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November 17, 2007: Jungles of Vietnam Nov 17, 2007

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Your eyes are straight ahead, left, right, up, down…looking for any motion, anything that is out of place, any shape that shouldn’t be there. Your ears are tuned to every sound…or silence. Your vision is that of a hawk and your hearing like that of a deer. Your senses are as acute as any animal; and in order to survive the next moment, they must be. You are walking…Point

Join host Gary Lillie as he interviews a man who walked point in the jungles of Vietnam and lived to share his stories with us.

November 3, 2007: Steve Vermillion / Dust Off Nov 03, 2007

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Join your host, Dale Throneberry, and his guest Steve Vermillion. Steve was a 20-year-old Warrant Officer when he served with the 45th Medical Company (AA) in Vietnam in 1969. As Pilot and Aircraft Commander of an unarmed Dustoff helicopter, he flew 1127 hours of combat time and he and his crews accounted for the rescue of over 2200 soldiers. His awards include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with “V” device.

October 20, 2007: Shannon E. French / Ethics, Morality, and War Oct 20, 2007

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What are ethics? What is morality? How can one behave in a moral manner? These are among the most difficult and most interesting questions that face people of any age. What defines a “Warrior” today? We explore these important questions with our guest, Shannon E. French, Assoc. Prof. Associate Chair, Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy and author of The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present.

October 13, 2007: Slick Pilots in the Vietnam War Oct 13, 2007

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The UH-1 Huey was the workhorse of the Vietnam War. The pilots who flew them were a grunt’s dream and an aircraft designer’s nightmare. From the DMZ to the Mekong Delta, these men and their machines performed missions from the mundane to the terrifying, night and day, fair weather and worse than foul. Most came home; many did not. Join us as we talk with some of those “Slick” pilots in the first of our series on the helicopter in warfare.

October 6, 2007: The Rescue of Streetcar 304 Oct 06, 2007

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The Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot’s forty hours on the run in Laos

In 1968, Navy Lt. Kenny Fields boarded the aircraft carrier USS America and set sail for the Gulf of Tonkin to join the air war against North Vietnam. On his first combat mission, Kenny was shot down following a bomb run. Enemy troops fired at him as he floated down in his parachute and continued to doggedly chase him during the next thirty-nine hours. Thus began one of the largest and most dramatic air rescue efforts of the Vietnam War. After 189 rescue sorties and the loss of seven planes, one pilot was rescued, another was captured and detained as a prisoner of war for over five years. We talk with Kenny Fields about his book that took thirty-five years to write.

September 29, 2007: Kingsley Browne / Co-Ed Combat Sep 29, 2007

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Batten down the hatches; man the bunkers; put all aircraft on alert—this one may be a bit controversial. Join host Gary Lillie, along with former U.S. Supreme Court Clerk, now a professor of law and author, Kingsley Browne, as they discuss Professor Brown’s new book Co-Ed Combat.

September 22, 2007: Going Back Sep 22, 2007

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What is it like for people who have served in war to go back to the places where it all happened?…the old battlefields. Is it cathartic, painful, both? Is it a mixture of emotions, a mind salad spinning in the brain; or does it bring calm and closure? Host Gary Lillie interviews three Vietnam Vets just 48 hours after their return from their old battlefields. We don’t know what to expect this is live radio.

September 15, 2007: SOUND OFF IRAQ Sep 15, 2007

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We have a group discussion about General Petraeus’ testimony before Congress.

September 8, 2007: House Committee on Veterans Affairs Sep 08, 2007

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So, you want to know about funding for our Nation’s Veterans? Our VETERANS RADIO guest is Congressman Bob Filner, Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Chairman Filner will tell about his recent “Route of the Wounded Warrior” Mission, the VA budget, mechanics of HVAC and Congress, and bold and innovative legislative proposals. This is the first installment of our “Connecting the Government and the Veteran” Initiative.

September 1, 2007: Helmets to Hardhats Sep 01, 2007

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Going from the battlefield to the business world is something most veterans have to do at some point. Veterans Radio explores several different job and business opportunities for veterans. Our guests include Anne St.Elio of the United Associates Union Program “Helmets to Hardhats,” which they say is the fastest way for military, reservists, and Guardsmen to transition from active duty to a career on the construction industry. Bill Elmore, Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development, talks about the Small Business Administration’s new Patriot Express Program and Rebecca David, Regional Account Manager, from The CIT Small Business Lending Corporation (a unit of CIT Group Inc) talks about their program.

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