Before Montel WIlliams was a TV celebrity, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and graduated from the Naval Academy.  Phil Briggs spoke with him about his military past, how he became one of the most popular talk show hosts in America, and his thoughts on the VA, the opioid addiction crisis and his support of medical marijuana.

It’s hard to imagine that after serving our country, a Veterans can be deported. But it happens- and it even happens to Veterans with an Honorable Discharge. To understand this issue and explore what’s being done about it, Connecting Vets reporters Matt Saintsing & Phil Briggs, spoke with Hector Barajas, founder of the Deported Veterans Support House, in Tijuana, Mexico and California Congresswoman, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan.

Jim Crigler, a Vietnam veteran, is paddling the length of the Mississippi River in a canoe to raise awareness for Gold Star Families. "This was NOT on my bucket list of things to do."