286 – Operation Giving Back and Toilet Paper Pyramid – Grace Askew
286 – Part Five Write Up This is part five of Operation Giving Back and Operation TP Pyramid with sixth generation Memphian and recording artist Grace Askew. Both fundraisers are part of Tennessee VFW Commander Brian Walker’s outreach for 2021-2022. Grace...
285 – Sherice Kral – How I Lead
Sherice joined the Army and worked in Rotary Wing Aviation as a UH-60 Blackhawk Crew Chief. It was there that she started looking at a better way to be a leader. The military gave her a real-world perspective that she brings to her business ventures The journey to...
283 – Amanda Coleman – Irish Angel
I got a Facebook Message from Mike Damon, “The Godfather”, that I should meet Amanda Coleman who is known in Law Enforcement as “Irish Angel”. Amanda is from Ireland so I reached out and she told me that she was coming to Boston maybe we could meet in person. I met...
277 – Move Part Two
Oscar Mike Radio 262 (https://oscarmikeradio.com/262-move/) on October 8th, I talked about my experience joining the Veterans Administration’s MOVE program. I wanted to keep this as an ongoing series because as I move through getting back to full activity, managing...
276 – Otis McGregor – Tribe and Purpose
Starting a business or company can be difficult on a good day, and even more so when things are going poorly. Sometimes you need an outside party to look at what you and your company are doing to determine what is keeping you from a path to success. LTC Otis McGregor,...
270 – Shane Cunningham – Veteran Podcast Awards
This is a follow-up to last week’s show (269 – Travis Johnson – The NonProfit Architect) about the Veteran Podcast Awards. Shane Cunningham served in the Marine Corps then left to pursue his passion which is designing and making things. Specifically,...
Save the Sketches – Abington Dyer Memorial Library
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...
2021 SOVA – Spooktacular Poker Run
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...
261 – We Got Your Six
I talked with actors Danny Zanelotti and Greg Washington, and singer Emma Gutierrez about a film they created called, “We Got Your Six”. This film is entered into the 2021 Prizefest. You can go to https://prizefest.com/tickets/ and if you are like me and...
257 – Semper Fi Designs
Alayna is a Marine Corps Veteran and started Semper Fi Designs as a way to raise money for Veterans Service Organizations and people in need. She made a flag for me sporting the HAWK missile and this first, only flag of its kind raised money for a charity she...
254 – Savannah Rae – Typical Texas Girl
I really enjoy getting to talk with artists. In a way artists, like Veterans, have to adapt, overcome and in some cases re-invent themselves. Savannah Rae is no exception and I wanted to find out what makes her A Typical Texas Girl. She also loves the military....
253 – Dariann Leigh – 10,000 Miles
It is always a good to get to talk with artists who are not military. In many ways artists have to adapt, overcome and stay in their journey to attain success. Dariann Leigh is a great example of this. Her latest single, “10,000 Miles” is about the...
251 – Irreverent Warriors – Puerto Rico
Great getting to talk with Mario Cima. Mario is active duty Coast Guard and is stationed in Puerto Rico.June 27th is the first Irreverent Warriors Hike in Puerto Rico and Mario has worked hard to make this a success.It was great learning about what got Marino into...
249 – Payton Howie – Freedom
Payton Howie is an emerging artist in the Nashville scene. She is not a new artist however. Payton has been performing since she was five years old. I was fortunate enough to talk with Payton the day her single “Freedom” dropped on SoundCloud. Payton...
244 – Brian Walker – Tennessee VFW
Brian Walker is an Air Force Veteran and incoming state commander for the Tennessee VFW. We talked about the VFW as a whole and how the VFW engaging veterans and the community with the 2021 Tennessee VFW Golf Tournament April 29th and launch of the Freedom Tour April...
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