Sleep expert Dr. Tina Burke shares her experience working with veterans, first responders and others who have trouble sleeping and provides tips on how to improve sleep including meditation, breathing techniques and establishing a routine.

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The Healing Benefits of Humor and Laughter

National Debunking Day

Special Guest: Dr. Tina Burke.

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• CMPN Training Products
• WRAIR: Biomedical Research
• Anna Coleman Ladd: Les Gueules Cassées (“The Shattered Mugs”) - The Manchester Cricket
• The American woman who sculpted new faces for battle-scarred WWI vets — The American woman who sculpted new faces for battle-scarred WWI vets
• Anna Coleman Ladd | Smithsonian Institution
• Anna Coleman Ladd: An Artist Who Created Hope for Wounded Soldiers – Pieces of History
• The Healing Benefits of Humor and Laughter - Whole Health Library
• DEBUNKING DAY - March 11, 2025 - National Today
• Wild Thing: Longform Podcasts about Science and Society | Foxtopus Ink

Retired Col. Sam Whitehurst found his purpose during his nearly 30 years in the Army. Whitehurst developed a passion for uplifting and developing the soldiers around him. That experience smoothed his civilian transition to his role at the Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services where he helps veterans and their families. Whitehurst discusses all this and more as the special guest on this week’s Tango Alpha Lima podcast.

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A trailblazing woman veteran: Linda A McDonald DuMoulin Horan

Use Your Leadership Skills: Become a Mentor for a Veteran

Special Guest: Sam Whitehurst.

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• Be The One | The American Legion
• Home page - dixoncenter
• American Legion testifies on citizenship for service | The American Legion
• After Action | Pledge of Allegiance | Season 1 | Episode 3 | PBS
• Home - Soldier On
• National Coalition for Homeless Veterans – Until No Veteran Is Homeless
• Join | The American Legion
• FDA Finally Bans Red Dye No.3 from Food, Drinks and Medicines in US–Following Cancer Link — FDA Finally Bans Red Dye No.3 from Food, Drinks and Medicines in US–Following Cancer Link
• A first, and proud of it | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Use Your Leadership Skills: Become a Mentor for a Veteran | Military.com — Use Your Leadership Skills: Become a Mentor for a Veteran

What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day

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Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan

We were soldiers once...and dipped.

Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.

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• LET'S ALL EAT RIGHT DAY - February 25, 2025 - National Today
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Home - Dr. Columbus Batiste
• Healthy Heart Nation - Healthy Heart Nation
• (4) Slave Food Conversations - How to keep your kidneys from failing - YouTube
• (4) FLAMIN' HOT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures - YouTube
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Army has officers write haikus about WWII in leadership course — Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course
• Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 | Military.com — Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan,
• An ode to the GWOT spitter
• How To Quit Smoking & Other Tobacco: Veteran Resources - Mental Health
• Why I Abandoned Traditional Cardiology to Become the “Healthy Heart Doc”
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Celebrating National Vet Girls Rise Day

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A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

Marine recruit uniforms were photoshopped on at boot camp

Special Guest: John Davis.

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• Home - Military Women's Memorial
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Home - John H. Davis
• Veterans Guide to Moving Abroad - John H. Davis
• Combat to College - John H. Davis
• Writing Archive - John H. Davis
• Bill would make it easier for veterans who signed secrecy oaths for covert ops to obtain back benefits | Stars and Stripes
• Military veterans in Congress bridge the political divide | AP News
• The Marines tried photoshopping uniforms on recruits at boot camp

Army 1st Lt. Austin von Letkemann, better known to his Instagram followers as MandatoryFunDay, shares his unusual rise to fame on the podcast. His Instagram channel, with 20 million monthly views, features comedy videos that poke fun at various parts of military life.

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VA National Salute to Veteran Patients

Reddit Rabbit Hole: Military Romance Scams

Special Guest: Austin Von Letkemann.

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• Be The One | The American Legion
• MandatoryFunDay
• Office Joe
• 2 soldiers who fought in the Philippine Insurrection to be awarded Medals of Honor approved more than a century ago | Stars and Stripes
• Valentines and visitors say Thank You Veterans - VA News
• Questions about a potential "Military Romance" scam. : r/Scams
• I think my Mom is in a military romance scam... UPDATE : r/Scams
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Stacy, Joe and Adam look forward to the holidays and observances in February, including African American History Month, International Women’s Day, Valentines Day, Change Your Password Day, and GI Joe Day.

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National WWII Museum in New Orleans, the special exhibition - Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II

A trip down the Reddit rabbit hole in search of wild post office stories in honor of National Thank a Mail Carrier Day

Special Guest: Kamin Samuel.

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• The Action-Packed History of G.I. Joe — Google Arts & Culture
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Kamin Samuel
• Home - Kamin Samuel
• VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports
• Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being: Seligman, Martin E. P.: 9781439190760: Amazon.com: Books
• Post 109 Invades the Arizona Bowl | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Fighting for the Right to Fight | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
• Story of the Buffalo Soldiers 'positive history' for Iron Riders Gathering co-chair | The American Legion
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 103: Tango Alpha Lima: Buffalo Soldier Iron Riders with Bobby McDonald
• What’s your most wild post office story? : r/USPS
• I’m a former USPS mail carrier that worked for 10 months. Ask me anything and I'll answer them as honestly as possible! : r/IAmA
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California Legion members standing strong and supporting communities devastated by wildfires.

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Special Guest: Hon. Patrick J. Murphy.

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• ‘It’s a warzone’: Army veteran shaken by aftermath of Palisades Fire - YouTube
• In Pacific Palisades, ‘memories are gutted’ but Legion will help community rebuild | The American Legion
• American Legion Post 519 Raises Funds for LA Fire Victims at Village Fest
• California District 21 the American Legion Family Fire Relief Donation | Supervisor Karen Spiegel - Riverside County District 2
• (20+) Mendocino Action News - Fire, Traffic and Other Emergencies | DONATION CENTER FOR #LOSANGELES FIRES: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED | Facebook
• ‘We will be back. We will rebuild.’ | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Taking the Hill Productions — Veteran Owned & Operated Television & Film Production Company
• Business and Finance News Videos - Yahoo Finance
• Patrick J. Murphy
• National Emergency Fund | The American Legion
• How a Korean War Food Surplus Brought Instant Hot Cocoa to the World | Military.com
• How Jimmy Carter Saved Canadian Nuclear Reactor After Meltdown | Military.com

American Folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier talks about her addiction recovery, mental health journey and how she uses songwriting to help veterans with PTSD.

She works with veterans on their healing through songwriting with SongwritingWith:Soldiers.

“What I try to emphasize is that this can be of service to other people — a lifeline actually, which it often is.”

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The Army built a giant concrete pyramid in North Dakota and only used it for six months

Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot

Special Guest: Mary Gauthier.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Mary Gauthier
• Songwriting With: Soldiers | Transforming Lives by Collaborative Songwriting
• Rifles & Rosary Beads — Mary Gauthier
• Hurt - YouTube
• Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting - Kindle edition by Gauthier, Mary. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
• Be The One | The American Legion
• VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment — VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment
• This massive pyramid in North Dakota helped end the Cold War
• (18) "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" - Official Video) - YouTube
• Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot — Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot

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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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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• 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.

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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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• 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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