This is Definitely Part one and will have these ladies on again to finish the discussion!

I sat down with 2 of the most powerful women leaders and advocates in our community.

They both share their personal stories and experiences of Why they do What they Do!

Then they share how they turned trauma into Passion and Purpose to help children emotionally, mentally, and physcially and on a mission to keep them safe and healthy.

Crista Brandt, the Founder and CEO of Valerie's House in Pensacola. Giving kids the tools and coping skilling to have a healthy way to deal with grief and loss of a loved one.

Alicia Tappan, former Director of The Secret Place and now CEO and Director of Tappan Consulting and Survivor Led Solutions, discussing children being the victim of Human Trafficking.

Goldie Lahr is a singer/songwriter, plays multiple instruments, is a headliner and performer at arts and music festivals and private events.

She is also the Founder of very popular festivals, showcases and Pensacola Unplugged- featuring rising stars to music legends.

She is also the Founder of the Blue Anchor Belles, a 40-50s decade inspired, pin-up style, boogie-woogies, patriotic singing group made up of military spouses.

She is just coming off of the sold-out, fundraising, festival "Pickin' in the Pines" that featured grammy award winning artist and rising stars in the songwriting scene.

Check out her site for her upcoming events.

sites.google.com/view/Pensacola-unplugged

Daughter of a Naval pilot and wife of a Navy pilot, now retired to Pensacola, FL.

Dr. Viet Le, a PA-Physician Associate with his Doctorate in Health Professions Education and certified in Heart Failure and Preventative Cardiology. He is an Associate Professor of Research and Preventative Cardiology at Intermountain Medical Center and is a Principal, Sub- Investigator on cardiovascular clinical trials.

Past President of Academy of PAs in Cardiology, past co-chair of American College of Cardiology PA Work Group and the current President of the Utah Academy of PAs. Former Compensation and Pension examiner at George Wahlen VA Medical Center.

We discuss managing cholesterol, labs to check, "Good & Bad" cholesterol, blood pressure monitoring, activity levels and compare evidence-based diets to manage heart health!

Honorable J.B. Whitten: The Mayor of Crestview, FL. In the panhandle, Northwest Florida, Crestview is a booming Hub City surrounded by military installations.

He is a Retired Command Chief Master Sgt in the Air Force after 30 years, and then a special education high school teacher for 12 years before being elected as Mayor in 2019 and re-elected in 2024.

We talked about how his leadership in the Air Force and educational system prepared him to run a popular Hub City.

We discuss Crestview's growth, infrastructure, housing, city planning and the mission and vision for Crestview over the next decade.

We talked about how he got into politics and his physical fitness routine, and his communication skills through social media platforms.

What is next for Crestview and why are people Choosing the View!

Honorable J.B. Whitten: The Mayor of Crestview, FL. In the panhandle, Northwest Florida, Crestview is a booming Hub City surrounded by military installations.

He is a Retired Command Chief Master Sgt in the Air Force after 30 years, and then a special education high school teacher for 12 years before being elected as Mayor in 2019 and re-elected in 2024.

We talked about how his leadership in the Air Force and educational system prepared him to run a popular Hub City.

We discuss Crestview's growth, infrastructure, housing, city planning and the mission and vision for Crestview over the next decade.

We talked about how he got into politics and his physical fitness routine, and his communication skills through social media platforms.

What is next for Crestview and why are people Choosing the View!

Mr. Andrew McKay.

The #1 Talk show, Morning show, News Radio host in Pensacola, FL! Covering local and national topics.

Multiple awards for his News and Reporting, including the coveted Marconi Award for Station of the Year, 3-time Edward R. Murrow award and the National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award for his reporting.

Well respected, trusted source that makes him the Go-To for true journalistic reporting.

We discussed how he got into radio/media, the responsibilities of the media today, polarizing issues, and of course his favorite story he's ever covered.

Find his show on air or online every Mon-Fri from 5am- 9am at 92.3 FM

https://www.newsradio923.com

PART TWO:

Chris Lambert joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. He shares an unfiltered conversation about alcohol, anger, divorces, and 50 years of PTSD. He tells us about walking into hell, then how he said Goodbye to Vietnam, to now having over 6000 hours of volunteering at the VA and helping other Vets.

Such a powerful episode and full of stories, that we had to make it a 2-part series.

We discussed the events that led up to his receiving his Purple Hearts, what it was like being in Vietnam at 18, the beauty of the Vietnamese people, and his return home by himself.

Co-host retire Marine, prior enlisted, LtCol David Sanford.

Check out the You Tube: Goodbye to Vietnam by Chris Lambert

Chris Lambert joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. He shares an unfiltered conversation about alcohol, anger, divorces and 50 years of PTSD.

He tells us about walking in to hell and then how he said Goodbye to Vietnam to now having over 6000 hours of volunteering at the VA and helping other Vets.

Such a powerful episode full of stories, that we had to make it a 2-part series.

We discussed the events that led up to his receiving his Purple Hearts, what it was like being in Vietnam at 18, the beauty of the Vietnamese people and his return home by himself.

Co-host retired Marine, prior enlisted, LtCol David Sanford

Mr. J.L. Hancock spent 20yrs as a Navy Cryptologist, the senior enlisted advisor of the Future Concepts & Innovation Director at Naval Special Warfare Command, headquarters of the elite Navy Seals fighting teams.

He speaks Korean and Japanese, he's conducted combat operations with Special Ops teams in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Philippines. He is a go-to resource and subject matter expert in unmanned systems, 5G, AI, national security, drones use in combat, He is now a consultant and an author of a series that some would think of as science fiction, but it is real-world science.

His military techno thriller series depicts the future of warfare and real uses of innovation and technologies around the world. We discuss his latest book in the series: The Spear & The Sentinel.

Co-host retired Marine LtCol David Sanford's MOS was Sig Intel and was stationed at NSA.

Commander Wierzbicki served as the PAO with multiple Strike groups, Fleet Forces, Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, Multi-national Forces in Iraq and now the Chief Public Engagement officer for the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration and National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

He tells us the mission of the Vietnam War Commemoration and the VA partners with their events across the country.

We discussed:

Vietnam Vets getting the recognition and honor they deserve, Jan Scruggs and the Memorial Fund, 21 year old female Yale architectural student that designed the Vietnam Memorial Wall, what happens to all the gifts left at the Wall and of course the Vietnam War Commemoration upcoming events in Arlington, VA.

www.vietnamwar50th.com