Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

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November 11, 2020Episode 28: Tango Alpha Lima: Veterans Day Special
Jeff gets started with a lesson on how the Armistice that ended WWI evolved to what we now recognize as Veterans Day.
CV shares how events following the Armistice led to the founding of The American Legion.
Ashley talks about what Veterans Day looks like in 2020 and what American Legion posts around the country are doing to mark the day.
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Recording reveals moment the guns fell silent at the end of WW1 | Daily Mail Online
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Timeline | The American Legion Centennial
To Strengthen A Nation: The American Legion Story — American Legion documentary series
National Commander James W. "Bill" Oxford delivers Veterans Day Message
American Legion Eric V. Dickson Post 1980
Veterans Day deals and discounts | The American Legion
Buddy Check | The American Legion
51 min
November 04, 2020Episode 27: Tango Alpha Lima: Military Reporting feat. Hope Seck
Team Tango chats with 2016 American Legion 4th Estate Award recipient and Military.com Managing Editor, Hope Seck about journalism and reporting on the military community.
Special Guest: Hope Seck.
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Hope Hodge Seck | Military.com
Center for a New American Security
Bill Would Clear the Way for Army Legend Alwyn Cashe to Receive Medal of Honor | Military.com
Lawmakers Intensify Medal of Honor Push for Black D-Day Hero Who Saved Dozens | Military.com
Left of Boom Podcast | Military.com
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Legion Announces 2016 Recipients of Top Journalism Award | The American Legion
Unicorn Made Famous by Shark Incident Floats into History at Coast Guard Museum | Military.com
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43 min
October 28, 2020Episode 26: Tango Alpha Lima: GIBill.com, “The Pledge” unveiled in Arlington and Suicide Prevention news
CV is befuddled by VA losing rights to the GIBill.com website.
Ashley celebrates the unveiling of "The Pledge,” a new statue dedicated to women in the military and service dogs at The Women In Military Service For America Memorial.
Jeff shares the news of progress addressing Veteran Suicide:
The 988 National Crisis Hotline will go live in Fall 2021
The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 includes mental health elements
More measures could be coming with agreements to fast track a package of 9 House bills related to veteran suicide (COMPACT Act) which includes VA mental health care services to ALL veterans, regardless of their discharge status
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Vanessa Guillen death ruled "in the line of duty"
46 books on the 2020 Marine Commandant’s Reading List
World War II all-volunteer jungle fighters known as Merrill's Marauders will recieve Congressional Gold Medal
Army says viral video showing a soldier drinking Ocean Spray and lip-syncing Fleetwood Mac during parachute jump may be a safety violation.
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GI Bill | The American Legion
VA | Education and Training Home
Arlington National Cemetery Has A New Monument To Servicewomen
Women In Military Service For America Memorial
The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 24/7 Confidential Help – Veterans Crisis Line
S.785 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
H.R.8247 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Join The American Legion | The American Legion
Here are the 46 books on the 2020 Marine Commandant’s Reading List
Legendary WWII Jungle Fighters Finally Have the Congressional Gold Medal | Military.com
MERRILL'S MARAUDERS ASSOCIATION HOME PAGE
Paratrooper’s airborne TikTok video could be a safety violation, Army says - News - Stripes — viral video showing a soldier drinking from an Ocean Spray juice bottle and lip-syncing the words of the Fleetwood Mac hit “Dreams” while on a daytime parachute jump
Army Paratrooper Takes Pet Fish on Last Jump | Military.com
American Legion Post 370, Highlands, NC | Facebook
Herstory | Women Veteran Oral History Project
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38 min
October 21, 2020Episode 25: Tango Alpha Lima: Space Force Simulator, Shark Attacks and 100 Miles for Hope
Jeff shares Space Force immersive space sim training tool, and the gang waxes poetic about Col. Max Lantz, Commandant of the U.S. Air Force’s National Security Space Institute.
CV leads a discussion about the wisdom of eliminating of Basic Training Shark Attacks.
Ashley celebrates an inspirational story of a Legion member who has completed his 100 Miles for Hope challenge.
Rapid Fire: Veterans guarding the polls in Minnesota, protection for Parris Island, stolen VA benefits for faked combat injuries and nutritional transparency in MREs.
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Indivisible - The Story of Our Flag - American Legion Flag & Emblem
100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion
Find a Service Officer | The American Legion
Legion Riders Headlines | AL Pony Express
THE 2020 AMERICAN LEGION LEGACY RUN FUNDRAISER | The American Legion
S.4657 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): "Buddy Check" Bill
59 min
October 14, 2020Episode 24: Tango Alpha Lima: Guest Anighya Crocker
Team Tango sits down to share a sweet tea and catch up with 2016 Boys Nation President Anighya Crocker, who is gearing up for law school as well as pursuing his musical passions.
Special Guest: Anighya Crocker.
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Boys State / Boys Nation | The American Legion
Anigha Crocker profile on LegionTV
June 2021 Carnegie Hall Calendar
Anighya Crocker article in the Tennesseean
50 min
October 07, 2020Episode 23: Tango Alpha Lima: COVID indictments, Blue Water Navy logs, Unicorns and MORE COWBELL!
CV celebrates as the U.S. Coast Guard unicorn float made famous by the USCGC Kimball shark-infested swim call makes it's debut at the U.S. Coast Guard Museum in New London, Connecticut.
Jeff shares stories of criminal indictments for leaders at two veterans homes over COVID-19 deaths of residents.
Ashley brings the scoop on how the National Archives Navy deck log digitization project will help speed the disability claims process for Blue Water Vietnam veterans.
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Space Force: Why use a human when you have a robot?
Ninja Hellfire Missile
Marines rob Catholic church at gunpoint
Shulkin urges VA to do more for veterans exposed to Burn Pits.
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U.S. Coast Guard Museum
Unicorn Made Famous by Shark Incident Floats into History at Coast Guard Museum | Military.com
The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog | National Archives
Find an American Legion Service Officers
42 min
September 30, 2020Episode 22: Tango Alpha Lima: Boys State Documentary ft. Jesse Moss and Steven Garza
Boys State Documentary Director Jesse Moss and 2019 Texas Boys State Gubernatorial Candidate Steven Garza join Team Tango to discuss the documentary airing on Apple TV and the Boys State experience.
The Boys State documentary won the Grand Jury prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was selected to be the opening night film of New Directors/New Films, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.
Special Guests: Jesse Moss and Steven Garza.
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The American Legion Boys State and Boys Nation
Boys State Documentary
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September 23, 2020Episode 21: Tango Alpha Lima: MOH for SGM Payne, Burn Pits and Suicide Prevention
The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is "tougher than woodpecker lips."
Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for illnesses related to toxic exposure.
Ashley shares a story about time running out to pass pending legislation on veteran suicide prevention during the current Congressional session, and the team stresses the importance of actively using existing resources during mental health crisis, including the Veterans Crisis Line:
Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1
Text: 838255
Online: veteranscrisisline.net
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Russian Bounty story still unconfirmed, Chimp study influences squad sizes, Air Force Academy mascot gets a name, and Space Force deploys to the Middle East.
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Sergeant Major Thomas P. Payne | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army
U.S.-Kurdish raid rescues Islamic State hostages - The Washington Post
New Bill Would Force VA to Cover Vets' Burn Pit Illnesses | Connecting Vets
'We always have money for war, but we never seem to have money for the warrior' | The American Legion
Will major veterans suicide prevention legislation pass this year, or get stalled by political fights?
Veterans Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Text & Chat — Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1
Text: 838255
Online: veteranscrisisline.net
Buddy Check: Wellness check-ins with veterans | The American Legion
50 min
September 16, 2020Episode 20: Tango Alpha Lima: VA "Borne the Battle" host Tanner Iskra
Host of VA's "Borne the Battle" podcast, Tanner Iskra, talks with Team Tango about storytelling, how VA uses new media, suicide prevention and some of his favorite interviews.
Special Guest: Tanner Iskra.
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Borne The Battle Podcast - VAntage Point
Suicide Prevention Community and Mobile App | Operation Pop Smoke
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33 min
September 09, 2020Episode 19: Tango Alpha Lima: Bergdahl stays in jail, Esper backs Cashe MOH and more death at Ft. Hood
Bowe Bergdahl's sentence is upheld, and CV poses questions about the influence of public debate and podcast episodes on the evolution of the case.
Ashley shares the news that Secretary Esper has backed the effort to posthumously bestow the Medal of Honor on Sgt. Alwyn Cashe.
Jeff unsheaths the knife hand as he expresses his continuing frustration over the mounting death toll at Ft. Hood, and all of Team Tango agrees on the need for Army leadership to clear the deck and start over.
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Army OKs Push-ups as Punishment
Coast Guards close call with a shark and a unicorn
Army investigating soldier who posts Holocaust joke on TikTok.
59-year-old Army Basic Training graduate is Team Tango's new hero.
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Serial Podcast Season Two
The story of the Four Chaplains
Join The American Legion | The American Legion
Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe should get Medal of Honor, Esper says
Donate to The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
U.S. Coast Guard shoots at shark as it swims toward crew - YouTube
The American Legion Annual Report 2020 | Brochures & Publications | The American Legion
51 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.