Air National Guard Veteran Bonnie Carroll lost his husband, Brig. General Tom Carroll, in a aircraft crash. It was then she learned how inadequate the government's Survivor assistance programs were on their own. Turning her tragedy into something good, Bonnie founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Surivors. TAPS has helped thousands of military families in the US and even overseas.

When his 13 year old son told him there were some man "In fancy suits with ribbons on their chests", Mark Murphy came up from the basement to see an Army Next of Kin notification team. Several years later he would lose that 13 year old, a Navy Veteran to suicide.

Mark's family would become two time members of the club no one wants to join - Gold Star Families.

Multiple New York Times bestselling author and noted Pacific War historian James M. Scott joins us to discuss his last book in a trilogy about the war in the Pacific.

Jay Wiley is a medically retired Baltimore Police Sergeant. His broadcast introduces listeners to the reality behind the badge and stories of inspiration, resilience and recovery from trauma.

Havok Journal owner Charles Faint checks in to discuss some of their recently published articles.

Dr. Arielle Jordan is an Army Veteran and licensed clinical professional counselor. She entered the mental health field because of trauma in her own life. One of her specialties is working with military and first responders.

Ben Read believes that current job search tools are broken and specifically make it difficult for Veterans to find fufilling, long term employment in the private sector. He develop "Redeployable" to specificaly address the issue.

John Mollison is a very talented artist who draws combat airplaines. But the drawings are just an excuse to tell that pilot's story. John makes an encore appearance to talk about a recent trip back to Vietnam with several Veterans.
We also discuss cautions about the impact of AI upon historical accounts.

Navy Veteran John Paul DeJoria was homeless and living out of his car. He took out a $700 loan ot start his own company. He is now a multi-billionaire.

Sara Vladic has written an excellent book about the variety of characters who protected the homefront in World War II. From the Mafia to thousands of volunteer Civil Air Patrol pilots. Even a Boy Scout who helped to capture two German spies.