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 | 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 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 | 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 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Episode 53 – Honor Flight Part 2 This episode is the happy conclusion to Episode 34 – Honor Flight for a Father. Marlene was able to get her father on a Honor Flight a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t wait to talk with us about it. I liked how...
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...
by Travis Partington | Jun 30, 2017 | Podcast
WARNING!!! This episode contains language that Marines use when talking to each other. If you don’t like profanity and twisted humor then take your headphones off and walk away now. You have been warned. Otherwise, welcome to Episode 50 of Oscar Mike Radio....
by Travis Partington | Jun 23, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week I was asked about what one can do to start helping Veterans. There are plenty of places to start locally. Places that need your energy, ideas, and muscle to advocate for Veterans. The Word I spent this episode trying to get my head around...
by Travis Partington | Jun 16, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week What do you think about Trump calling out NATO? I get why this is being asked, but to answer this would take more space than I have here. I have looked at this and others have done a lot of research on this and in a way Trump is right. Our allies...
by Travis Partington | Jun 10, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week How was D-Day: Over Normandy? I was asked that question after seeing the world premiere in Providence, RI. All I can say is Tim Gray and WWII Foundation have created something that touches people. As many of our WWII Veterans are dying off, it is...
by Travis Partington | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog
I looked at that image and tried to wrap my head around it. More Americans died on June 6th than in the Afghanistan over 10 years. I don’t know what else I can add to what has been already said, written and filmed about D-Day. I do know that without D-Day it...
by Travis Partington | Jun 2, 2017 | Podcast
22 years ago I was in first phase at MCRD San Diego. I realized I hadn’t really talked about my military story as it were. So I wanted to start telling my story over the coming months. I was working at a car dealership and realized my life had it a dead end....
by Travis Partington | May 26, 2017 | Podcast
For Episode 45 I had the honor of interviewing Tim Gray who the President and CEO of Tim Gray Media. Tim has many years experience in television and film. Tim is a two-time New England Emmy Award winning producer and...
