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NVBDC $3.3 Billion Spent with Certified Veteran Businesses Jul 04, 2023

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Keith King, CEO of National Veterans Business Development Council, (NVBDC) talks about a 2022 economic survey of spend by companies in the Billion Dollar Roundtable with certified veteran owned business. He discusses with host Jim Fausone the eye-popping spend of $3.3 BILLION.

“THIS LIFE” WITH THE BRENNEMAN FAMILY | BY MEMORIAL DAY Jul 03, 2023

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This week’s one hour radio broadcast begins as host Dale Throneberry welcomes Josh and Kerry Brenneman, with their Operation Song titled “THIS LIFE”. Our second guest is Navy man Trae Zipperer, founder of By Memorial Day, a non-profit organization that promotes restoration of veteran headstones in cemeteries. OPERATION SONG FEATURING THE BRENNEMAN FAMILY Operation Song® empowers veterans, active-duty military members, and their families to tell their stories through the process of songwriting. Those served need no musical or writing skills, only a willingness to share their stories and, with the help of professional songwriters, transform them into song. Listen here: Jamie and Pete from Operation Song performs "This Life" (wsmv.com) For More Information about Operation Song BY MEMORIAL DAY WITH NAVY MAN TRAE ZIPPERER THE MISSION: Promote perpetual care for all veteran headstones Trae’s website and YouTube channel have the full story on the protocol, as provided by the National Cemetery Association, for cleaning headstones and videos to show volunteers how to remove the lichens and dirt or grime from a veterans headstone. For more information on By Memorial Day

Moms in the Military Jun 27, 2023

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Staff Sgt Katrina Farley, US Army, 18 years of service and a mother of 3, and Lt Col Michelle Ruehl, USAF Reserves, 20 years of service and a mother of 2, will each talk about their military career and the advantages and challenges of being a mom in the military. Both Moms talk with host Jim Fausone about the challenges and benefits of being a military mom.

VETERANS BENEFITS – June 2022 Jun 26, 2023

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Join Host Dale Throneberry and his guests for this week's Veterans Radio. Guests include: Carol Ann Fausone: BG-USAF(ret) from Legal Help For Veterans Laura Blakemore: Wastenaw County(MI) Veterans service Officer Brian Hayes: Public Relations Director, Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Marine Camp Pendleton Tribute Jun 20, 2023

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Amy Forsythe has a 30+ yr military career in the active duty Marines and Naval Reserves. She has served as a combat photographer and a public affairs officer. She has had five tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. She used her storytelling and photographic skills to produce "Heroes Live Here: A tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11." Amy discusses the reasons for the book and her career with host Jim Fausone.

Leashes of Valor and a Little Light Reading Jun 19, 2023

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LEASHES OF VALOR LAUNCHED IN 2017 Retired Marine Capt. Jason Haag is the founder and CEO of Leashes of Valor, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs at no cost to wounded and disabled veterans. Haag served three combat deployments during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he was wounded. The VA ultimately diagnosed Jason with post-traumatic stress and multiple traumatic brain injuries, It wasn’t until he met his own service dog, Axel, in 2012, that he began to get better. The German shepherd saved his life, and inspired Jason to found his own service dog nonprofit in 2017. The best way to get in touch is by visiting our website www.leashesofvalor.org Veterans interested in learning more about getting a service dog can email warrior@leashesofvalor.org to reach our warrior coordinator. MARC LEEPSON – AUTHOR AND WRITER Marc’s Facebook profile states “Senior Writer, Arts Editor and Columnist, The VVA Veteran at Vietnam Veterans of America”. Marc has been on Veterans Radio several times in the past and will surely inspire you to read a book or two that will reveal astonishing insights into our American History. Marc Leepson’s Website DWIGHT ZIMMERMAN, WRITER AND LONG STANDING MEMBER OF MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA Dwight Jon Zimmerman is a frequent contributor and guest on Veterans Radio. He is an award-winning writer on a variety of subjects, but mostly of the unknown facts about America’s military history.Dwight’s latest publication is a newsletter called “Between the Lines”

Veterans Running For Elected Office Jun 13, 2023

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In 2022, Jennifer-Ruth Green decided to run for Congress from Indiana. She had never run for political office. She talks about why she ran, how she did it, building a team, staying on mission and coping with "dirty politics" and the release of her USAF medical records with host Jim Fausone.

Navy Pilot Receives Navy Cross 70 Years Later Jun 12, 2023

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NAVY CROSS RECIPIENT CAPTAIN ROYCE WILLIAMS Navy Captain Royce Williams is a retired US Naval Aviator. He is known for his solo dogfight with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War, which, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, has been called “one of the greatest feats in aviation history” by military experts. Royce recalls the mission and the dogfight with Soviet MIGs and the need to keep things confidential so as to not draw the Soviets into the Korean War. After 70 years, he received the Navy Cross from the Secretary of the Navy for his efforts. The 97-year-old veteran talks about lessons learned. Army Veteran Mark Aldrich is 100% VA disability rated but has continuing problems with pain in his neck and back. His VA internist suggested he try the acupuncture clinic to see if it would help. Aldrich is now an advocate for Veteran acupuncture therapy. Dr. Kishor Patel is an internist with the VA at the Ann Arbor Medical Center. He has trained in acupuncture since 2016 and now teaches other medical professionals about Battle Field Acupuncture (BFA). Dr. Patel is a certified medical acupuncturist and discusses its benefits for pain relief and healing. Its value for mental health, stress relief, anxiety, and substance abuse are discussed.

Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma have Resources Jun 06, 2023

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Stephanie Gattas enlisted in the Navy at 18. Her eight years of service left her with many new skills, but also the pain and guilt of MST. She founded The Pink Berets, a non-profit organization, in 2015 to provide support through holistic programs for survivors. She explains to host Jim Fausone how thousands of people have been helped by The Pink Berets.org and how to reach out and help.

OPERATION SONG, NVBDC, AND D-DAY REMEMBERED Jun 05, 2023

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LEN LOMELL, THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE ASSAULT ON POINTE-DU-HOC. D-Day Hero Len Lomell from Toms River, NJ D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the largest invasion in the history of the world. Pointe-Du-Hoc was a nearly 100-meter high cliff, with perpendicular sides jutting out into the English Channel. You won’t believe the story of this incredible example of American ingenuity as we learn how this small group of Rangers was finally able to accomplish their mission despite all the SNAFUs. Join us as we talk with Len Lomell, the last survivor of the assault on Pointe-Du-Hoc. Len was a Toms River, NJ man. After the war he married and had 3 daughters while building a successful law practice. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 91. Here is a wonderful review of Leonard’s life, provided by NJ.com. www.nj.com/news/2011/03/leonard_lomell_d-day_hero_from Operation Song: Kristi Alderson, Navy AT3 on F/A 18s, with Songwriter Jenn Franklin talk about their collaboration in writing "RISE" https://www.operationsong.org/ Keith King, Army18th Brigade (218th and 630th MP companies) and Founder of NVBDC discuses what's happening at the National Veterans Business Development Council. HOME - NVBDC

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