Episode 70 – Homeless Marine Hero
Question of the Week What did I think of the North Korea Defector? Lots of questions have been asked about the North Korean Defector who made his way to South Korea. After reading about his condition when they examined the soldier, I believe that winning a...
Episode 69 – Thanksgiving Message 2016 Replay
I didn’t have any new insights for Thanksgiving this year. I still like my Thanksgiving story from Fort Bliss. Enjoy Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying time with family and friends. Question of the Week “Who did you vote for...
Episode 68 – South Shore News & Views
November 8th, I was invited to come on the radio show South Shore News and Views on WVBF AM 1530 in Taunton, MA. SSN&V is hosted by Jack White, Bob Wisgirda, and Murray Vetstein. They had me on last year to do Oscar Mike Radio “Live” and it was an...
Episode 67 – Commander John Wells
The issue with NFL players kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner took another turn for me personally when members of the New Orleans Saints decided to kneel during the Star Spangled Banner in London, but stand for God Save the Queen. I felt it was disrespect at its...
Episode 66 – AMVETS Post 61 – Louisville, KY
This week I had the pleasure of talking with Bill Adkins who is the 1st Vice Commander for the Department of Kentucky and the Commander for AMVETs Post 61. Tracy Hays is a Past Department President as well as a Past Local President. Her current role is serving as the...
Episode 65 – My Military Story Part 5 – Yellow Footprints
I talk this week about getting to MCRD San Diego and my first 48 hours there. It was my first real taste of sleep deprivation and that feeling of what – in – the – world was I thinkin about when I decided to do this. When I think about it, boot camp...Episode 64 – Fourth Phase Marine Corps Boot Camp
Question of the Week What did I think of the Danny V Run? Daniel Vasselian, a Marine, was killed in Afghanistan. For the last four years there has been a motorcycle run to support the Danny V Foundation (https://www.dannyvfund.org/) The Fourth Annual Danny V...
Episode 63 – Sgt Toasty and Boomer
Toasty and I were in my truck talking when we did this podcast. We are Marines, so being mobile is all part of our game. Whether it is fighting, podcasting, or having a good time, we can do it all anywhere 24x7x365. I would like give a little background story before...
Episode 62 – Mistress Carrie – Veterans Advocate & WAAF Radio DJ
I started listening to WAAF and Mistress Carrie when I moved to Boston in 1999. I don’t know a lot of female radio personalities and I always liked her unapologetic, high energy style on the radio. I follow her on facebook and this whole episode started with the...
Episode 61 – Janet Woods, Reiki Practitioner
Reiki is something I wouldn’t normally associate with Veterans. However, every now and then I meet someone who can change your mind about the power of healing. I met Janet Woods a couple of years ago and started getting curious about Reiki Healing. According to...
Episode 60 – Operation Teammate Update
USAF Retired Veteran Tim Montjoy with Operation Teammate was on for Episode 30 (Episode 30 – Operation Teammate) and came back for Episode 60. He has not stopped moving since we last talked in February. Operation Teammate hosts the children of military and first...Episode 59 – Irreverent Warriors: Silkies Hike
NOTE: There was a technical difficulty and this episode that aired 3 Weeks ago was deleted. So I am posting this and Episode 60 and 61 as soon as possible to get caught up. So this episode was about me getting ready to go on the Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike on...
Episode 58 – Getting my rant on
I had some things I wanted to rant about this week. RANT #1 – MV-22 Osprey. I have a real problem with the MV-22 Osprey. This plane has been in development since 1991 and it hasn’t had the best track record. I try not to use Wikipedia for citations, but...
Episode 57 – Leaving on a Jet Plane for San Diego
Plane ….. I left Shreveport to San Diego by plane. My first plane ride ever. So this is part four, where I start leaving my life behind to become a Marine. As I am doing these, it is kind of funny how certain things come back to me as I am talking. I am trying...
Episode 56: The Taco Shelle
This episode isn’t a story about a fellow Marine Sister who I served with in Yuma, Az. This isn’t a story about Marine who decided she would take something she loved doing and try to make it work for her. This isn’t a podcast episode about what...
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