Oscar Mike Radio

Tina McCollough joined the Marine Corps in the early 1970s. It was a different time for women in the Marine Corps, but Tina had a great experience in the Marine Corps. Her transition out of the Marine Corps was challenging because the GI Bill was cut off on June 15th, 1977. Tina believes that more should be done to reduce or eliminate the cost of college education, and she talks at length about how change could benefit Veterans.

Ernie’s Mountain Bakery & Café is named after her grandmother Ernestine who instilled a love for food in Tina. Tina has woven what her grandmother taught her about food into a place that brings one back to a different time. Tina made me oatmeal raisin cookies, and as you can see and hear, I enjoyed every crumb! If this is what she can do with a cookie, I can’t wait to get out to Colorado to check out all the goodness!

You can see all the goodness by going to erniesmountainbakeryandcafe.com! Tina will ship it to you!

Thank you, Tina, for the amazing cookies and conversation.

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Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Powerwashing

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This show is about Denisha Montgomery Smith from a larger viewpoint. I have been struggling with questions about why these kinds of situations are tolerated in the military. Especially when a recruiter will tell someone and their family that the military will “take care of them”. Only to experience the worst kind of betrayal when a soldier like Denisha Montgomery Smith dies in a manner that is suspect at best.

Colonel Wesley Martin is U.S. Army Ret. and served our country for over 30 years. He acted several times in his career to punish those who hurt other soldiers in the Army. This continued when he retired from the Army in 2010. He has been involved with Denisha’s case and answered questions I think many people have.

Colonel Martin said this boils down to people who see and know something is wrong and then choose to not do anything about it. As long as people willingly turn the other way when situations like Denisha’s arise, this will continue. It was hard to hear because I want to continue believing that those officers leading us to conduct themselves to a higher standard. Sadly, that is not the case which made talking with Colonel Martin a lesson in where we came from and why history is repeating itself.

He talked about Denisha and her family warmly and when I asked him about apparent failures in the system there was an undercurrent of anger in his responses. It seemed he took the failures of senior leadership in Denisha’s case personally and it drove him to seek justice for her and her family.

I asked Colonel Martin about Senator Grassley’s involvement in this case. He told me of instances where Senator Grassley got involved in previous cases and what happened when he was lied to about misconduct. Someone listened to many voices asking for help, and now a louder voice is demanding justice for Denisha.

As Colonel Martin said, we as Americans need to write our Elected Representatives and Senators about this and let them know we do not accept what happened and want change. I believe this is something that many Americans forget. Senators and Representatives are elected. These people work for us and have a duty to listen to our voices. If we can spend time on social media, watching sporting events, and going to concerts, we can take ten minutes and demand change for those with no voice.

Go to https://www.colonelwesmartin.com/ and https://neveraloneadvocacy.org/ to learn more about the people demanding accountability and change so what happened to Denisha never happens again.

Thank you for being one of those who won’t look away, Colonel. You are someone we can all follow.

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View and cancel health care appointments, view claims and appeals status, upload documentation to VA, securely message your doctor, locate VA facilities, retrieve your vaccine records, access the Veterans Crisis Line, and more—right from your phone—with VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app. The app also makes it easy to prove your status as a Veteran so you can take advantage of available retailer discounts. Join nearly 700,000 users in the Veteran community who are accessing their benefits and services, safely and securely, wherever and whenever they need them: https://bit.ly/3O43Yoe

Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Powerwashing

Also, please check out my supporters, Semper Savage, Bottom Gun Coffee, and Caisson Shaving Company!

Oscar Mike Radio is a top 40 podcast on Feedspot - https://blog.feedspot.com/veteran_podcasts/ 

I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Hansen in March of 2021 (YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/DBjAYEPeukE).

According to Dr. Hansen, The University of Applied Research & Development is a Veterans Affairs-funded institute of higher learning, allowing active service personnel, veterans, and their families to gain bachelor's and master’s degrees.

This conversation focused on the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs for Emergency Response and Risk Management with a focus on Veterans. This program is opening in New Zealand after the pause from COVID-19.

Dr. Hansen believes that Veterans have the skills to provide value in crisis situations. The program is focused on rigorous academics while taking care of the whole person. A Veteran can travel to New Zealand, get a Bachelor's or Master’s degree, and come away with a degree that is needed and has value. It is a unique approach and if you are looking to change your life and help others, this may be the program for you.

If you are a Veteran interested in applying to UAD go to https://uard.university/didyouknow/

Thank you, Dr. Hansen, for talking with me.

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Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Powerwashing

Also, please check out my supporters, Semper Savage, Bottom Gun Coffee, and Caisson Shaving Company!

Oscar Mike Radio is a top 40 podcast on Feedspot - https://blog.feedspot.com/veteran_podcasts/

Bonus Show – Dr. Ann Doggett – Whole Body Solutions

I love bonus anything and so it was with great anticipation that I walked into Whole Body Solutions located in Braintree, MA to learn more about holistic health, wellness, and ways to have the body heal.

Dr. Ann Doggett has been practicing holistic health for over 30 years and has an established practice and the experience to understand patient’s needs.

Looking at the Veteran community Dr. Ann wants to encourage Veterans dealing with PTSD and physical injuries to experience and different way to heal. Talking with her after our conversation, she told me more how military service ran in her family. Taking care of Veterans is a way for Dr. Ann and her team to see that Veterans can live their best life.

Thank you, Dr. Doggett, for talking with me and showing me that healing is now.

You can contact Whole Body Solutions via phone and check out their services by going to the links below

· Phone: 617-328-6300

· Website: https://wholebodysolutions.org/

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WholebodySolutions

· Twitter: @Wholebody_

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholebodysolutions/

I love bonus anything and so it was with great anticipation that I walked into Whole Body Solutions located in Braintree, MA to learn more about holistic health, wellness, and ways to have the body heal.

Dr. Ann Doggett has been practicing holistic health for over 30 years and has an established practice and the experience to understand patients’ needs.

Looking at the Veteran community Dr. Ann wants to encourage Veterans dealing with PTSD and physical injuries to experience a different way to heal. Talking with her after our conversation, she told me more about how military service ran in her family. Taking care of Veterans is a way for Dr. Ann and her team to see that Veterans can live their best life.

Thank you, Dr. Doggett, for talking with me and showing me that healing is now.

You can contact Whole Body Solutions via phone and check out their services by going to the links below

• Phone: 617-328-6300

• Website: https://wholebodysolutions.org/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WholebodySolutions

• Twitter: @Wholebody_

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholebodysolutions/

Veterans Administration – Public Service Announcement

View and cancel health care appointments, view claims and appeals status, upload documentation to VA, securely message your doctor, locate VA facilities, retrieve your vaccine records, access the Veterans Crisis Line, and more—right from your phone—with VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app. The app also makes it easy to prove your status as a Veteran so you can take advantage of available retailer discounts. Join nearly 700,000 users in the Veteran community who are accessing their benefits and services, safely and securely, wherever and whenever they need them: https://bit.ly/3O43Yoe

Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Powerwashing

Also, please check out my supporters, Semper Savage, Bottom Gun Coffee, and Caisson Shaving Company!

Oscar Mike Radio is a top 40 podcast on Feedspot - https://blog.feedspot.com/veteran_podcasts/

I met Marine Corps Veteran Greg Pihs at the Echelon Front Training event at Operation Stand Down in Nashville, TN. He was a keynote speaker and listening to him, I kept thinking about how he connected with everyone in attendance. Wanting to learn more, I introduced myself and we started talking.

As you will see, Greg has an amazing story of coming from the Marine Corps to being a Board-Certified NLP Trainer, Timeline Therapy Trainer, and Real Estate Agent.

NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming and Greg talked with me how this method of communication and help one in their business and personal life. I am looking forward to learning more.

Greg has an upcoming Virtual NLP in Business Course on January 7th and 8th 2023. You can follow Greg on LinkedIn to get updates https://www.linkedin.com/company/gp-mind-growth-academy/

Go to https://gpmindgrowth.com/and schedule time with Greg! Thank you for sharing with me Greg!

Veterans Administration – Public Service Announcement

View and cancel health care appointments, view claims and appeals status, upload documentation to VA, securely message your doctor, locate VA facilities, retrieve your vaccine records, access the Veterans Crisis Line, and more—right from your phone—with VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app. The app also makes it easy to prove your status as a Veteran so you can take advantage of available retailer discounts. Join nearly 700,000 users in the Veteran community who are accessing their benefits and services, safely and securely, wherever and whenever they need them: https://bit.ly/3O43Yoe

Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Powerwashing

Also, please check out my supporters, Semper Savage, Bottom Gun Coffee, and Caisson Shaving Company!

Oscar Mike Radio is a top 40 podcast on Feedspot - https://blog.feedspot.com/veteran_podcasts/