Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

OTD - In 1965 astronaut Edward Higgins White II became the first American to walk in space

THE INTERVIEW
Providing guidance to veterans navigating their VA services and benefits has turned Army National Guard veteran Joshua Parish into an entrepreneur. He has created Battle Buddy, a mobile app built to streamline access to services, support mental health through its AI-powered Talk to Sam feature, and strengthen the overall transition experience for veterans and their families.

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Trump signs executive order for more homeless veteran housing at West LA VA campus

"Mysterious poop chucker" might be targeting Colorado woman for not picking up dog's waste

Special Guest: Joshua Parish.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Junior Shooting Sports | The American Legion
• Ed White (astronaut) - Wikipedia
• VETLIFE ® | veteran nonprofit organization | USA
• From Glory Days: Veterans Edition | VETLIFE
• Battle Buddy | VETLIFE
• President Trump signs executive order for more homeless veteran housing at West LA VA campus - CBS Los Angeles
• Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence – The White House
• After Action | www.afteractionshow.org
• Homeless Veterans | The American Legion
• VA redeems itself in West LA | The American Legion
• "Mysterious poop chucker" might be targeting Colorado woman for not picking up dog's waste | outtherecolorado.com

Retired Navy SEAL Matt Stevens helps The Honor Foundation guide members of the Special Forces community toward rewarding civilian careers. Stevens talks about how to discover your “why,” developing contacts and other tips for developing executives.

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Down the Reddit Rabbit Hole: The Meaning of Memorial Day

The fallout of banned books at the U.S. Naval Academy

Busch Gardens, Sea World offering free tickets for service members and veterans

Special Guest: Matt Stevens.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• The Honor Foundation: Career Transition for Special Operations Forces
• Vector Accelerator
• How do you feel about how your fellow Americans see Memorial Day? : r/AskAnAmerican
• TangoAlphaLima
• Report: President Trump order causes some to resign at US Naval Academy | WBAL Baltimore News
• Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge - WTOP News
• Act fast: Busch Gardens Williamsburg honoring military veterans with free tickets | WAVY.com
• Join The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion

THE INTERVIEW
Native Americans serve at a higher percentage than the general population. Still, there are misunderstandings about their culture and spiritual beliefs even among their brothers and sisters in the armed forces. In this week's episode, Army veteran Mitchelene BigMan talks about her military service as a Native American, importance of culture, creation of a Native American women veterans nonprofit and more.

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Down the Reddit Rabbit Hole: Native Americans and the U.S. Military

Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy

Memorial Honoring Native American U.S. Veterans proposed for Minnesota Capitol grounds

Special Guest: Mitchelene BigMan.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• After Action | www.afteractionshow.org
• Be The One | The American Legion
• nawwassociation
• Join The American Legion
• Native Americans and the US military : r/IndianCountry
• TangoAlphaLima
• Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy - ICT News
• VA removes tribal flags from Phoenix center, citing new Trump policy
• Memorial Honoring Native American U.S. Veterans proposed for Minnesota Capitol grounds | Local News | mankatofreepress.com

Constitutional fun facts in honor of The American Legion National Oratorical Competition Finals

THE INTERVIEW
Army combat veteran Blake Hall created his company to protect veterans from identity theft. Veterans are more than 80% likely to have their identity stolen than other Americans. Learn how ID.me prevents fraud in this week’s episode.

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A salute Ronin – the hero rat who set a Guinness World Record for detecting landmines

Legionnaires supporting manners, etiquette and Americanism in South Carolina

Special Guest: Blake Hall.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Oratorical Contest | The American Legion
• Official U.S. Constitution Website - Learn About the United States (U.S.) Constitution & More | Constitution Facts
• Simple, secure login | ID.me — ID.me simplifies how individuals prove and share their identity online.
• Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers: Geoffrey A. Moore, Regis McKenna: 9780060517120: Amazon.com: Books
• VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs
• (40) Post | LinkedIn
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Hero rat sets Guinness World Record for detecting landmines
• Supporting manners, etiquette and Americanism in South Carolina | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Join The American Legion

Veterans, fourth-graders get special access to National Parks

THE INTERVIEW
Army combat veteran Chris Marvin has found his passion and purpose in America’s national parks. In 2020, Marvin established the Park-to-Park Tour project to help share national parks with his children as a way to demonstrate the purpose and legacy of his own military service. He believes strongly that patriotism is exhibited through the enjoyment and protection of national parks and public lands.

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Air Force warns airmen, veterans of foreign intelligence recruitment ploy

Celebrating 140 years of Coca-Cola

Special Guest: Chris Marvin.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Free Entrance to National Parks for Current Military, Veterans, and Gold Star Families (U.S. National Park Service)
• Every Kid Outdoors
• Park-to-Park Tour
• Home - Paving The Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway
• Channel Islands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Pinnacles National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• North Cascades National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Olympic National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Great Basin National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Haleakalā National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
• Peace Vans: Camper Van Rentals, Repairs, and Sales
• Become A Junior Ranger (U.S. National Park Service)
• Air Force warns airmen, veterans of foreign intelligence recruitment ploy - Breaking Defense — Air Force warns airmen, veterans of foreign intelligence recruitment ploy
• An American GI’s best friend: Coca-Cola - Museum of the American G.I.
• Rum and Coca-Cola - The American Scholar

Operation Frequent Wind: Remembering the end of the Vietnam War

THE INTERVIEW
Air Force veteran Josh White hosts the award-winning podcast Hero Front, which focuses on mental health awareness and resiliency. Josh shares inspiring stories of veterans, authors, entrepreneurs, business leaders and other heroes. The storytelling podcast emerged from White’s 20-year military career in the U.S. Air Force in maintenance, medical and military funeral honors.

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If Hooters goes out of business, dining off base will never be the same

Not just for Veterans: Medical breakthroughs that began at VA

Special Guest: Josh White.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Honor & Remembrance | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘I will never forget April 1975’ | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘I always relive it in my dreams’ | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘It can only be understood by those of us who were there’ | The American Legion
• Vietnam remembered | The American Legion
• Legiontown U.S.A. |
• Be The One | The American Legion
• HeroFront
• America's Most Wanted - Watch on FOX
• If Hooters goes out of business, military towns won't be the same
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 39: Tango Alpha Lima: How to Catch a Russian Spy with guest Naveed Jamali
• Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World | Military.com

American Legion Family Day

THE INTERVIEW
Navy veteran Vic Martin struggled after suffering a brain injury, receiving mental health diagnoses and being medically retired. After hitting bottom and attempting suicide, Martin now dedicates his life to helping others find their purpose and the mental health care they need.

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World Autism Awareness month: Neurodivergent Veterans

Florida American Legion Riders gearing up for massive Boots on the Ground Poker Run

Military nicknames - usually born of our less-than-heroic moments

Special Guest: Vic Martin.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Resolution No. 7: American Legion Family Day | Digital Archive
• Be The One | The American Legion
• VETERANS STRENGTHENING AMERICA | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Onward Ops - Your next deployment isn't a military operation
• Courage to Call - Helpline for Veterans, Military & Families
• S.2372 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): VA MISSION Act of 2018 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
• Amazon.com: Phoenix Revival: The Aftermath of Naval Aviation's Fastest Ejection: 9781964934518: Gill, Lt Kegan Smurf: Books
• Veterans Mental Health Treatment Center in San Diego | Solara
• Army Veteran shares her experiences with autism - VA News
• (20+) Autistic Veterans | Facebook
• Autism Speaks applauds Department of Veterans Affairs for including vital autism care in insurance coverage for families of disabled veterans | Autism Speaks
• An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This - Modern War Institute
• Riders chapter prepping for massive annual poker run to benefit veteran causes, honor fallen military | The American Legion
• Veterans Are Sharing Their Hilarious Military Nicknames, And It Proves That Nobody Would Be Called "Maverick"
• 9 Military Badasses With Awesome Nicknames | Military.com

Marine Corps veteran Hank Donigan has survived brain cancer and coped with severe PTSD. He has transformed personal adversity into extraordinary achievement. On Monday, April 21, Donigan will complete his 500th marathon at the 2025 Boston Marathon, a testament to his resilience and dedication.

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How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II

The worst military smells for Sony to add to its video games

Special Guest: Hank Donigan.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Hank Donigan - Semper Fi & America's Fund Community Athlete Team
• Home - Semper Fi & America's Fund
• Boston Marathon | Boston Athletic Association
• How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II | Military.com
• The Worst Military Smells for Sony to Add to its Video Games | Military.com — The Worst Military Smells for Sony to Add to its Video Games

Remembering the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad

THE INTERVIEW
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes won the 2024 South by Southwest Audience Award for his directorial debut of the feature film "My Dead Friend Zoe," which he also co-wrote and produced. The film is a creative take on the post-war experience and a tribute to veterans of all generations. Hausmann-Stokes, who served as a paratrooper with the Army in Iraq, talks about the film, his military experience and how he helped co-found an organization for military veterans in the entertainment industry, Veterans in Media & Television, in the basement of American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood.

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Veterans in Agritherapy - Celebrating Community Gardens week

DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops

Special Guest: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
• My Dead Friend Zoe | Official Website | February 28 2025
• Make the Connection | Videos & Info for Military Veterans
• Merit x Zoe - a Short film by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
• Agritherapy: Healing Through Farming and Gardening - Warrior Allegiance : Are you VA Rated 90% or less? Let’s talk.
• Veterans and Entrepreneurship | Home
• Free farming and beekeeping opportunities for Veterans - VA News
• The Therapeutic Grounds of Farming: Helping Veterans Manage PTSD
• DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops

April is American Legion Children & Youth Month

THE INTERVIEW
Retired Marine Corps veteran Robert Yarnall talks about leadership, preventing veteran suicide and more. Throughout his career, he has mentored veterans, athletes and others through leadership lessons he was taught in the military. As vice president of Development and Impact for the Robert Irvine Foundation, he focuses on preventing veteran suicide and encouraging safe storage of weapons.

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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family

American Legion Baseball gearing up for Centennial celebration

Special Guest: Robert Yarnall.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• After Action | www.afteractionshow.org
• Youth Programs | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Wellness Program - Robert Irvine Foundation
• Face the Fight Against Veteran Suicide
• Building Brave Spaces - Brené Brown
• Robert Irvine Foundation | Giving Back to the Military and First Responders
• Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family | Stars and Stripes
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 220: Tango Alpha Lima: Haunted War Tales with Army veteran R.C. Bramhall
• Legion Baseball gearing up for centennial celebration | The American Legion