by Travis Partington | May 19, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week The question of the week came from one of my kid’s friends. “Did you like your Camo Uniform.” As a matter of fact, I did. We were tough on our cammies, and I never had a complaint. All I had to do was wash in cold water,...
by Travis Partington | May 12, 2017 | Podcast
This week’s episode is an interview with Mason Crosslin from Justice for Huey. Justice for Huey was created to respond the shooting death of Huey, a two year old pitbull. Huey was killed by Mariana Rollins, an Army Veteran with PTSD and other illnesses, who...
by Travis Partington | May 5, 2017 | Podcast
Episode 42 – Justice for Huey – Part 1 Question of the Week How do I feel about Memorial Day? I know some military and veterans get frustrated that more emphasis isn’t placed on the why of Memorial Day. I do Memorial Day by having a cigar and...
by Travis Partington | Apr 28, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week I have many people asking me about women signing up for selective service, or the draft. My position is simple. We all have been told for years that men and women are equal and in some cases women can do everything better than men. If that is...
by Travis Partington | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
I had the privilege of being able to guest host last Wednesday on South Shore News and Views. The program airs on WVBF AM 1530. SSN&Vs is hosted by Jack White, Murray Vetstein and Bob Wisgirda. You could say this program is where I got my real start in radio. I...
by Travis Partington | Apr 14, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week I was asked about Syria and what President Trump did. Well, the truth is I am still trying to figure out where the “red line” is that President Obama talked about. In short, I need to educate myself on what is actually going on. I will...
by Travis Partington | Apr 1, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week The Question of the Week for Episode 37 comes from Craig P in Brockton, MA. He said, “Michelle Dubois compares stress of being illegal to PTSD! Talk about disrespecting veterans who suffer from a real issue. What do you think of that?”...
by Travis Partington | Mar 25, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week I was asked about AMVets marching in the Saint Patty’s Day Parade. I do and I don’t care. I care that AMVets had to make such a big deal about this. I don’t care because as long as you can shoot, carry ammo boxes and get me to...
by Travis Partington | Mar 17, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week I have been asked repeatedly about the absolute FUBAR situation with the sharing of explicit photos of unaware female Marines by male Marines. Tuesday, Commandant Neller had to answer for the actions of his Marines. I am going to do a show on...
by Travis Partington | Mar 10, 2017 | Podcast
This episode was about Marlene in Illinois who is coordinating taking her father on Honor Flight. The Honor Flight Network mission is, “To transport America’s Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of...
by Travis Partington | Mar 3, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week This question came from one of my Shreveport, Louisiana friends. “Why did you join the Marine Corps if you liked airplanes so much? Wouldn’t that have been the smart thing to do?” The answer to that question is simply this: I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 24, 2017 | Podcast
I joined the Marine Corps from Shreveport, LA. However, my first real exposure with the military was the Air Force. My Dad would take us to the annual Barksdale AFB Air Show every year. It was cool. We would see everything from WWI to modern military aircraft. I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 10, 2017 | Podcast
Operation Teammate, Oscar Mike Radio and Whoobazoo would like to dedicate Episode 30 to the service and memory of Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. Ryan Owens was a Navy Seal who was killed in Yemen on January 30th, 2017. I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 3, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week What do you think about Donald Trump doing ____________________ and why aren’t you talking about it? Ok I understand people are all worked up about politics right now, but my answer is this. I am not going to make this a political platform....
by Travis Partington | Jan 27, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week This came from Adam in Illnois. “I want to start my own podcast talking about veteran issues in my area. Do you think I can do it?” I told him yes, if he had ideas and issues he wanted to talk about that this was a good time to...
by Travis Partington | Jan 20, 2017 | Podcast
This episode is dedicated to John Francis Meath. I went to HAWK School with John, we served in the same HAWK Battery (Charlie). John passed away Monday, January 9th 2017. He was 52. Everyone who knew John in Ist LAAM BN loved the big Irishman from NY who loved the...