(Previously Aired on 3/24/2020) Jeffrey Copeland is a professor at the University of Northern Iowa and prolific author. He talks with host Jim Fausone about lessons the military and society should learn from COVID-19, the Spanish Flu of 1918 - its incredible death toll - and the Black Plague of 1924 in LA.

Former F16 pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney talks about the shrinkage of the Air Force's fleet and its impact on national security. She is a senior fellow at AFA's the Mitchell Institute. At this think tank, she speaks and writes on US Air Force related issues and discussed them with host Jim Fausone.

Join host Jim Fausone this week for three interviews:

• Dr. James Rogers, war historian and drone expert, about modern drone warfare, the use of drones around the world, and where the military applications are headed.
• Robert Middleton, US Marine Corps veteran and National Commandant of Montford Point Marines of America, discussing the history of the first Blacks in the Marine Corp. He also shares details of the 14th Annual National Heritage Military Banquet & Awards Ceremony, a gala from the organization on June 23rd.
• Literature of War Foundation’s Michael Plunkett regarding its military book club approach to providing troops literature that unit members can read, discuss and bond over.

(Previously Aired on 5/19/2020) Andy Kubik spent 15 years in USAF Special Operations. He was stationed in theatres like Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. But his six overseas deployments as a combat controller and rescue man took its toll on his mental health and family. He talks about the heroic actions on November 23, 2001, that led to a Silver Star award. Substance abuse, PTSD, and TBI are mentioned; and the relationship with his son is highlighted with host Jim Fausone.

National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC.org) Founder Keith King talks about the success over the last decade of certifying veteran-owned businesses with host Jim Fausone,

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(Previously Aired on 11/26/2019) Taras Lyssenko wrote a new book with everything from mystery and adventure, to government dealings and World War II history. "The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan" documents a 30-year-long effort to recover WWII-era Navy planes from Lake Michigan. He introduces the long-lost history of how Navy pilots trained and sometimes lost their lives and aircraft over Lake Michigan. It offers an inside look at his company’s recovery & salvage efforts and their sometimes-contentious relationship with federal agencies. These submerged Navy planes now find themselves in muesums and public spaces around the United States. Taras talks with host Jim Fausone of VeteransRadio.org to explain how this passion started for two Army guys and how it keeps history alive.

Marine Michael Plunkett talks about the Literature of War Foundation which supplies copies of the same book to units to read so they have a common experience to discuss. They read and discuss military history, leadership, recent engagements, etc. Plunkett explains how the nonprofit works to host Jim Fausone. Currently, 50 units have asked to start this military book club!

Our Memorial Day Program this year will include a reading of names of service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. Thank you to those who remembered and honored those lost by submitting names for the program.

Dale speaks with Melissa Youngblood, President and Clinical Director of Therapeia Counseling. Melissa is a licensed professional mental health counselor and a Master-Certified Accelerated Resolution Therapist (ART). Melissa specializes in PTS in veterans, first responders, and healthcare workers, and has devoted much of her professional and personal life to helping veterans.

We also talked with Doug Bradley, Vietnam Veteran, author, and educator, about his recent publication, “He Ain’t Heavy” (Medium, Warriors Publishing Group). Doug has authored many works about his Vietnam and post-Vietnam experiences, including:

• Who’ll Stop the Rain: Respect, Remembrance, and Reconciliation in Post-Vietnam America
• DEROS Vietnam: Dispatches from the Air-Conditioned Jungle
• We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, which was named “the Best Music Book of 2015” by Rolling Stone Magazine.

(Previously Aired on 9/3/2019)

In December 1890, the Army engaged a band of Lakota Indians at Wounded Knee Creek. Who shot first is lost to history, but the deaths of approximately 350 Lakota and 30 Army troops made it one of the bloodiest engagements of the American-Indian period. The Army calls it a battle; the Lakota people call it a massacre.

Multiple times the Lakota people have sought an apology (received), reparations, and revocation of the 20 Medals of Honor awarded. Historian and Army Colonel Samuel Russell (ret.) discusses the history, and his submittal to the House Armed Services Committee regarding HR 3467 "Remove the Stain Act" of 2019. Russell offers host Jim Fausone why the bill is misguided and what precedents it would set.