On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm Producer Jake Hughes and USMC vet Joe Chenelly discuss the firing of California anti-military teacher Gregory Salcedo and the Army testing out laser weapons. Later, Matt Saintsing talks with Eric about what he's found out about the issue of medical marijuana as it relatesd to the VA and tresating PTSD.  

On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm Producer Jake Hughes and USMC vet Joe Chenelly discuss the firing of California anti-military teacher Gregory Salcedo and the Army testing out laser weapons. Later, Matt Saintsing talks with Eric about what he's found out about the issue of medical marijuana as it relatesd to the VA and tresating PTSD.  

AMVETS Executive Director Joe Chenelly joins host Eric Dehm to talk about a number of topics including Democrats in Congress blocking veteran-specific items within the framework of the omnibus, the work being done to secure a location for a Desert Storm memorial in DC and the AMVETS "HEAL Team" going live!

Students protested against gun violence by walking out of class.  #walkup encouraged them to be nicer to loners instead. Our colleague and Army veteran, Jake Hughes (once considered a dark and dangerous loner by his school) surpised us all with his story "Confessions of a Potential School Shooter".  

Students protested against gun violence by walking out of class.  #walkup encouraged them to be nicer to loners instead. Our colleague and Army veteran, Jake Hughes (once considered a dark and dangerous loner by his school) surpised us all with his story "Confessions of a Potential School Shooter".  

Students protested against gun violence by walking out of class.  #walkup encouraged them to be nicer to loners instead. Our colleague and Army veteran, Jake Hughes (once considered a dark and dangerous loner by his school) surpised us all with his story "Confessions of a Potential School Shooter".  

Host Eric Dehm is joined by IAVA's Legislative Director Tom Porter to discuss a recent survey of their membership that shows a large number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets don't approve of the job being done by Secretary Shulkin and other VA leaders on the local and national level.

On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm and Producer Jake Hughes discuss a number of issues including the benefits of the VA's new GI Bill benefit calculator and how it can help you figure out how much you might have to pay in addition to your benefits and then Eric is joined by former Army information security specialist Leo Bastidas who was recently named a recipient of Engility's "CyberWarrior" scholarship. 

On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm and Producer Jake Hughes discuss a number of issues including the benefits of the VA's new GI Bill benefit calculator and how it can help you figure out how much you might have to pay in addition to your benefits and then Eric is joined by former Army information security specialist Leo Bastidas who was recently named a recipient of Engility's "CyberWarrior" scholarship. 

Host Eric Dehm is joined by IAVA's Legislative Director Tom Porter to discuss a recent survey of their membership that shows a large number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets don't approve of the job being done by Secretary Shulkin and other VA leaders on the local and national level.