEFITS EXPERTS ON DECK This is our monthly program on the VA and your benefits. Join our guests: Deanne Bonner Simpson, Legal Help for VeteransBrig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (ret), Legal Help for VeteransMichael G. Smith, Jr., Director of Washtenaw County (MI) Dept. of Veteran AffairsBrian Hayes,  Public Affairs Officer, VA Ann Arbor   Disability ClaimsRetroactive CompensationPensionHousing / M...

Darrol Brown, an Air Force veteran and Nevada resident, discusses how National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC.org) helps veteran-owned businesses.  Darrol talks about networking and contract opportunities.  He worked in veteran employment programs for the State of Nevada and the U.S. Department of Labor.  Darrol gives an example of how third-party certification has helped businesses...

This week’s guests during our one hour radio broadcast with host Dale Throneberry: US Navy Vice Adm. (ret.) John Bird, USAA Senior Vice President, Military AffairsUS Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Mike Linnington, CEO of Wounded Warrior Project Veterans Charity - Non Profit Organization for Veterans | WWP (woundedwarriorproject.org)Cindy Ross, Author of “Walking Toward Peace” https://riverhousepa.wordpress....

Michigan Heroes Museum is unique in that it is the only museum devoted to the wartime experiences of men and women from the state of Michigan. The museum's mission is to Honor, Respect, and Remember Michigan's citizens' personal contributions to our nation's military and space program.  With over 140 displays and a collection of over 850 individual exhibits, the museum also hosts stories devoted t...

Noted author and USAF Veteran Dale Brown's novel Arctic Storm Rising is about USAF intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn who is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska’s Arctic frontier.  As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Flynn and his security team are ordered to parachute into the area in a desperate bid to r...

This week’s guests during our one hour radio broadcast with host Dale Throneberry: John D. Long, Director of Education, National D-Day MemorialMyra Miller, Footsteps Researchers and Battlefield ToursDarrol Brown,  VP of Operations, National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC)

Randall Liberty served for 24 years in the Army, Army National Guard, and Reserves, ultimately retiring as a Command Sgt Major. His overseas assignments include Korea, Iraq, and Italy. Randall experienced some of the all-too-common transitional issues.  However, he has a civilian career that spans law enforcement, 16 years as a sheriff, four years as a prison warden, and now Commissioner of the St...

SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY ENCORE PRESENTATION Each year more than 4,000,000 people come to visit. More than 300,000 reside here. Over 500 more are added each week. Near-mythological stories of valor, commitment, sacrifice and patriotism surround you as you walk the grounds. It is the location of the Tombs of the Unknown Soldiers. The official name is Arlington National Cemetery, but known simply as Arl...

K2 in Uzbekistan was a Soviet Air Force base with a long history of environmental contamination.  The DOD leased 40 acres of the base from October 2001-2005 and an estimated 15,000 military members were stationed at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) on the way into Afghanistan.  The base was immediately recognized as having contamination and DOD was slow to recognize the problems and limit exposure.  Now 20 ye...

2021 MEMORIAL DAY POPPY WALL TRIBUTES Despite less than half of Americans (43%) understanding the true meaning of Memorial Day, and many confusing it with Veterans Day, most Americans (83%) do believe it’s important to do something to commemorate Memorial Day. This Memorial Day weekend, USAA is bringing back its virtual Poppy Wall of Honor to give all Americans a unique opportunity to pause and re...

The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Craig discovered that many of the prisoners are veterans—former soldiers serving their country in an entirely different way: by transforming purebred Labrador Retrieve...

Brig. General Jim “Boots” Demarest is on a mission to have the Medal of Honor awarded to fighter pilot Stephen Phillis, an unsung hero of the war in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. The last time an Air Force pilot was decorated with the medal was during the Vietnam War. On February 15, 1991, A-10 pilot Captain Steve Phillis and his brand new wingman Lt. Rob Sweet were tasked with attacking S...

K2 in Uzbekistan was a Soviet Air Force base with a long history of environmental contamination. The DOD leased 40 acres of the base from October 2001-2005 and an estimated 15,000 military members were stationed at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) on the way into Afghanistan. The base was immediately recognized as having contamination and DOD was slow to recognize the problems and limit exposure. Now 20 years...

*Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History -- American Bookfest.* 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of World War II’s Bloodiest Battles is true history.  An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky’s “40 Thieves” were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers.  These  men were trained in an array of hand-to-hand...

This week’s one hour radio broadcast with host Dale Throneberry has two guests. Bart E. Womack, sharing his first hand account of the heinous actions of an “Embedded Enemy” at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, 2003Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, established in 2013 serving active military familiesJustin Schmitt, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at USAAStephen Holly, Fou...

The Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park is the largest inland Naval Park in the country. Located on Buffalo’s Waterfront, this unique family destination features four decommissioned Naval vessels that served in a variety of military conflicts in our nation’s history.  We talk to John Branning, Superintendent of Ships, and Navy veteran about the Park, the Ships, and the needs.  One unique v...

This is our monthly program on the VA and your benefits. In addition to questions from our listeners we are going to discuss the Aid and Attendance benefit and possible suspension of this benefit if the veteran is placed in a facility. Join our guests: Dr. Ginny Creasman, Medical Center Director for VA Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemDr. Raghuram Matta, Deputy Chief of Staff, Detroit VA Health Care Sys...

Ever wonder what certain military terms really mean or where they came from, well we did.  So we asked Air Force Veteran and historian Joe Neussendorfer to dig into terms and give us a quick debrief on Cup of Joe, Mustang and Dog Tags.  Listen in you might be surprised. 

Our guest this week is Colin Clark, Editor , Breaking Defense. Colin was the founding editor of DoDBuzz.com . Previously, he covered Congress, intelligence and regulatory affairs for Space News; founded and edited the Washington Aerospace Briefing, a newsletter for space industry professionals; covered national security issues for Congressional Quarterly; and was editor of Defense News. Clark is b...

Amy Hawk is our guest this week. She discusses her new book, “Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton” and the story of Captain Jim Shively’s captivity after being shot down in Vietnam and his post-POW civilian career. Amy discusses this story of hope, courage, and perseverance with host Jim Fausone.

Our guest this week, John D. Lukacs , is the producer of the “4-4-43” documentary , which is based on his book “Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War”. Don’t miss this incredible story of bravery and survival. On April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners-of-war and two Filipino convicts broke out of the Davao Penal Colony, an escape-proof Imperial Ja...

The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan J. Kael Weston , is our guest this week on Veterans Radio. He spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline locations. Upon his return home, while traveling the country to pay respect to the dead and wounded, he asked himself: When will these wars end? How...

America’s Newest Medal of Honor Recipients This week on Veterans Radio, we will be talking with America’s newest Medal of Honor recipients. LTC Donald “Don” Long’s helicopter was shot down in the landing zone that day and was finally rescued when Kettles came back with additional aircraft borrowed from the 161st Aviation Company(Pelicans). During the early morning hours of May 15, 1967, personnel...

Clinton Romesha / Red Platoon The need for DAV services has never been so great. The number of veterans with service-related injuries and illnesses has skyrocketed to more than 3.6 million men and women today, up from 2 million just 12 years ago. By the year 2020, the number is expected to grow to 4 million. Join our guest Garry Augustine , the Executive Director of DAV’s National Service and Legi...