by Travis Partington | Oct 23, 2020 | Podcast
I met Heather through James Van Prooyen’s Veterans Business Hour. Heather is a U.S. Army Veteran and now does business coaching. Business coaching from Heather’s point of view is identifying what you want to do with your business and executing on that...
by Travis Partington | Oct 16, 2020 | Podcast
This is part four of a five part series on Irreverent Warriors in Tennessee. I had the pleasure of speaking with Marine Corps Veteran Jesse Hawe. Jesse has been hard at work for the Knoxville Hike and feels that the work Irreverent Warriors does is needed now more...
by Travis Partington | Oct 9, 2020 | Podcast
I met US Air Force Retired Veteran James Van Prooyen a couple of years ago. We didn’t really connect until this year when James asked me to sit on his Veterans Business Hour that he hosts.I started learning about other Veterans who are starting their own...
by Travis Partington | Oct 2, 2020 | Podcast
This is Part Three of a Five Part series about Irreverent Warriors in Tennessee. Part One was with Bobbi Smith – Taylor from Chattanooga, and Part Two was with Zack Jenkins from Nashville, Tennessee. I met Nick Sawall earlier this year in a short trip to...
by Travis Partington | Oct 1, 2020 | Podcast
We are doing 208 Live tonight. I am going talk about the Oscar Mike Radio Sweat Activated Shirt made by Authentically American and the promotion we are doing to raise money for Vet Unite and Wild Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Program. Also...
by Travis Partington | Sep 27, 2020 | Podcast
This is part two of my series on Irreverent Warriors Tennessee Silkies Hikes. The first show in this series was 204 – Irreverent Warriors – Chattanooga (https://oscarmikeradio.com/204-i…) with Bobbi Smith Taylor.207 had me talking with USMC Veteran...
by Travis Partington | Sep 27, 2020 | Podcast
I met Ben back in 2018 and he came on Oscar Mike Radio for #109 (https://oscarmikeradio.com/episode-109-get-up-nation/). At the time Ben, had published the book “Get Up”...
by Travis Partington | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog
This is a follow up to the post about Veterans Garden Inc. event with Rolling Thunder MA Chapter 2. The Afternoon Cookout featured Sean T Hannan of Veterans Get Guitars (https://www.facebook.com/Veterans-Get-Guitars-1659239124340976/). Sean started his outreach in...
by Travis Partington | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog
The President of Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 got a hold of me and said I should check out the Cookout at The Veterans Garden Sunday, August 30th. I went down to Bridgewater, MA and was impressed by the work done. Veterans grow vegetables for themselves and for a food...
by Travis Partington | Aug 28, 2020 | Podcast
Aaron Lawrence is a Marine Corps Veteran who had Explosive Ordnance Disposal as his Military Occupational Specialty. After he left the Marine Corps, Aaron studied for his law degree and now is practicing at the Law Office of James M. Wilkerson in Ruston, LA....
by Travis Partington | Aug 21, 2020 | Podcast
I talked with Marine Corps Veteran Bobbi Smith Taylor. Bobbi is the coordinator for the Irreverent Warrior Chattanooga hike that is taking place Saturday, August 22nd. Learning about Irreverent Warriors and Bobbi’s journey opened my eyes to how important it is...
by Travis Partington | Aug 21, 2020 | Podcast
Continuing the “My Military Story” Series, I talk about the end of Second Phase in Boot Camp. There is a hump at the end and everyone is supposed to do to make it up “The Reaper”. This is a 700 Foot mountain that all MCRD San Diego Marines must...
by Travis Partington | Aug 7, 2020 | Podcast
Really enjoyed doing this show. I like getting to learn about Veterans who have started their own business or non-profits. John Currie is no exception. John flew helicopters in the Marine Corps and after getting out he and his wife Stacy started Semper Savage. They...
by Travis Partington | Jul 31, 2020 | Podcast
I talked with Rob Montminy, who along with others, used social media to create groups for Veterans to connect with each other. The private Facebook Groups Masshole Marines and Masshole Veterans are proving effective for Veterans in the New England area to assist each...
by Travis Partington | Jul 24, 2020 | Podcast
“Don’t lick anything Weird and Wash your Damn Hands!” that is what the shirt says, but it means so much more. Mistress Carrie was on #62 and #100 for Oscar Mike Radio. Mistress Carrie had worked at 107.3 WAAF in Boston for almost 30 years when the...
by Travis Partington | Jul 17, 2020 | Podcast
On May 31st, the Shaw Memorial was defaced. This monument was created to honor the memory and service of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. The Massachusetts 54th Regiment was an all black infantry unit that served honorably during the Civil War. I talked to Shawn...