The National Defense

The National Defense welcomes Independence, MO, police officer John Howe to

the program to discuss his work as a photographer and his recent work to take

portraits of veterans, particularly those from WWII and the Korean War.  John

contacts veterans, takes their portraits and gets their stories about service in

their earlier years.  For more information on John's work visit his website howecreativephoto.com

The National Defense welcomes the creator of MilitaryTeeTimes.com, Kevin

Sullivan, to the program to talk about this fantastic service available

WORLDWIDE to veterans and their families.  Kevin talks about how he got the

program off the ground with partnerships with the Golf Channel and GolfNow, and

how VFW members can take advantage of great golf, while supporting the VFW, at

VFW.golf.

 There's over 8,000 courses linked with VFW.golf, so get to swinging!

The National Defense welcomes Tobias Lindholm, director of the Academy Award

Nominated film "A War," to the program to discuss his film, viewers reactions to

it, and the creative process used to capture the authentic feel of a soldier at

war in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.

The National Defense opens up this week by speaking with USAA's Bob Wiedower

about 401Ks, oil prices, stock market corrections, underground caddie racing,

and the PGA Phoenix Open.  Bob gives Randy and Jerry a frame of reference when

it comes to watching the peaks and valleys of your retirement savings.  The guys

also discuss some good (and not so good) suggestions to save a few bucks on your

Valentine's date.

The National Defense welcomes the Vice President for Talent Acquisition

for Comcast NBC Universal to discuss his company's continuing efforts to hire

American veterans, reservists, and their families.  Comcast has redoubled their

efforts to hire veterans and their families into jobs in various fields under

the Comcast umbrella.

The National Defense welcomes back a longtime friend of the program, Irish Tenor

Anthony Kearns, to hear about what he's been up to since we last spoke with him.

 Anthony, among other activities, has recently performed for Pope Francis, the

New York Mets, as well as participating in an event to raise funds for homeless

female veterans.

The National Defense recovers from their New Year's celebrations by grabbing

a slice of pizza with an old friend of the program, Mark Evans, from Pizza 4

Patriots.  Mark and his son cooked up an idea to provide pizza for troops on

active duty overseas.  With the Super Bowl coming up, Mark fills us in on his

plans for 2016, including the big game, Veterans Day, and more.  For more

information check out the Pizza 4 Patriots website.

The National Defense takes a few minutes to speak with USAA financial guru, Bob

Wiedower, about the Fed raising interest rates as well as everyone's favorite

holiday dinner topic: LIFE INSURANCE.  Jerry, Randy, Andy, and Nate wish you and

yours a very happy, safe, and relaxing holiday season

The National Defense welcomes archivist Andrew Hinton from Texas Tech's

Archive of Modern American Warfare to the program to discuss his organization's

efforts to preserve the history, particularly digital records, of some of the

more recent armed conflicts in American history.  For more information on the

project, please check out the AMAW website.

The National Defense kicks off this week's show by speaking with the creator

of the first veteran employment TV program and getting an update on just some of

the good work being done for veterans around the country, and the companies

benefiting from them.