Archive for the ‘Podcast’ Category
April 9, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast, Spouse and Family, Veteran Benefits
Tonight we’re speaking with Eli Williamson who is the Executive Director of “Leave No Veteran Behind” (www.leavenoveteranbehind.org). They are a 501(c)(3) non-profit service run by veterans that works to relieve the educational debt of veterans who are serving and have served in the US Military.
Currently, many service members who receive higher education during, before, or after their service have to take out costly loans to pay for their education. While there are military educational programs that help relieve this educational debt, not all veterans are covered under these programs. Leave No Veteran Behind addresses this issue by taking private donations and applying them directly to veterans’ student loan accounts. After receiving aid veterans are required to give back 100 hours of community service. “While our main goal is to give veterans what they deserve; free access to an education, we also want to allow these same veterans the ability to give back to their community. Providing them educational debt relief will remove any roadblocks that may impact their ability to use the skills that they learned in the military and higher education to improve the lives of others.”
We will also be talking with Brittany McKee who is a military spouse and also works for the Sierra Club. She will be discussing the world premiere of a new documentary called Red, White & Green at the DC Environmental Film Festival. The film highlights children of military families as our nation’s youngest heroes and showcases the benefits of outdoor experiences. The documentary shows the journey of military kids who came together last summer at Operation Purple® summer camps, which are designed to provide a bit of brief outdoor respite and support-building for military kids dealing with the deployment of a parent. The film tells moving stories of kids learning to cope with a parent’s deployment, and also highlights the ways in which the healing power of nature helps the children grow and bond. Together with the National Military Family Association, they will provide over 9000 military kids with a free week of summer camp at over 60 different week-long camps across the country this summer. http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/films.php?FilmID=362
So be sure and join CJ and Troy tonight at www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved for another jam-packed and exciting show.
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March 26, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast, Why We Serve
Tonight on You Served Radio we will be talking with freelance and war-front embedded journalist P.J. Tobia. P.J. wrote the Washington Post Article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121203291.html) exposing the article-32 hearing and the grave injustices being imposed on CPT Hill and 1SG Scott.
We are also talking with NY National Guard SGM, Dave Oliver. Dave joined the regular army in 1985 as an Infantryman. He served four years, two in Germany and two in Georgia. After he left active duty, he joined the New York Army National Guard. Dave has served as a infantry team leader, squad leader, scout platoon section leader, scout platoon sergeant, infantry platoon sergeant, first sergeant and operations sergeant major. Since 9-11 he has deployed for six homeland security missions to include Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Jump Start. In addition Dave has served two tours of duty for Operation Enduring Freedom. This last deployment he served as the Afghan National Police Development Sergeant Major for the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.
In addition to talking with all these tough guys we will be talking with one soft lady, who supports tough guys. Gina Elise from www.pinupsforvets.com will talk to CJ and Troy about what great things she is doing to benefit our troops with the gifts God has given her.
It is not a show to miss, so be sure to tell your friends, family and co-workers to tune in to www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved at 8PM EST.
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March 19, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast
On tonight’s show we will be talking to and getting an update from Andi (www.spousebuzz.com) on how the milblog conference (April 24-25th) is coming along.
Also we will be talking with Afghanistan and Iraq vet Mike Jones. Mike was a Company Commander on the ground during Operation Anaconda and served with last week’s guest Brandon Friedman. Mike has recognized the stresses that combat puts on our men and women today, in addition to the stresses put on the family members of those that must share the house of the veteran. This recognition has motivated him to start the website www.notalone.com.
As per the Notalone.com website “Not Alone began with the idea of creating a space for warriors and families dealing with combat stress to come together, where they can spend time with others and start the healing process.”
In addition to those great guests CJ and Troy will be talking about several hot topics in the news this week, to include but not limited to; The ending of the Stop Loss policy, the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, and other hot topics that come to mind.
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March 5, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast
Tonight, starting at 7PM EST, we will speak with Jesse Loren, editor of Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women On The Homefront. We’ll also speak with Missy Martin, who wrote one of the stories in the book, along with her brother who just returned from Iraq. Clint Van Winkle, author of “Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”. SOFT SPOTS moves effortlessly back and forth across time and continents as war scenes in reality are intermixed with war ravages remembered. Van Winkle desperately sought help from the Veteran’s Administration, but each trip to a VA facility would be another maddening adventure into bureaucratic red tape and ineptitude. He discovered it was an indifferent system that gives lip service about their concern for veterans but in reality seems to abandon them.
We hope you join us at www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved
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February 26, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Life in the Military, MilBlogger Interviews, Podcast
Tonight on You Served Radio we will be talking with NY National Guard LT. Amy Bonanno. Amy just returned from a one year tour in Afghanistan as part of Task Force Phoenix. She was the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the the southern Afghan region, based out of the volatile Kandahar region. We will be talking about her tour as a PAO, some of the things that happened then, like the prison break, Focused District Development Teams, and the famed Nick Meo affair. Also keeping in line with our theme of talking about the challenges of women serving in the military we will probably chat about what challenges and unique issues she saw versus her male counterparts.
We’ll also be talking with Dana Canedy, author of “A Journal For Jordan”. The book is based off the private journal of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King. In the book, 1SG King gives timeless advice from a father to his son in the form of a regular journal. When 1SG King was killed in Iraq, Dana published his journal for all generations to read.
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February 25, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast
Are you on Facebook? Are you a fan of this blog or the You Served Radio show which airs live every Thursday evening at www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved? Well if your answer is YES to both of those questions then the next time you are on Facebook search for “You Served Blog & Radio Fan Club” and come join the Fan Club for this Blog and the online radio show.
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February 19, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast
Tonight we have another great show full of patriotic people. Our first guest is a civilian nurse who works at a military hospital and has cared for many of our wounded troops. Then, we’re bringing back Eve Chase to close the loop on last week’s aborted show.
During the 8pm hour we’ll be talking with Aaron Gaudet, Director/Editor/Director of Photography of the film “The Way We Get By”. Check out the trailer at http://www.thewaywegetbymovie.com/
We’ll also have SFC Angela McKinzie on as our Tribute to Freedom Soldier this week. I can’t think of a better place to be this week!
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February 13, 2009 By Claire
Posted in Podcast, Spouse and Family
Most of us recognize the phrase “in sickness and in health” because we have either uttered those words when we took our wedding vows, or we have heard others say them in a ceremony. Every couple goes through trials that will take them back to the very words they spoke as a promise their spouse.
That’s exactly what these women have walked through. They promised to love their husband; for better or worse, for richer or poorer, and in sickness and in health.
These ladies heard the words that every wife of a deployed soldier fears.
“Your husband was injured in combat.”
“It was an IED… he took a direct hit.”
“He has been severely wounded.”
“He is being airlifted.”
“We don’t know the extent of his injuries.”
“It’s life threatening.”
“It’s life altering.”
“I’m sorry.”
What do you do when the man you love, the man you made those vows to is severely wounded in combat? If you are a woman of principle, what you do is stay by his side, love him, comfort him, and you make good on the promise you spoke to him the day you were married.
That’s exactly what these ladies have done.
They took the call. They stood in the gap for their husbands. They remained faithful and strong and they are ready to share their stories.
Keep your eyes open for the announcement of when we will air the first You Served Blog Talk Radio program, Spouse Edition. Our first show will be on wives of wounded warriors. They will share their stories, their struggles, their triumphs, and the challenges that lie before them.
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February 12, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast, Veteran Benefits
On tonight’s Blog Talk Radio You Served show hosted by CJ and Troy we will be talking with Eve Chase, who is a soldier, veteran of OEF, and currently very active in soldier issues on Capital Hill. She is also trying to start up a group that focuses exclusively on the concerns and issues with women veteran issues. She is also a member of Team Charlie at http://stormthehill.org/. CJ and Troy will also be talking about the current topics in the news dealing with soldiers to include the new report on obesity in the military and the current happenings in Afghanistan and why you are hearing nothing out of Iraq.
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January 22, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast
We have several great guests on the You Served Radio show tonight, starting at 7Pm EST over at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved. They come from various background which will allow us to talk a variety of topics. Tonight our guests include:
My good friend and a person who supported me in Afghanistan, Elaine Miller, MSN, RN-BC – Civilian Case Manager at BAMC. Recently Awarded the National Case Manager Award of Service Excellence. Elaine received the prestigious Award of Service Excellence, one of just two major awards presented at the annual Case Manager educational event and expo. Elaine serves as a clinical preceptor and skills-lab instructor, developed and facilitated nursing, nutrition, ethics, and home health courses. She has also written several nationally published articles on subjects ranging from obesity and home health, to diabetes nutritional support and wound healing.
We will also have Howard M. Layton – author of “Love and Sand“. Love and Sand focuses on the author’s wartime experiences in the RAF and the impact they had on his life during and after the war. Layton’s war time career was spent in the Middle East and North Africa. The book opens with the dramatic aftermath of a raid on an Italian airfield in Abyssinia, flown from the Yemen by No.203 Squadron.
Last but not least we will have motivational speaker, Mr. Nelson Lauver – author and founder of “The American Storyteller” (www.theamericanstoryteller.com) will be on the show to talk about his current initiative.
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