My family is having an internal debate about if the cellphone app “SNAPCHAT” is appropriate for a fifteen year old.  We are divided on the issue.  We’ll talk about it.

We’ll also talk about yesterday’s events from Afghanistan which were disturbing on a variety of levels.  Today, in the wake of the killing of the Head of Security and the Head of Intelligence  in the Province of Kandahar, the Federal Government announce that elections in Kandahar Province would be delayed for a week.  We’ll talk about it. :  .

Jack Riley was the subject of an ALL MARINE RADIO BATTLEFIELD STUDY that took a detailed look at the fight his squad participated in on March 30, 1967 known as The Battle of Getlin’s Corner. In a follow up interview Jack fields questions from listeners about the battle and the initial interview.

Jack answers questions about the following subjects:

* Why did you receive no fire support during the battle?

* What happened to the Battalion Commanding Officer and the Operations Officer as a result of the battle?

* How did you deals with your own PTSD in an age that didn’t recognize the diagnosis?

* When did you have your first reunion?  How did you find guys in your unit, there was no internet?

* Did alcohol and drugs take a heavy toll on your Marines after they returned home from Vietnam?

* What PTSD/mental health advice do you give veterans?

Jack Riley is a Post-Traumatic Winner, he embodies the selflessness that takes people from coexisting with trauma to winning.

As I write a book on Post-Traumatic Winning I’m finding it’s not so easy going down the detailed path of trauma and Military Times has a new poll that that see dramatic movement in number in its numbers from twelve months ago?  Should your first reaction be “wow” or should it be “hmmmmmmmmmm”?  We’ll talk about both.

TODAY’S TOPICS:

* Our favorite flowers

* The biggest explosions we’ve ever seen (hint… 2,000 lb bomb in Iraq and USS Missouri BB-63 in the North Arabian Sea 1987)

* Hilary Clinton is killing the Democratic Party

ALL MARINE RADIO loves the Marine Corps League, Tim Lynch is the Senior Vice Commandant of the Rio Grand Valley Detachment, we’ll talk to him about growing the MCL younger and more representative of the Marine veterans population. 

Tim was also spent time in Afghanistan as a civilian-contractor/developer, we’ll talk to him about his thoughts on a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan.

Does it surprise anyone that SECDEF James Mattis has never registered with a political party?  We’ll talk about it.

The delineation of “Time Zones” was made necessary by what revolution?

Flood insurance for the average policy holder rose 8% in 2018 to $935 per year.  We’ll talk about whether having it is worth it.

 

TODAY’S TOPICS:

* The Boston Red Sox win a HUGE game in the 2018 American League Championship Series

* Why we have Time Zones

* Police de-escalation and should there be limits on the length of time that police officers work in patrol units?