Veterans Radio
by Veterans Radio America
Our mission is to see that the world appreciates what extraordinary things ordinary people have done to gain and preserve our freedom.
Podcast episodes
Season 21
DR. REBECCA GRANT & US NATIONAL SECURITY
Join us this week for a discussion on US foreign affairs, military conflicts, weapons, and air power, with national security analyst Dr. Rebecca Grant and host Dale Throneberry. This is our tenth year hosting Dr. Grant and she remains one of our most popular guests! Dr. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst based in Washington, DC. She earned her PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics at age 25 then worked for RAND and on the staff of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Dr. Grant is Vice president and Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute researching military and tech/artificial intelligence topics. In today's program we look at the Iran attack on Israel and Israel's response. Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, Russia's threat to Europe's security, China, Iran and Russia meetings, and much more.
HOW DO WE STOP THE SUICIDES? HELPING VETERANS IN CRISIS
This week on Veterans Radio, our guests are Rev. Bob Bull (Vietnam Air Force Veteran, Peer Support Specialist, VVA 310 Service Officer, VCAT 9 QOL Chair) and Nicholas McBryan (US Army Medic. OEF/OIF Veteran). We’ll discuss suicide prevention and helping veterans in crisis. Please call into the program if you’d like to join the conversation: 734-822-1600 We’ll also be highlighting our NVBDC Veteran-Owned Busines of the Month! Julie Dyer is a Navy Veteran and owner of Express Yourself Promotional Products.
Millenial Veteran and Update on NATO
JENNA CARLTON – THE MILLENNIAL VETERAN Navy Veteran Jenna Carlton, known on social media as The Millennial Veteran, talks to host Jim Fausone about her time in the Navy, her transition to a government job, and an opinion piece written for Task & Purpose on the current military recruiting crisis. Carlton contends younger veterans will not help until their transition, mental health, and physical health issues are all addressed by the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs. To learn more about Jenna and read her latest articles for Task & Purpose, click here. Find The Millennial Veteran on Instagram Learn more about “The Veteran Workbook,” a journal published by Jenna to help veterans as they transition out of the military. KEVIN GREEN & BRUCE LEMKIN – THE CURRENT STATE OF NATO As NATO approaches its 75th anniversary, Admiral (ret.) Kevin Green and Captain (ret.) Bruce Lemkin join Jim for a discussion on the value of NATO today. Is everyone paying their fair share? Is there a risk of isolationism in the future? These fellows of the American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL) give a broad and knowledgeable perspective of world threats and the value of NATO.
VETERANS BENEFITS – April 2024
Host Dale Throneberry and Carol Ann Fausone, (USAF Brig Gen ret), from Legal Help for Veterans answer your questions during our monthly Benefits Program. Topics on this program include: Upgrading your current rating. Reapplying for conditions now covered by the Pact Act. New ratings for gastrointestinal conditions. Contact Veterans Radio with your questions for our next Benefits Program on Sunday, May 5th at 5 PM eastern.
FR. EMIL KAPAUN, ARMY CHAPLAIN IN KOREA AND MOH RECIPIENT
CAPTURED AND CONFINED Captured, 2 November 1950 by North Korean-Chinese Soldiers, Father Kapaun was confined at Prison Camp #5, Pyoktong, North Korea until his death, at the hands of his captors, 23 May 1951. Granted title of “Servant of God” by the Catholic Church Father Kapaun is the Most Decorated Chaplain in US military history. In April of 2013 President Obama awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for Father Kapaun. THE MIRACLE OF FATHER KAPAUN Join Veterans Radio Host Bob Gould and guests: Father John Hotze, Priest and Judicial Vicar for the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, Roy Wenzl, national award winning reporter for the Wichita Eagle and co-author of The Miracle of Father Kapaun, and William “Bill” Funchess, soldier and fellow POW who was there at Camp 5, all together to honor a great humanitarian.