Archive for the ‘Podcast’ Category
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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January 15, 2009 By Troy
Posted in Podcast, Why We Serve
First let me say that you can now email both hosts (CJ and I) directly with ideas for guests or topics, questions for guests, requests for information, or job offers on any major TV or radio network directly at cjandtroy@youserved.com.
Also, you can now follow You Served Blog and Radio show on Twitter. Our twitter address is www.twitter.com/youserved.
As for tonight’s show, we will have music band A.I. They have a new song entitled “Time 2 Come Home” dedicated to troops. Check out more of their music at http://www.aimusic.com or on iTunes.
Milblogger, good friend, fellow soldier, and author Toby Nunn is now working hard with Soldiers Angels. We’ll talk to him about what the organization is about.
We are also working on getting a surprise guest on the show for tonight. So be sure and check us out at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved
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January 12, 2009 By Troy
Posted in News, Podcast
The VAMC You Served blog and radio show is now up and running on twitter. You can follow along to see when the latest posts are created, get updates about the show or even get show reminders by going to www.twitter.com/youserved.
If you have a twitter account, follow along and get updates on your phone or pda.
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November 10, 2008 By Troy
Posted in MilBlogger Interviews, Podcast, Why We Serve
The Blog Talk Radio You Served online Radio show is breaking new ground and I hope you will join CJ and Troy for this awesome occasion. The show hosted by CJ Grisham and Troy Steward will be on a special night this week, Tuesday night (Veteran’s Day). It is also at a special time. The reason this is breaking new ground (and why the special time) is because CJ and Troy are teaming up with www.patriotwatch.com and KFBK radio on the west coast to sync together online new media radio with traditional over the air radio. KFBK is a 50,000 watt Clear Channel station that averages over 1 million listeners in eleven states plus their online listening audience.
Since they are on the west coast, CJ and Troy have to move the show a little later than usual. We have two full hours of guests lined up for the show and we have been working diligently with KFBK and PatriotWatch to get this coordinated.
The timeframe for the show is 9PM -11PM EST. I know it is late, but I really hope you can listen live. From 9PM-10PM EST you can listen to it at the normal place, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved
Starting at around 10:05 PM EST, KFBK will come online and you can also listen to it at their site which is, http://www.kfbk.com/main.html. Radio host Bruce Maiman will join CJ and Troy at 10:05 PM EST to serve as a 3rd co-host of the show. At 11PM EST, the online broadcast playing at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved will end, however Bruce has another full hour, of which he may use to keep talking to CJ, Troy, and some of our guests.
Both websites will also have an archive of the show that can be downloaded later as a podcast.
The theme of the show will of course be Veteran’s Day and what it means to you. The guests we have represent multiple wars and experiences in our Nation’s history. We will have:
- Afghanistan Veteran Mike Tumminelli (known as Mike T on this blog)
- Michael Tumminelli works in Current Operations/Counter IED TF at Fort Myer. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, having just returned from Afghanistan as an Embedded Training Team member as part of Task Force Phoenix. He has also been to both Iraq and Afghanistan as part of his DOD civilian job.
- Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Winner Leo Thorsnes
- A decorated United States Military veteran and retired colonel in the United States Air Force. Thorsness was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in the Vietnam War, for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent six years in captivity as a prisoner of war.
- Desert Storm Veteran SGT Freedom
- A Veteran of Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Determined Resolve, plus he is known as the voice of the patriot on his frequent You Tube videos that he publishes regularly.
- WWII and Iwo Jima Veteran Major General Fred Haynes
- He commanded two divisions and several regimental combat teams in three wars. He is the last living officer of Combat Team 28, the unit that raised the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.
- Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Winner Paul ‘Bud’ Bucha
- Mr Bucha was a two time All-American swimmer. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. In Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam, Captain Bucha of the 3rd battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade 101st Airborne Division led a recon patrol that encountered strong resistance. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions between March 16-19, 1968.He later taught at West Point and became president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
- Iraq Veteran Zach Johnson
- A Soldier/Musician, Zach is an Army NCO who wrote songs that were inspired by his Iraq deployment. Zach enlisted in the Army prior to the war starting, but after he witnessed the terrible events of 9/11. He put a promising career on hold in order to serve his country.
- Veteran and embedded reporter Scott Kesterson live from Afghanistan with hopefully a couple of soldiers who will talk about what it is like to be serving on the Pakistan border on Veteran’s Day.
- Scott Kesterson is an ex-soldier who is a freelance journalist and blogger. He was embedded with Task Force Phoenix from May 2006-May 2007 in Afghanistan and is about to release a cutting edge documentary titled AT WAR. You can see trailers and photos at www.atwarfilm.com. Scott is back in Afghanistan on another 3 month embed following up from his earlier tour assessing progress and the current situation from the border along Pakistan.
All of these guys plus co-hosts; Iraqi and 14 year Veteran 1SG, CJ Grisham and myself Desert Storm, Afghanistan and 21 year Veteran, 1SG Troy Steward.
Please tell your friends, tell your family. Start spamming them now if need be. What better way to celebrate Veteran’s Day than to listen to Veteran’s live, telling it in their own words.
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September 11, 2008 By CJ
Posted in MilBlogger Interviews, Podcast
Folks, if you missed the You Served podcast live tonight, you missed a GREAT show. Not because I was on it, but because of the other people that were on it: David Bellavia, author of “House to House” and Medal of Honor nominee; 1SG Troy Steward, New York National Guardsman, military blogger at www.bouhammer.com and Afghanistan veteran; and Retired Marine Corps Major General Fred Haynes, author of “Lions of Iwo Jima”.
While it was an honor to have ALL of my guests on there, you simply have to listen to the interview with General Haynes. I interviewed the highest ranking survivor of the Iwo Jima Campaign from WWII. Then a Captain in the Marine Corps, General Haynes led and planned much of the combat on the island. His stories and insight are amazing and simply inspiring.
I also really enjoyed speaking with David Bellavia. David is a busy guy. He works so hard to help get out the Soldiers’ stories all the while pushing off his own heroic contributions in Iraq. Like most heroes, he takes it all in stride in utter humility. His work with Vets For Freedom put him back into the same country he fought for with his life. He was able to go back somewhere that many of friends didn’t come back from alive.
Finally, I also got to speak with my friend 1SG Troy Steward. Troy is a military brat and has been in the military for over 21 years. We spoke about his experience in NY during the events surrounding September 11th, his deployment to Afghanistan, and his son’s current deployment to Afghanistan as well. His blog has offered an experienced point of view about the conflict in Afghanistan and follows his son’s current deployment.
The show will swell a sense of pride within your heart and make you proud to be an American, knowing the kinds of people protecting this country. To listen to and download the show, visit our podcast page at www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved.
Okay, I just listened to the show and there is a strange and suspicious silence when one of the callers asks him a question. I was hoping that it wouldn’t come through in the archive, but it does. The caller and I both heard the answer, but it didn’t come through over the air. He basically said that there is no difference between his Marines and today’s Marines (though General Haynes was much more eloquent).
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