Veterans Radio

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November 30, 2025: Burn Pits / Naval Aviation Dec 01, 2025

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Our first guest is Marine Sean Libby

Sean Libby, Marine, talks about burn pit exposure in Afghanistan. The toxic fumes resulted in his kidney failure and VA has service connected that process. He is on dialysis and seeking a kidney transplant.

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Our next guest is Naval Aviator Derek Adametz

Derek Adametz is a Naval aviator who suffered multiple medical conditions but with resilience and determination continued his aviation career and talks about the need for grit.

Learn more about Derek Adametz.

You can listen live to Veterans Radio every Sunday afternoon at 5PM EST here or on your favorite podcast.

Asbestos Ships discussed Health and Policy Issues Nov 25, 2025

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Cristina Johnson is an advocate for veterans who were on Navy or Coast Guard ships that were exposed to asbestos as part of their service to the country. She talks about her website www.asbestos-ships.com with host Jim Fausone.

November 23, 2025: Dr. Rebecca Grant / Defense & Security Policy Nov 24, 2025

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Our featured guest is Dr. Rebecca Grant

Dr. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst based in Washington, DC specializing in defense and aerospace research and national security consulting.

She has over 20 years experience working with the United States Air Force, United States Navy, and top aerospace clients. In addition, Dr. Grant has often appeared on television as an expert on national security for Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, and MSNBC and as a series regular on The Smithsonian’s Air Warriors. She is Vice President of The Lexington Institute, a center-right think tank headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. It focuses mainly on defense and security policy

Dr. Grant has been a frequent guest on Veterans Radio. Some of the topics discussed on the program will be: Ukraine, the anti-drug attacks in the Caribbean, North Korea is more dangerous than ever and, of course, the threats coming from Russia and China.

You can listen live to Veterans Radio every Sunday afternoon at 5PM EST here or on your favorite podcast.

Navy Pilot Capt. Derek Adametz Unbreakable Wings Nov 18, 2025

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Though the farm shaped him, Derek Adametz always dreamed of more. Determined to become a navy pilot, he forged ahead through heartbreak, a collapsed lung, and crushing self-doubt. Upon getting his wings, he then was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He talks about sickness, recover, resilience, grit and determination with host Jim Fausone.

November 16, 2025: Tom Burke / Future of VVA Nov 17, 2025

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Our featured guest is Tom Burke

Tom Burke was elected to serve as Vietnam Veterans of America National President at VVA’s 22nd National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Navy veteran, Burke volunteered for service in 1963. He was sent to Helicopter Combat Support Squad One at Ream Field, California, and in his final year, served aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Hancock. Burke is a Gold Star family member who lost his brother during the Korean War.

Tom and host Dale Throneberry talk about the future of the VVA.

Learn more about the Tom Burke and Vietnam Veterans of America.

Veteran Health Community Health Care Report by Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute Nov 11, 2025

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Suzanne Gordon of the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute discusses her report "Veterans Health Care Choice - Myth of Reality? A state by state reality check of the false promise of VA privatization" with host Jim Fausone.

Counting on Death Marine Josh Shores story Nov 10, 2025

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Joshua Shores was just nineteen years old when he deployed to Iraq in 2005. A Midwestern kid raised in a close-knit, supportive family, he had developed a strong sense of duty and honor. .Based on meticulous notes taken throughout his deployment, this vivid account follows his experiences as he navigated the brutal realities of war. Shores’ grueling seven-month deployment was marked by day-to-day struggles and nightmarish events. Driven by a desire to redeem himself and reconcile the harrowing experiences of his first deployment, Shores chose to return to combat a second time, this time to Afghanistan. He talks with host Jim Fausone about descending into evil and his recovery from those horrors and loneliness and mental health struggles with the help of a good wife.

November 9, 2025: Quin Cho / Mike Sands Nov 10, 2025

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Please welcome our first guest, Author Quin Cho

Quin Cho, an author and scholar, who was a fellow at the Pacific Atrocities Education talks about the mission of PAE. He explains some of the atrocities and the why of the Imperial Japanese Army before and after WWII. Quin gives host Jim Fausone an education about the WWII Pacific theatre.

Learn more about Author Quin Cho.

Our next guest is USAF Veteran Mike Sands

There are 88,000 MIA/POWs from America’s wars. It is important to keep the search for people and remains alive. USAF vet Mike Sands explains why he remains involved and efforts to obtain a memorial chair in Lansing, Michigan, so school kids ask about it and learn about the sacrifices what were made for their freedoms. Mike discusses with host Jim Fausone his background and the efforts.

Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention in Detroit 2026 Nov 04, 2025

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The Congressional Medal of Honor Society convention will be held in Detroit in 2026. Adrian Kozakov and Russell Schomberger talk to about the plans being made today to bring the living medal of honor recipients to the Motor City Casino and Hotel in late September 2026. They talk to host Jim Fausone about how to volunteer and to support financially.

November 2, 2025: Monthly Veterans Benefits Hour Nov 02, 2025

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