Host Eric Dehm speaks with Ryan Britch, the American Legion's TBI & PTSD program coordinator about what the Legion is doing to aid vets with those conditions.

On this edition of the Morning briefing, Super Producer Jake Hughes sits in for  an under the weather Eric Dehm. He talks about the VA's refusal to study marijuana as a possible treatment for PTS and Chronic Pain, and the fallout of the tragic crashes of the USS FItzgerald and USS John S. McCain. Then, he speaks to RUssell Gray, and Air Force vet who runs the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or COOL program, which lets active duty service members get free acreditation on line.

What is RED Friday? How can you support the military and the American Legion's Child Welfare Foundation? Reporter Phil Briggs gets the details from the American Legion's Meagan Sweet.

On this edition of the Morning briefing, Super Producer Jake Hughes sits in for  an under the weather Eric Dehm. He talks about the VA's refusal to study marijuana as a possible treatment for PTS and Chronic Pain, and the fallout of the tragic crashes of the USS FItzgerald and USS John S. McCain. Then, he speaks to RUssell Gray, and Air Force vet who runs the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or COOL program, which lets active duty service members get free acreditation on line.

Host Eric Dehm speaks with Ryan Britch, the American Legion's TBI & PTSD program coordinator about what the Legion is doing to aid vets with those conditions.

On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm and Jake Hughes discuss Eric's hunting trip with retired SEAL Don shipley and Marine Corps veterans Rob Jones and Ben Kiernan. Then the news of the day including a vet allegedly misdiagnosed and denied service by the VA and a 90 year old suing the Air Force for an "undesirable" discharge she received in 1955. Later, the man spearheading the effort to fix and maintain the historic Mare Island cemtery in Calisfonia, retired Navy Captain Ralph Parrott comes on to taljk about the progress made, the work still to be done, and the plan going forward. 

On this edition of the Morning Briefing, Host Eric Dehm and Jake Hughes discuss Eric's hunting trip with retired SEAL Don shipley and Marine Corps veterans Rob Jones and Ben Kiernan. Then the news of the day including a vet allegedly misdiagnosed and denied service by the VA and a 90 year old suing the Air Force for an "undesirable" discharge she received in 1955. Later, the man spearheading the effort to fix and maintain the historic Mare Island cemtery in Calisfonia, retired Navy Captain Ralph Parrott comes on to taljk about the progress made, the work still to be done, and the plan going forward. 

A frame-like device that senses the wearer's own neurological signals is helping some wounded warriors use previously-paralyzed arms.  We talk with the CEO of the company that makes the robotic tool.

In our first podcast dedicated to beer, (Don't worry, we're gonna give it a name eventually.) Matt Saintsing, self proclaimed "Beer nerd", introduces us to Dave Kuehner, co-founder and partner, of Honor Brewing Company and Honor Winery in Chantilly, Va.

In our first podcast dedicated to beer, (Don't worry, we're gonna give it a name eventually.) Matt Saintsing, self proclaimed "Beer nerd", introduces us to Dave Kuehner, co-founder and partner, of Honor Brewing Company and Honor Winery in Chantilly, Va.