by Travis Partington | Dec 13, 2022 | Podcast
This show is about Denisha Montgomery Smith from a larger viewpoint. I have been struggling with questions about why these kinds of situations are tolerated in the military. Especially when a recruiter will tell someone and their family that the military will “take...
by Travis Partington | Nov 18, 2022 | Podcast
306 – Lakeydra Houston – MST Survivor and Advocate was a show I did in August 2022. (https://oscarmikeradio.com/306-lakeydra-houston-mst-survivor-and-advocate/). Lakeydra served in the Air Force in Military Police. She is working to bring accountability for Denisha...
by Travis Partington | Nov 4, 2022 | Podcast
Army Private First Class Denisha Smith lost her life on August 8th, 2022. As the story unfolded, questions were raised about the last month of her life. I will Livestream this Thursday and talk about the story so far and the three women who are leading the charge for...
by Travis Partington | Aug 30, 2019 | Podcast
I got an email from listener about The Moving Wall. This monument is half the size of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. There was an oppurtunity to talk with Veterans in Attleboro, MA about how this exhibit is coming to Attleboro, MA. The...
by Travis Partington | Apr 26, 2019 | Podcast
I saw this article – https://abington.wickedlocal.com/news/20190412/traveling-art-installation-on-veteran-suicide-to-visit-weymouth/ The article was about Scott Lobaido. He is an artist, and his mission to raise awareness and advocacy for PTSD. I liked that an...
by Travis Partington | Mar 8, 2019 | Podcast
Captain Tyo w/ 402nd FST Talk with a brother I have known Mark Tyo for a long time. Mark has seen me at my worst and my best. I consider him more than just a friend. He is my brother. About 10 years ago, he told me he was going to join the Army. He wanted to take his...
by Travis Partington | Mar 1, 2019 | Podcast
I read the following article in the New York Post, and shook my head. Army Sgt Tyrone Hassel III was murdered in cold blood by his wife’s affair partner. All three people were serving in the Army when this happened....
by Travis Partington | Feb 15, 2019 | Podcast
It is kind of funny it has been a year since I did a part of my military story. I will tell anyone that in the larger scheme of things my Marine Corps time was brief and unremarkable. However, this is my story and I like being able to tell it. You can get caught up by...
by Travis Partington | Feb 8, 2019 | Podcast
LiveCast at Project New Hope Bill reached out to me on Facebook Messenger about coming on Oscar Mike Radio. He asked me if I would come out and talk to him at his headquarters in Worcester, MA. I headed up on cold morning in February and found the office pretty...
by Travis Partington | Feb 1, 2019 | Podcast
Kit can mean many things in the military. You have mess kit, med kit, your “kit” which in the U.S. Military means your issue. There is now, courtesy of Tough Wellness, a Soldier’s Kit. Becky was on Oscar Mike Radio for #125, and I quickly discovered...
by Travis Partington | Jan 18, 2019 | Podcast
500. 500 times 22 equals 11,000. Jim Tough actually does 25 per day because he gives a pushup to the Infantry, the Airborne Ranger in the Sky, and all other military. So Jim has actually done 12,500 pushups over the course of 500 days. I want you all to watch...
by Travis Partington | Jan 4, 2019 | Podcast
Question of the Week What did I did I do for New Years? I did nothing exciting which was great! I worked on the blanket I am making for a friend with cancer. This was also a year I was happy to do Dad’s Taxi. A service which beats Uber and LYFT. I finished...
by Travis Partington | Dec 21, 2018 | Podcast
The Word – It is Merry Christmas Be advised this is a Merry Christmas Zone. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to listen. PDAWG sends. So what does PDAWG (that’s me) want for Christmas? What would I ask Santa for to celebrate the birth of...
by Travis Partington | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog
Evening with South Shore Veteran Assistance I was doing a livecast at Veteran Owned Veteran Operated in Abington, MA. Jonathan Gosselin asked me to talk about South Shore Veterans Assistance during the livecast. SSVA is a local group from the South Shore area of...
by Travis Partington | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
LiveCast at Veteran Owned Veteran Operated – 12/09/18 Owned. What does that mean? Business owners know about the word owned. It has been a good thing to talk with so many Veterans who are business owners. Many times that ownership is dealing with problems that...
by Travis Partington | Dec 7, 2018 | Podcast
Episode 124 – Afghanistan, Why? Question of the Week What can I get people for Christmas that is military and unique and cool at the same time? I am reading a book by US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills about what happened after he sustained quadruple amputee...
