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August 9, 2008: Thunder Over Michigan LIVE Aug 09, 2008

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CHRYSLER JEEP SUPERSTORES' THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN

Months of preparation followed by three days of well-coordinated action make up “Thunder.” Check out our insider interviews with those responsible for carrying out this mission, as well as the pilots who fly the air show circuit, who will describe the inner workings of a large military aviation event.

Join the Veterans Radio crew, Gary Lillie and Bob Gould, as they broadcast from the Yankee Air Museum at historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

July 12, 2008: Meet Ron Warhurst Jul 12, 2008

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Ron Warhurst is currently the Cross Country Coach at the University of Michigan, earning seven Big Ten Championships. In his previous job, he was a Marine walking “Point” in Vietnam. After that, he was part of a six-man team that would enter enemy villages in the middle of the night and capture the local VC leaders. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and two Purple Hearts.

Host Gary Lillie will also be talking with David Miller, COO of Con-way Freight, an international freight transportation company with 28,000 employees. Mr. Miller will describe the launch of a unique public-private partnership with the Army Reserves that will allow both organizations to recruit, train and employ individuals interested in both serving the nation and pursuing a career in the commercial freight transportation industry.

July 5, 2008: Happy Birthday America! Jul 05, 2008

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Quotes and music celebrating America’s history

Guests include Theresa Sloat and her amazing rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.”

April 26, 2008: Vietnam War Combat Doctors Apr 26, 2008

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War is hell…that’s why we have the “DOC”.

The grunts will tell you the “Docs” were the bravest men they ever knew, and this Saturday you will learn why. Join host Gary Lillie as he interviews Army Medic Ray Essenmacher and Navy Corpsman Rick Whitson; both of them combat ‘docs’ of the Vietnam War. Their stories will be graphic; and may wring out raw emotion. One thing is for sure; once you hear the stories they tell, you will thank every military person and veteran you meet for your freedom.

Learn more about Army Medic Ray Essenmacher.

April 19, 2008: Scott Swett & George Mellinger / Winter Soldier I & II Apr 19, 2008

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Why did warriors leave “home” to serve in the Vietnam War, but “came back” when their tour was over? Why didn’t they go “home?” Perhaps the main reason was the treatment they received from citizens who reviled our warriors, while praising those of other countries. What brought about that attitude? Did the protestors and our country hear the truth about our warriors? Join Gary Lillie as he hosts lively interviews on a very controversial subject. Did John Kerry receive funding from Jane Fonda to gather lies about our troops in Vietnam? The notarized statements he presented were entered into the Congressional Record. If they are lies, does that constitute perjury to congress? And just what is Jimmy Carter up to these days? Is he connected with Winter Soldier II? Why is his picture posted on one of their web sites?

April 5, 2008: Elliott Storm / These Scars Are Sacred Apr 05, 2008

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These Scars Are Sacred, Part II.

These Scars are Sacred was written to heal, and inform to give the American public some idea of what it was like to come home to a place where one was not wanted nor welcome. This story will take you from an extreme place of combat and fear, so realistic you will feel yourself there, to an ending that never finishes.

Elliott Storm is a 100% combat-disabled veteran and a decorated Vietnam combat veteran who served with the 1st Marine Division. Since we last talked with Elliott, These Scars Are Sacred has been picked up by Borders and is being marketed around the World. Storm has lectured at Yale University, the Navy War College, and just about every Veterans organization in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

January 19, 2008: War Dogs II Jan 19, 2008

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Join host Gary Lillie and guests Gerry Corrigan, Johnny Mayo, and Perry Money as they recount the stories of their dogs. Johnny, an Army scout dog handler, had two dogs, Tiger and Kelly. Perry, a former Marine, handled Missy, a mine and booby trap detecting dog. What did these German Shepherd dogs do to save the lives of Americans? What was their fate?

Hear all about them on…War Dogs II. Many dogs did not make it.

January 12, 2008: Marilyn Jeffers Walton Jan 12, 2008

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“All the planes from Horsham St. Faith that day were B-24s, designated as “heavies.” The darkness lifted by 4:30 a.m., and a partly cloudy morning shone through for take-off. By 7:32. a.m. the lead bomber of the 96th Combat Wing moved out. The hulking “Rhapsody in Junk” waited to swing around off the tarmac and onto the runway. …Up in the cockpit, the pilot, Northrop understood the futility of their plight. He put the nose wheel down to surrender to the Germans, but beneath the smokescreen, they kept firing. Once down, he could not get the wheel back up, and it blocked the exit through the nose wheel hatch. He hit the bail out bell just outside the flak area. With just eighteen combat hours, the crew’s wings would be clipped, and they would spend the rest of the war on the ground as prisoners of war of the Third Reich.” Host Dale Throneberry and award winning author Marilyn Jeffers Walton talk about her father’s last flight on Rhapsody in Junk.

January 5, 2008: Shakey's Hill Jan 05, 2008

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If you weren’t there you may have wondered how combat in Vietnam looked. As a combat veteran you may have wanted your family and friends to know what you experienced, but could not express it. Now anyone can see and hear the experience of the 19-22 year old American grunt by purchasing the most amazing documentary of the Vietnam War. It was produced by perhaps the bravest movie cameraman who ever covered that war…and…he was Australian.

Join host Gary Lillie and award-winning cinematographer Norman Lloyd, along with former Bravo Co, 5/7 Cav infantrymen Russ Failing and Bill Little as they discuss battling the NVA in Cambodia, including the day that 19-year old “Shakey” was killed on the hill that was later named for him.

November 24, 2007: Pride and Honor Flight Nov 24, 2007

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Pride and Honor Flight is an organization dedicated to transporting World War II veterans to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C. Many veterans of that era no longer have the energy or the money to make the trip on their own, so volunteers raised the funds, arranged the details and flew the veterans to Washington and back on a single day. The veterans were shown soaking up the experience and discussing how grateful they were for the opportunity to finally see the monument to their service, which opened in 2004. These trips are free of charge to the veteran. Join Ken Rogge and his guests, Earl Morse, the originator of The Honor Flight program in Ohio and, Faye Wiseley, originator of the Pride and Honor Flight program in Dexter, Michigan. The stories you will hear will bring tears to you eyes. Maybe you’ll end up as a volunteer with the Honor Flight program in your hometown.

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