Veteran Et Cetera

Ever get confused by the spectacle of war from the media? Ever feel the bias of headline news? 

On this episode, Ariana Pekary joins Veteran Et Cetera's host, Mike Kim, on this episode to discuss possibilities in understanding corporate news from pursuing an informed approach to media education. Ariana and Mike discuss how vets and others can analyze the headlines in a healthy manner. Ariana shocked the world of journalism with her critical piece "Why Now I am Leaving MSNBC" in 2020.

Ariana Pekary is the Columbia Journalism Review public editor for CNN. She was an award-winning public radio and MSNBC journalist for two decades. Now she focuses on the systemic flaws of commercial broadcast news. She has covered military and veteran issues: "An Occupational Hazard : Rape in the Military (2013) earned a RFK Journalism Award and and "Stories from Third Med: Surviving a Jungle ER (2009) have helped raise awareness about military/veteran issues. She can be contacted at [email protected] 

 And she can be followed on Twitter @arianapekary and on her site Arianapekary.net

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On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, Dr. Martin Levinson joins us to explain General Semantics. Your host, Mike Kim, and Dr Levinson have lectures and written about the efficacious use of General Semantics in the veteran readjustment terrain. 

Our guest has an expansive background: Dr. Martin H. Levinson, is currently a faculty member with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Stony Brook University. He recently stepped down from serving as the President of the Institute of General Semantics. He holds a PhD from NYU and has published extensively in the areas of history and communication. He is currently the book review editor for ETC: A Review of General Semantics and a contributing editor to The Satirist: America’s Most Critical Journal. He has taught courses in the social sciences at NYU, Adelphi University, Saint John’s University, New York Institute of Technology, and Medgar Evers College.

Some of Dr Levinson's books include:

Signal Reactions And Other Poems

Sensible Thinking for Turbulent Times

Practical Fairy Tales for Everyday Living

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Are you curious about the actor who played General Mattis in the military HBO series cult classic Generation Kill? 

Robert John Burke is a renowned American actor who played Marine Corps legend General James "Mad Dog" Mattis in the memorable HBO series Generation Kill. Robert Burke is actively with the veteran advocacy organization VETHACK. 

Besides being in Generation Kill, Robert Burke has distinguished himself in the other acting roles: RoboCop 3 (1993), Tombstone (1993), and Thinner (1996). During the 2000s Burke became well known for his portrayal of Mickey Gavin on Rescue Me (2004-11), Bart Bass in Gossip Girl (2007–12), Ed Tucker in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2002–20), and a number of other film and television roles including Netflix Intrusion (2021).

Robert is an active New York State Firefighter and has been a lifelong martial arts practitioner with a Black belt in Shoring Ryu Okinawan Karate. He is an avid reader and defies being a one dimensional person. Join us on this episode to explore the expansive life of Robert Burke.

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We welcome Dr. Lawrence on Veteran Et Cetera!

Dr. Lawrence, served as the 7th Under Secretary for Benefits of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and before becoming Undersecretary. 

Presently he is a businessman, author and passionate Veteran advocate. He has 35 years of experience solving management problems in large, complex organizations. As a private sector executive, he was a consulting Partner at two Big-Four accounting firms and a Vice President in two Fortune 500 companies. He is a government management thought leader, having written several books on the subject

Dr. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army and went on to earn a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

He provides immense insight on understanding basic veteran benefits and some myths that might be obstacles towards veteran benefits claims. The article below provides more about Dr. Lawrence: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2021/11/lessons-learned-from-a-former-va-undersecretary/

Join us on this episode Veteran Et Cetera, with your host Mike Kim. Thanks for your support and check out other great shows on www.cominghomewell.com

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Recon Scholar! 

Today's podcast Mike talks with Stuart (Stu) Doyle, a Marine Recon Reservist, Amateur MMA fighter and scholar with a M.S. in Criminology, about his thoughts on veteran readjustment culture. 

Bio

Stu's admiration for the Marine Corps started at age 9 and by age 13 he had focused on becoming a Recon Marine. At age 17 Stu headed for boot camp, then infantry and straight for the Basic Recon Course. He spent the rest of his active enlistment with 1st Recon Bn and deployed to Afghanistan as a Recon Marine. 

Stu completed a BA at Columbia in Neuroscience and Behavior followed by a M.S. in Criminology at University of Penn. As a source of income during college, he selected security related work for billionaires and after his Ivy League studies he settled in Hollywood and continued with employment in high level security. However, Stu found he needed more of a challenge and returned to the Corps. He joined the Reserves and is still an active reservist with 3rd Force Recon Co. 

To continue his journey of challenges alongside the Marine Recon, he is pursuing a profession as a pro MMA fighter as well as a desire to begin his PhD program in either philosophy or psychology within a couple years. 

Catch his next MMA fight on September 10

To get tickets and other information: https://mmafutures.live/

We thank Stu for his appearance! 

Here are a few articles Stu has written. Impressive!

https://philpapers.org/rec/DOYSUF

https://philpapers.org/rec/DOYMWA

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Veteran Et Cetera 's host Mike Kim engages the issue of Veterans and spirituality on this episode with Vietnam Vet Bill McDonald. 

Reverend Bill McDonald is an author, an award winning poet, international motivational speaker, artist, film adviser, veteran advocate.

His life has been a spiritual journey, spanning slightly over 7 decades. His whole life has been a mystical trip in search of gurus, the paranormal, and self-discovery. He has written about his many spiritually transforming experiences and “near-death-experiences” including supernatural events during his combat tour of duty in the Vietnam War. In his books he has shared some incredible spiritual events that are beyond both common understanding or explanation. His autobiography “Warrior A Spiritual Odyssey” takes us on a life quest for love, understanding, forgiveness and enlightenment. His follow-up book (Publishing date 2017) “Alchemy of a Warrior’s Heart “continues that mystical journey including four trips to India for even more profound experiences with holy men, miracles and his personal relationship with the Divine. What he knows for sure after all these years is that the only thing that is truly real is LOVE. 

To learn more about Rev Bill, please check out his site: revbillmcdonald.com

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In this episode of Veteran Et Cetera Podcast host Mike Kim is joined by guest author Mary Jane Nealon to discuss a topic closely tied to " Writing about Pain ". Mary Jane Nealon is a seasoned registered nurse, granddaughter of a WW I veteran, daughter of a WW II Combat Veteran, coach (at Red Vale Consulting), published poet, and recognized freelance medical writer/memoirist. She is a graduate of the Warren Wilson College M.F.A. Program for Writers. She is the recipient of two fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1995-1997. In 1998, she was awarded a fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Mary Jane's works include the acclaimed book Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse's Life.

Her books containing poetry are Rogue Apostle and Immaculate Fuel. 

More of Mary Jane Nealon's expansive narrative can be found in here website mjnealon.com 

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Have you ever traveled and wondered about what happens "NEXT" when you are stuck 10,000 foot on a Balinese Volcano?  

What happens if you are in an emergency while on vacation and the US Embassy is closed?

Harding Bush and Mike Kim will talk about the perils of adventure travel and many other things such as details about the Navy SEALs that transcend pop culture movies. Bush is the real deal! Do not miss this episode!

Harding Bush is a "Man for All Seasons". He holds a BA and MA from Norwich University-Military College of Vermont; Bush as a cadet distinguished himself as an elite cadet by being a leader on Norwich's Mountain Cold Weather Military Rescue Team. Later, He would serve over 20 years as a Navy SEAL with such honors as Platoon Leading Senior Chief for SEAL Team Eight and Command Senior Chief of the Navy’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Course. After distinguishing himself as an elite commando leader, Bush went on to the civilian world to specialize in high level sophisticated corporate security operations and extreme adventure travel rescue operations with Global Rescue as the Security Operations Manager. Bush is a cosmopolitan warrior with deep knowledge of books, art, history, culture, and travel.

To learn more about Global Rescue visit their website at www.globalrescue.com

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This episode features, Brian Schiele, veteran/ motorcycle enthusiast. And, as an active member of the veteran prevention motorcycle riding group Ride to Zero. Brian's military service led him to one of Army's unique Warrior Transition Teams for soldiers who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan during the War on Terror. Brian and Mike Kim, the host of Veteran Et Cetera, have an expansive chat about the roles of motorcycles in veteran culture. 

Brian Schiele discusses his reality with new troops who returned from overseas service and were part of the Warrior Transition. Was Brian the first to see folks just after serving in a combat zone? How were the military families affected by war? What's important in the Warrior Transition process according to Brian. 

Also, learn more about Veteran transition group , Ride to Zero, as Brian is on a riding mission with others to prevent veteran suicide. 

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The number of volunteers in Ukraine from around the world number at over 20,000. Ukrainian President Zelensky has asked for volunteers since the Russian Invasion started back in late February of this year. There have been a number of American veterans who have answered the call to volunteer for war in the Ukraine. One volunteer acquainted with your host, Mike Kim, has the heart of gold and has just left his daughter and his wife. This young man is a decorated Iraq War Veteran. Did he join because of a tribal urge to protect others? Did he join because of a desire to be a part of a group again? These are intriguing questions. But a major concern on Mike's mind as a seasoned war trauma therapist and an Iraq War Veteran is that the Veteran he knows, who volunteered for Ukraine, has placed his war readjustment on hold to return to a war zone. What does that mean to his family? What is going to be his readjustment when he returns to his home, if he survives the devastating war in Ukraine? 

The media keeps on treating this war in Ukraine like a sporting event. We can choose how to absorb it. Mike has had many sleepless nights thinking about U.S. troops being sent to Ukraine. and wonders if Ukraine will be in another Forever War. Even though Mike does not not condone the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, we have to ponder if using diplomacy might be better than joining another War.

Listen to the full episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/1TW4UXvO1x0

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004860/10959066

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Links to explore for more information

Ukrainian President Invites Volunteers for War in Ukraine 

https://youtu.be/1s1w07-9HQY 

Two American Veterans captured in Ukraine

https://youtu.be/TxOHcVhROXo

The Reality of War in Ukraine for Volunteers 

https://youtu.be/TVHOX3NyTSM 

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