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• Dale Throneberry – Founder and Host of Veterans Radio
• Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans
• Dr. Paul R. Lawrence – Former Under Secretary of Benefits, Dept. of Veteran Affairs, and author of “Veterans Benefits for You: Get What You Deserve“

Topics covered include:

• PACT ACT
• Camp Lejeune
• Homeless Veterans Emergency Help Number: (877) 424-3838
• What to do about VA Claim Denials
• Spousal Benefits
• And much more.

Listen to Army veteran and supplier diversity expert Annette Stevenson talk about veteran certification, NVBDC and the value of supplier diversity. She talks to host Jim Fausone about these issues and gives common sense explanations from North Carolina.

Looking for the best military and history books of 2024? Join us for this year’s 2024 Book Guide episode!

Host Dale Throneberry is joined by Marc Leepson, arts editor, senior writer and columnist for The VVA Veteran, the national magazine published by the VVA.

Dale and Marc talk about the best military and history books of 2024. Just in time for the holiday giving season!

Here are the books we discussed:

1. The Vietnam War: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro
2. Drafted by Rick Parker
3. The Heart That Fed by Carl Sciacchitano
4. If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry by Molly Stillman
5. Diplomats at War by Charles Trueheart
6. The Women by Kristin Hannah
7. Home Before Morning by Lynda Van Devanter
8. Healing Wounds by Diane Carlson Evans
9. Found by Jack McLean
10. Loon by Jack McLean
11. The Face of the Enemy by David Chung
12. In the Shadow of Vietnam: The Gallant Life of Fr.Phillip Salois. by Julian Ayotte, Paul Caranci, and Fr. Phillip Salois
13. Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War. By Shannon Kent
14. Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged. By Robert L. O’Connell
15. Jeep Show by Robert B. O’Connor
16. Veterans Benefits for You: Get What You Deserve. By Dr. Paul Lawrence
17. If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry by Molly Stillman
18. The Heart That Fed by Carl Sciacchitano
19. Diary of A Young Man: 1968-1969: Coming of Age at a Cultural Crossroads. By Dan Dana
20. Always Faithful: The Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter. By Major Tom Schueman and Zainullah Zaki
21. I Will Tell No War Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid About World War II. By Howard Mansfield
22. The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton. by Marc Leepson

All of these books can be found online or at your favorite bookstore. Enjoy!

Dr Helen Burgess and Dr Alyson Zalta discuss their research involving morning light or blue light therapy on veterans and its impact on pain, depression and PTSD. The early studies suggest that clinical meaningful reduction in PTSD symptoms may occur when using this simple, at home , non pharmaceutical therapy. Dr. Burgess explains the type of light needed and its daily and weekly usage. Dr. Zalta explains what additional research is necessary. They discuss this promising therapy with Veterans Radio producer Jim Fausone .

This week we talk with author Robert B. O’Connor

Robert B. O’Connor is the author of “Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge.” The book follows a show business drop-out who enlists in the US Army in 1943. From the book’s website:

With its realism and emotional depth, Jeep Show is a must read for WWII buffs and lovers of historical fiction alike. The story will fascinate fans of Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Ken Burns’ The War, The Thin Red Line, With the Old Breed, The Red Badge of Courage, Slaughterhouse Five, and Catch 22. Americans whose father served in WWII will be particularly interested.

Learn more about the book here, or visit Amazon to purchase.

We also have our monthly NVBDC Spotlight!

Dale speaks with Annette Stevenson, US Army Veteran and member of the Board of Directors of the NVBDC. Stevenson is the President of Stevenson Consulting Group and has over 30 years’ experience in driving supplier diversity initiatives.

USAF Col. Jim Warner (ret) is the executive director of the Association of Air Force Missileers and he talks about the job missileers do projecting deterrence in a dangerous world. He talks about the past , present and future of missile defense and blast door art with host Jim Fausone.

Our first guest this week is Dr. Christine LaMarre

Dr. LaMarre is the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry at the Department of Veterans Affairs. She discusses with host Jim Fausone the qualifications for dental services from VA, the availability of services, VA dental insurance program, and the 5.5 million procedures performed annually.

Jim also talks with Mark Kelm, US Army Veteran

Rev. Mark Kelm is a US Army Veteran living with Parkinson’s Disease. He shares his own story and talks about his work as a policy advocate and supporting fellow Veterans who have been diagnosed with PD.

Air Force veteran Brandy Hill talks about her research on PFAS exposure of military service members and recent study to be undertaken by VA on PFAS and kidney cancer. Dr. Hill talks about what PFAS, where they are found in the military environment and potential health effects with host Jim Fausone.

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Jessie and Jennifer Wine served a combined 20 years in the National Guard. They got out and wanted to be business owners. They researched and bought into puroclean.com a property restoration company. They talk to host Jim Fausone about the business and their military career. They encourage veterans to take the plunge and get into business as a way to serve and because it is rewarding.