Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Lee Ellis, who was shot down and captured during the Vietnam War, talks about leadership and team building lessons he learned during his five years as a prisoner of war, as well as throughout his military service and his 25 years as a leadership coach.

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Now is the time to plan for the 100th Anniversary of American Legion Baseball

NASA Scientists Accidentally Find Nuclear Fever Dream in Arctic Snow

Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire

Special Guest: Col. Lee Ellis.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Home - Leading With Honor®
• Captured by Love POW Romance Introduction
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Share your Legion Baseball memories for centennial celebration | The American Legion
• Home | American Legion Baseball Registration
• NASA Scientists Accidentally Find Nuclear Fever Dream in Arctic Snow | Military.com
• Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire — Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire
• The Great Soul Crossing

We kick off the new year with a few resolutions and a memory of Sammi, the Iraqi interpreter who worked with Joe and his Marines.

THE INTERVIEW
Mazin Mozan, who served as an interpreter with Stacy in Iraq shares his story of serving with Coalition forces, gaining a Special Immigrant Visa and moving to the United States, and his enlistment in the U.S. Army.

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Norwegian fishermen accidentally catch U.S. sub in net

Thousands of U.S. affiliated Iraqis in harms way due to refugee program delays

'Disturbing' Number of VA Mental Health Appointment Cancellations Prompt Lawmakers to Call for Reforms

Special Guest: Mazin Mozan.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• DVIDS - News - Former Iraqi interpreter reacts to plight of Afghans
• Norwegian fishermen accidentally catch U.S. sub in net | The Seattle Times — Norwegian fishermen accidentally catch U.S. sub in net
• Unfulfilled Promises: Thousands of U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis in Harm’s Way Due to Refugee Program Delays | International Refugee Assistance Project — Thousands of U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis in Harm’s Way Due to Refugee Program Delays
• 'Disturbing' Number of VA Mental Health Appointment Cancellations Prompt Lawmakers to Call for Reforms | Military.com — 'Disturbing' Number of VA Mental Health Appointment Cancellations Prompt Lawmakers to Call for Reforms
• Clear Path for Veterans | You Found Your Place
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Navy veteran and Legionnaire Kelley Gilberry shares his knowledge about overcoming heart disease and obesity. After his own health journey, Gilberry is now on a mission to show others how to revolutionize their health without relying on pharmaceuticals.

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Post Falls, Idaho American Legion offering free Christmas trees for veterans

Keokuk, Iowa Post 41 hosts 52nd annual Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day

Kerry Washington and Tyler Perry Unlock an Untold True Story in 'The Six Triple Eight'

Special Guest: Kelley Gilberry .

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Home Page - Kelley Gilberry
• The Dorito Effect — Mark Schatzker
• Plants Saved My Life: How Going Vegan Transformed My Health: Gilberry, Kelley: 9781948382540: Amazon.com: Books
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Post Falls American Legion offering free Christmas trees for veterans | Coeur d'Alene Press — Post Falls American Legion offering free Christmas trees for veterans
• American Legion once again holding Christmas dinner | Daily Gate City - Keokuk, Iowa | mississippivalleypublishing.com — Keokuk
• Kerry Washington and Tyler Perry Unlock an Untold True Story in 'The Six Triple Eight' - Here's What You Need To Know — Kerry Washington and Tyler Perry Unlock an Untold True Story in 'The Six Triple Eight'
• (5) The Six Triple Eight | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

THE INTERVIEW
National Military Family Association CEO Besa Pinchotti talks about her family roots in Kosovo, and how her time as a journalist led to her advocacy for American military families. She also explains how NMFA helps meet the immediate needs for military spouses and children as well as advocate for legislation to make permanent changes to support military families.

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Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members ever

Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park

Special Guest: Besa Pinchotti.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Serving Military Families Since 1969
• Operation Purple Programs
• Military Spouse Scholarships
• Bloom | Empowering the Military Teen
• Military Family Policy Issues and Information
• Military Family News and Information for Military Families
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members ever
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• Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park | Military.com — Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park
• Politicians should be required to serve in the military : r/unpopularopinion

Wives of the Armed forces co-founders and content creators, Jen Ferrell and Kirst Navaroli, talk about their unique corner of the internet where thousands of military spouses share experiences as they live the chaotic military lifestyle, support their spouses, one another, and the mission.

Jen and Kirst share how they became military spouses, how they met and found themselves leaning on one another for support, and began to grow their online community of "virtual military besties."

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VA plans to drop co-pays for all telehealth services

Meet CHAPPIE - the Space Force nuclear material sniffing robot.

Support military spouse and veteran-owned businesses while checking off your holiday shopping list.

Special Guest: Wives of the Armed Forces.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Vision care for federal employees - BCBS FEP Vision
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Wives of the Armed Forces
• Style + Gift Guides - Wives of the Armed Forces
• Army-Navy Game | The American Legion
• VA plans to drop co-pays for all telehealth services — VA plans to drop co-pays for all telehealth services
• The Space Force has a nuclear-detecting robot named CHAPPIE
• Chappie (film - Wikipedia
• Home - Innovative Pet Lab
• Mental Joe | Veteran-Owned Mental Health Apparel
• Apparel | Black Rifle Coffee
• Terra Arma
• 5.11 Tactical®: Premium Tactical Gear, Clothing & Accessories
• 2024 Military Veteran- and Milso-Owned Holiday Shopping Guide
• Veteran and Milspouse Holiday Gift Guide - Mission: Milspouse
• Holiday Shopping With IVMF - D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families
• Buy Military-Owned Guide - D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families
• Support military family small businesses
• Veteran Owned - Etsy
• Holiday Buying Guide 2024 by THE ROSIE NETWORK - Issuu

Department of Veterans Affairs Chief of Innovation, Dr. Indra Sandal, tells the story of how she became a U.S. citizen, why she was drawn to work with veterans and what led to her work to bring new innovations to VA health care.

Dr. Sandal talks about how her work led to VA rideshare programs with Uber and Lyft. She also talks about VA's collaboration with MIT – the Veterans Health Hackathon – which strives to design solutions to the top challenges facing veteran health care, including mental health and veteran suicide.

Special Guest: Dr. Indra Sandal.

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• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital | VA Tampa Health Care | Veterans Affairs
• VA | VHA Innovation Ecosystem
• Diffusion Marketplace
• Reimagining the Way People Access Healthcare | Uber Health
• Lyft Healthcare
• Veterans Health MIT Hacking Medicine 2024

Abraham Lincoln and the first Thanksgiving

THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Uma Naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist and author, shares her knowledge of how our diets affect our brains and mental wellness.

Dr. Naidoo also talks about the connection between food, culture and community, how to make small modifications that make family favories into healthier choices, and how she helps people understand food as medicine.

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Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit Hole for tales of Thanksgiving on deployment

The bear who was a private in the Polish Army

Special Guest: Dr. Uma Naidoo.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Giving Tuesday | The American Legion
• Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP Dental - Home
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Uma Naidoo, MD – Mood Food Labs + Uma Naidoo, MD
• Calm Your Mind with Food – Mood Food Labs + Uma Naidoo, MD
• Army-Navy Game | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Army Thanksgiving Stories : r/army
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• Wojtek: The bear who was a private in the Polish army
• Join The American Legion

Happy Birthday to the Kindle.

THE INTERVIEW
Air Force veteran and author Ethan Brown is a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPS), a bipartisan think-tank in Washington D.C. He is also the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.

Ethan shares how his background as a TACP with multiple combat deployments led him to his writing career, and discusses the work he does with CSPS work to address the military recruiting crisis and toxic exposure issues among military veterans.

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Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit-hole as she explores "Random ways people got out of deployment"
Bravo Zulu to South Carolina post who did Buddy Checks in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Special Guest: Ethan Brown.

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• Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road
• FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US
• Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
• The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute
• Army-Navy Game | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
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• You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A.
• National Emergency Fund | The American Legion
• Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion
• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion

Retired Air Force physician, Dr. Mary Anne Kiel, is a Pediatrician and a Food for Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Her work with Lifestyle and Performance medicine has helped servicemembers and their families learn how to make sustainable behavioral changes that improve health and wellness over the course of their lifetime.

Dr. Kiel discusses how being actively social, embracing a healthy, whole food plant-based diet, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep can increase a patients' healthspan - or the amount of time that an individual can be healthy and active during their lifespan.

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Go Army! Go Navy! American Legion gearing up to be first veterans service organization to sponsor the Army Navy Game.

More than 800 US veterans given honourable discharges after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' review

The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans

Special Guest: Mary Anne Kiel.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Lab Cultivated Meat Making News in Florida and Other States | Drovers
• Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP Dental - Home
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Large health organizations leverage training packages to accelerate lifestyle medicine into care delivery - American College of Lifestyle Medicine
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Army-Navy Game | The American Legion — The American Legion is the first veterans service organization to sponsor "America's Game" in its history.
• Army, Navy ranked both ranked in AP poll for first time since 1960 as rival programs enjoy historic starts - CBSSports.com
• Hundreds of LGBT veterans given honourable discharges from US military — More than 800 US veterans given honourable discharges after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' review
• The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans | Military.com — The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans
• Join The American Legion
• Dive down the Reddit Rabbit Hole!

We're dropping this episode a few days early in honor of election day.

While The American Legion is a non-partisan organization, we have, since our earliest days, believed in the right to vote. Our "Get Out the Vote" program encourages all Americans to register and vote in all elections. In addition, Legionnaires, posts, districts and departments are encouraged to fully involve themselves in the electoral process by serving as poll volunteers, poll workers and by encouraging and assisting others to register and vote.

This week, our guest is Anil Nathan, is co-founder and co-chairman of the board at We the Veterans, and Vet the Vote - which is a national campaign to recruit veterans and military family members to become poll workers.

Anil, who is a first-generation American and second-generation Air Force veteran, shares his own military story, and how he began his mission to foster civic engagement for veterans and their families.

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Marine Corps veteran allegedly kicked off flight for wearing a t-shirt calling for an end to veteran suicide.

New television comedy features The American Legion

Send us your burning questions about the Space Force for our upcoming interview with Gen. Chance Saltzman

Special Guest: Anil Nathan.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Get Out The Vote | The American Legion
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program
• We the Veterans
• Vet The Vote
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Marine Corps veteran allegedly kicked off flight for her T-shirt — calling for an end to veteran suicide
• New television comedy features American Legion | The American Legion
• General in Charge of the US Space Force Inducted into Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame | Military.com
• Spirit of Service Award recipients honored at 2024 American Legion National Convention - YouTube
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