by Travis Partington | Nov 17, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Nov 10, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Nov 4, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Oct 27, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Oct 21, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Oct 13, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Oct 6, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Oct 1, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Sep 30, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Sep 22, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Aug 25, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Aug 19, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Aug 11, 2017 | Podcast
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...
by Travis Partington | Jul 28, 2017 | Podcast
I got a message on Facebook from a listener about an event Saturday July 29th at 10 AM. He wanted to talk with me about the 4th annual Burnouts 4 Vets that raises money for the Brockton VFW Post 1046. Tiny asked me to come down to the VFW and talk to them about...
by Travis Partington | Jul 14, 2017 | Podcast
Tribute to Marines and Sailor killed in KC-130 Crash I started this week’s episode with a tribute to the Marines and Sailor that were killed Monday, July 10th in Mississippi. This is still being investigated; however, I wanted to take this time and offer...
by Travis Partington | Jul 7, 2017 | Podcast
The Question of the Week I keep getting asked about North Korea. What is happening and what should we do? Why haven’t we done anything. Can a missile hit us from North Korea? I think we should prepared to take action, but I want to have the assurance that...
