by Travis Partington | Dec 1, 2024 | Blog, Guest, Podcast
I was excited to welcome Carolee Hagstrom, a remarkable mother of two Marine sons and the host of Conversations with the Vet to Oscar Mike Radio. We delved into the unique challenges and joys of parenting children in the military. Carolee shares her deeply personal...
by Travis Partington | Dec 1, 2024 | Blog, Guest, Podcast
In the second installment of our four-part series on Ben Monette, we dive deeper into his journey and mission. If you missed Part 1 (episode #416 – https://oscarmikeradio.com/416-ben-monnette-move-to-purpose/), we explored Ben’s powerful story of overcoming...
by Travis Partington | Sep 13, 2024 | Blog
Michelle Hamilton Veterans’ Services Division Director and Veterans Services Officer asked me to come to the Town of Foxborough and Boyden Library’s Veterans Book Club Event. The featured author was Andy Biggio, USMC Veteran, police officer and Veterans...
by Travis Partington | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
Kelly Young, the Director of Veterans Services for the City of Brockton asked me to speak at the Purple Heart Luncheon on August 7th, 2024. This year the following Veterans and their families were honored. P02 Lawrence R. Cosgrove – U.S. Navy – MIA WWII...
by Travis Partington | May 21, 2024 | Blog, Guest, Interviews
The narrative of Reese Carwile, as the Freedom Alliance’s 2024 Scholarship Fund Student Ambassador, is a poignant reminder of the enduring spirit of those who have faced great loss. Her dedication to honoring her father’s legacy through hard work and service to...
by Travis Partington | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
David, Kelly, and Rick from the Veterans Brotherhood Motorcycle Club, asked me to come with them to southern Massachusetts to meet not one, but two World War II Veterans. Bill is 99, going on 100, and George is not too far behind. The interesting thing is that both...
by Travis Partington | Aug 20, 2023 | Blog
I talked with U.S. Army Veteran Stephen Russell on Oscar Mike Radio #336 (https://oscarmikeradio.com/336-stephen-russell-tales-of…/). Stephen talked about his love of drawing and how working with Joseph Miles Pittman helped create Tales of Nihilism. When Stephen...
by Travis Partington | Aug 13, 2023 | Blog
I was with Abington VSO Adam Gunn at Black Hat Brew Works a couple of months ago when first saw the Till Valhalla Truck. The truck made an immediate impression on me. The truck had names on it and the license plate “PTSD 22”, meant that this was not a...
by Travis Partington | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog
Veterans must file a PACT Act claim or submit an intent to file by August 9, 2023, to have their benefits backdated to August 10, 2022, the day the legislation was enacted. The PACT Act is a significant expansion of VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to...
by Travis Partington | Aug 6, 2023 | Blog
David, a.k.a. “Big Dog” from the Veterans Brotherhood VMC asked me to come down to Christ Church in Swansea, MA for the Church’s monthly Veterans’ Breakfast on Saturday, August 5th, 2023. Christ Church in Swansea, MA puts on a monthly breakfast...
by Travis Partington | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
The United States Veterans Vietnam Era Post 2 held a ceremony on Sunday, April 24th to mark the end of the Vietnam War at the Town of Abington MA War Memorial. Thanks to Paster Kristy Coburn for the prayer and Abington Veterans’ Services Officer Adam Gunn for...
by Travis Partington | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog
I was at the Abington, MA VFW Post on December 5th, when I saw this notice on the bulletin board about Save the Sketches, a Community Heritage Project being organized by the Dyer Memorial Library (http://dyerlibrary.org/). The project was to give voice to Civil War...
by Travis Partington | Oct 24, 2021 | Blog
Saturday, October 23rd, I went to 2021 Support our Veterans Association Spooktacular Poker Run after party held at The Downtown in Norton, MA. I didn’t realize how much I missed doing these kinds of things. I haven’t really been able to do anything the...
by Travis Partington | Oct 8, 2021 | Blog
I was on at 101 Arch St in Boston doing work when all of the sudden my colleagues and I got word that something terrible had happened in New York City. We were all watching the TV and our computer screens when the second plane hit the Tower. Our thoughts...
by Travis Partington | May 27, 2021 | Blog
This is the information post about the Livestream I am doing with Danielle Rocco of Devoted to a Soldier for Gold Star son Richard Fitts Jr. SSGT. Richard Fitts Sr. lost his life during a mission in Laos in 1968. It took 21 years for Richard Fitts Jr. and his family...
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...
