Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

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January 26, 2021Episode 38: Tango Alpha Lima: Ending the Widow's Tax, Billions in Benefits and Sleeping on the Floor
Jeff celebrates the end to the long-decried law known as the Widow's Tax and Ashley gives props to American Legion Department Service Officers who secured nearly $3.7 billion in benefits for the nation’s veterans during fiscal year 2020. CV opens discussion on the furor over National Guard troops sleeping on the floor of the U.S. Capitol.
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Soldier plots to blow up NYC 9/11 memorial, Navy SEAL pleads guilty in hazing death of Green Beret, Alaska Joint Army-Air Force base installs curfew on base liquor sales and a "National Garden for American Heroes.”
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American Legion DSOs help secure nearly $3.7B in benefits for veterans | The American Legion
The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
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These Military Figures May Be Honored in Trump's Proposed 'Garden of American Heroes'
The oldest living Marine, a North Carolina woman, has died at age 107
Frank Marston American Legion Post 33 | Facebook
42 min
January 19, 2021Episode 37: Tango Alpha Lima: Legislative Priorities with Lawrence Montreuil
American Legion Legislative Director Lawrence Montreuil joins Team Tango to discuss American Legion legislative priorities for 2021, as well as how veteran-related legislation will be impacted by a new Congress and new administration.
Special Guest: Lawrence Montreuil.
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The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
The American Legion Legislative Center
The American Legion Legislative Action Center
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Deborah Sampson Act
American Legion Resolutions
43 min
January 12, 2021Episode 36: Tango Alpha Lima: A suicidal sailor, BN alumni shoots the moon and mulling military pay
Jeff recounts the 9-week ordeal of a suicidal sailor who was punished by the Navy after seeking mental health treatment.
Ashley highlights an American Legion Boys Nation Alumni who has earned a spot on NASA's Artemis lunar mission team.
CV poses the question: Is the military paying troops too much?
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Army grooming regulation changes, DoD tackling obesity and fewer veterans in Congress.
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US Navy punishes suicidal sailor who sought mental health treatment | Seattle Weekly
Military Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Chat & Text – Veterans Crisis Line
Department Service Officers
Boys Nation alum named to lunar mission team | The American Legion
Artemis Program | NASA
NASA The Artemis Team
Join The American Legion | The American Legion
Marine awarded for saving elderly woman after deadly viper attack
Sioux Falls American Legion Post 15 Chorus
42 min
January 05, 2021Episode 35: Tango Alpha Lima: Student Veterans with guest Jared Lyon
President and CEO of Student Veterans of America Jared Lyon joins Team Tango and paints a portrait of the contemporary student veteran, the challenges they face, the changes they are experiencing due to the Coronavirus pandemic, how they use GI Bill, and ways in which organizations like The American Legion and Student Veterans of America can support them.
Special Guest: Jared Lyon.
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Million Records Project - Student Veterans of America
Veterans Education Center | The American Legion
GI Bill | The American Legion
Homepage - Student Veterans of America
GuideOn Education Consulting
Research + Analytics - Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Research - Student Veterans of America
Student Veterans of America Jobs
Department Service Officers
NatCon Returns: February 19-20 - Student Veterans of America
1 hr 7 min
December 23, 2020Episode 34: Tango Alpha Lima: "Honor Guard" producers Neal Schrodetzki and Ethan Morse
In our final episode for 2020, Team Tango is joined by Neal Schrodetzki and Ethan Morse, the duo behind Time to Kill Productions.
The pair talks about how they met while serving together in the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment – what it was like serving in the Old Guard, how they started their production company, and the two documentary projects they've produced together.
Special Guests: Ethan Morse and Neal Schrodetzki .
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American Legion Emblem Sales - Bookazines
Arlington's horsemen not left in the cold | The American Legion
Challenge Coins for the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon | The American Legion
Watch The Unknowns | Prime Video
Time To Kill Productions
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43 min
December 16, 2020Episode 33: Tango Alpha Lima: Backpacks For Life with Brett Dalessandro and Alexa Modero
Team Tango is joined by Backpacks For Life founders Brett Dalessandro and Alexa Modero.
An encounter with a homeless veteran in 2014 inspired Army veteran and Weehawken American Legion Post 18 member Brett Dalessandro and his wife, Alexa Modero, to start Backpacks for Life.
Their oganization designed and distributes The Bowery Pack, a backpack engineered specifically to meet the needs of homeless Veterans. That initial mission has led them to additional homeless outreach initiatives.
Special Guest: Backpacks For Life.
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Backpacks For Life — designing The Bowery Pack, a backpack engineered specifically to meet the needs of our homeless Veterans.
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Find a Service Officer | The American Legion
44 min
December 09, 2020Episode 32: Tango Alpha Lima: An Act of Kindness, Fashion Faux Pas and a Racy Endeavor
CV celebrates a Coastie who buys dinner for a stranger in a random act of kindness and ends up fostering international relations with Greenland.
Ashley shares Military Times' brilliant review of Ralph Lauren's newest outerwear offerings - many of which look suspiciously familiar to standard military issue items.
Jeff gets revved up over The American Legion's new initiative with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Rapid Fire
Marines and LSD, Oversight panel questions Pentagon's $700M loan to a company worth $70M, Brian Tally's Bill and COVID vaccines
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Ralph Lauren can’t stop ripping off military clothing — The conglomeration of salmon pant and polo shirt enthusiasts simply cannot resist the mere sight of camouflage, which oftentimes sends the creative minds behind the company’s fashion lines into a hungry-hungry-hipster feeding frenzy the likes of which only Bon Iver and one to three dandelion lemon grass IPAs can sooth.
Legion, Chip Ganassi enter multi-year IndyCar alliance
The American Legion Give $48 Challenge — Giving Tuesday is over, but you can still help The American Legion support Veterans and Children
Time running out on one veteran’s push for VA reforms
57 min
December 02, 2020Episode 31: Tango Alpha Lima: Gold Star Families ft. guest Joanne Steen
Team Tango welcomes Joanne Steen, Gold Star widow and founder of Grief Solutions, a company that provides practical training and resources on grief to professional assistance providers who work with the bereaved.
Special Guest: Joanne Steen.
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Grief Solutions | Practical Training on Grief, Loss & Resilience
We Regret to Inform You: A Survival Guide for Gold Star Parents and Those Who Support Them eBook: Steen, Joanne: Kindle Store
45 min
November 25, 2020Episode 30: Tango Alpha Lima: Wreaths, Troop Reductions and Terrible Thieves
Ashley shares the news that 2020 Wreaths Across America is back on the calendar.
CV talks about troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jeff gets fired up over Texas thieves who targeted trucks with disabled veteran license at a Marine Corps ball in Houston.
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Nerf grenades, a chaplain in cuffs, outsourcing Comp and Pen exams and Space Marines
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Wreaths Across America
The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
American Legion Flag & Emblem — Collect all of the American Legion Bookazines
The War Zone | The Drive
Find an American Legion Service Officer
48 min
November 18, 2020Episode 29: Tango Alpha Lima: COVID-19 conversation ft. guest Dr. Kermit Jones
Navy veteran Kermit Jones joins Team Tango to talk about beating the coronavirus and an inspiring Medal of Honor recipient from his hometown.
Special Guest: Dr. Kermit Jones.
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Medal of Honor Story: James C. McCloughan | The American Legion
Photo Gallery: Medal of Honor recipient dedicates Michigan memorial | The American Legion
42 min

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Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community.