by Travis Partington | Jun 16, 2023 | Podcast
I would like to tell you that all of these are easy, and I have this down to science. However, my systems were acting up and I had a limited window to talk with him. There were people around me making sure my internet was up and I was apprehensive because I wanted to...
by Travis Partington | May 26, 2023 | Podcast
get an email about a book written about a story during the Vietnam War. What is different about this book is it was written by someone who never served in the Vietnam War or the military. Dr. Reaves wrote about her father, U.S. Navy Corpsman Larry Goss who lost his...
by Travis Partington | May 22, 2023 | Podcast
Gina Alderman has come on Oscar Mike Radio as an author. She wrote in Veterans Unchained Anthology and put together Veterans Unchained 2.0. This time she is talking with me about her Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat. Gina talked about how the retreat went from...
by Travis Partington | May 22, 2023 | Podcast
“I have never done anything like this on Oscar Mike Radio.” This thought was going through my mind as I started talking with U.S. Army Veteran Inez Moutarde. Except we weren’t talking, we were breathing, but not just any kind of breathing. We were doing Quantum Flow,...
by Travis Partington | May 17, 2023 | Podcast
One part of the retreat that Gina Alderman wanted to focus on is the mind and body working together. To do that, Gina connected with Juanita Terry who participated in the “Veterans” Unchained Anthology. The anthology is how Gina and Juanita got connected, and their...
by Travis Partington | May 17, 2023 | Podcast
The first thing one notices is the smile. It is genuine, yet inquisitive. The kind of smile that puts you at ease. Unusual for me, but I was a bit uneasy. Dr. Ki Magee was one of Gina Alderman’s long-time military friends. I wanted to be sure everything went well as...
by Travis Partington | May 15, 2023 | Podcast
Curtis Rutledge served in the Army for 12 years and was medically retired. He tried different things and then got into welding and metalwork because he loves cars. Out of his love for cars, Curtis started Project Shft 6. Project Shift 6 is located in Bakersfield, CA....
by Travis Partington | May 5, 2023 | Podcast
April 26th, 2016 is when Travis met Keith Hayes of Sinista 1 Productions and committed to Oscar Mike Radio. I am having as much fun doing Oscar Mike Radio now as when I first started. I have met some amazing people. Go to Spotify and look for Oscar Mike Radio and...
by Travis Partington | Apr 21, 2023 | Podcast
I met Anna at Tennessee VFW State Commander Brian Walker’s event at the Collierville, TN Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5066. She came on Oscar Mike Radio for number 294 (https://oscarmikeradio.com/294-anna-lynn-ferris/). Anna Lynn Ferris lives in Tennessee and has...
by Travis Partington | Apr 6, 2023 | Podcast
I met Ben Buehler-Garcia because our shows were profiled by the Veterans Administration. Ben never served in the military. I appreciated the challenge he faces in connecting with those who are active-duty military and those who are Veterans. Ben feels that he...
by Travis Partington | Mar 21, 2023 | Podcast
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, a Veteran in Shelbyville, Tennessee will receive a mortgage-free home. If that isn’t special, I don’t know what is. Tom Kilgannon, President of Freedom Alliance, came on to talk with me about the story of the Veteran and how this all came...
by Travis Partington | Mar 16, 2023 | Podcast
I was in the VA system before I could watch movies and sports on my phone. Doing anything with the VA, even with a computer, could be daunting at best and frustrating at worst. I was excited when I was told the VA was developing and fully functional app that could be...
by Travis Partington | Mar 10, 2023 | Podcast
Gail McAuliffe is a U.S. Army Veteran. She is the lead for rolling out the Behavioral Health Help Line for Massachusetts. After leaving the military she worked for different organizations before working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Veterans...
by Travis Partington | Mar 3, 2023 | Podcast
I enjoy talking to civilians on Oscar Mike Radio. It reminds me why I served and that there are people who love America. I got to talk with Andy Ross and his for America clear as the sky over his farm in Tennessee. In some ways, Andy reminds me of a lot of us...
by Travis Partington | Feb 24, 2023 | Podcast
Colonel Martin came on Oscar Mike Radio in December 2022 to talk with me about PFC Denisha Montgomery Smith. I learned a lot about leadership, military criminal investigations, and how one person can make a difference. I was keen to have Colonel Martin back on to talk...
by Travis Partington | Feb 17, 2023 | Podcast
Jenna Carlton and I met through “The Coalition”. It is a group of Veteran Podcasters and we support each other. She had me on her show, “The Millennial Veteran” and I was happy to return the honor. Serving in the U.S. Navy, Jenna did Weather Service as her Military...