Veterans Radio

MICHIGAN VET FEST THEN AND NOW Dr. Eric Fretz, program host, and Josh Parish J.D. talk about VCAT9 and the early days when VCAT9 coordinated the first two Vet Fests, how the event evolved, and how these events support veterans. Learn about the specifics of what will be available at the 2022 Vet Fest (all 3) and where to go for more information. Josh Parish is an Iraq War Army veteran and founder of Vet Life Today. Eric and Josh discuss Vet Life’s four initiatives to assist veterans in the State of Michigan. VET FEST EVENT INFORMATION Here are the links to the Eventbrite Registration Pages where you will find more details.  Each event runs for four hours and is free to veterans and their families. Veteran Service Providers and Agencies provide information. There will be fun activities, raffles, giveaways and food for everyone! Registration is required for FREE entry to the events. Ann Arbor – Fowlerville – St. Helen

Caroline Haskins, a reporter for Business Insider, talks about the challenges ID.me is having for some veterans seeking benefits from VA. ID.me is a verification software that requires numerous steps and questions to confirm identification. It was started by an Army Ranger, but as it continues to scale up, problems are popping up. Caroline talks about complaints filed from older or infirm veterans who can't use the technology or face technology challenges. Reports of people not receiving their benefits is discussed by Haskins with host Jim Fausone.

SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT ON TROOPS AND WARFARE RULES Major John Spencer (ret) US Army talks with us on social media impact on troops and urban warfare rules being rewritten by Russia in Ukraine. For more information: johnspenceronline.com   JOIN 200K MEMBERS OF TEAM RWB Lt. Col. John Faunce (ret) US Army talks about Team Red White & Blue and its drive to be the premiere health and wellness organization for veterans and its modern event model of participation. For more information: about.teamrwb.org

Second LT. Grace VanArendonk recently graduated as a nurse from Western Michigan University, spending four years in the ROTC program. In 2022, she was the state's top-ROTC cadet. She talks about her decision to seek an ROTC scholarship, her experiences in the program, her background as a Korean adoptee, and her advice to girls and their moms about going the ROTC route. Grace talks about her expectations of Army experiences with host Jim Fausone.

Please share this music with your friends and family at the BBQ! Celebrating the music of the USA, Her Independence and Declaration of Our Unalienable Rights The music includes: Star Spangled Banner, God Bless The USA, This Land Is Your Land, God Bless America, America The Beautiful and more. Artists include: Charlie DanielsKate SmithWoody GuthrieSimon and GarfunkelRay CharlesToby KeithLee GreenwoodJohnny CashAretha FranklinThe Mommas and The PoppasNeil DiamondJimi HendrixNeil YoungKaren NewmanLady Gaga Send us the songs you would like to hear. Contact Us - Veterans Radio

Carrie Mead is the Immediate Past President of Women In Defense - Michigan Chapter. WID strengthens and influences the defense and national security industry by inspiring women, cultivating leadership, and growing professional relationships. Today, Carrie is the Acting Chief of Staff at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, VA. She talks about her career path, civilian employment supporting the military, and opportunities for women. Carrie talks with host Jim Fausone about WID's programming and events.

David Corlew, Co-Founder of The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project  RETURN REHABILITATE REINTEGRATE The mission of The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project is to help identify, support and implement the various needs of the men and women of America’s armed forces returning from service.  We owe them an unpayable debt of gratitude. After many years of service, and for some, multiple deployments, the journey home can be a complex process based on the issues of being away from family, friends, and home.  Health, both physical and mental, education, and employment are just a few of the many issues both returning vets and families are faced with.   It is our passion to be a beacon of light to direct the veteran (and or family) in the best possible direction to facilitate these needs. HOME - NVBDC   The NVBDC is the nation’s original third party authority for certification of veteran owned businesses of all sizes and the corporations wanting to engage them. Our guest today is KEITH KING – FOUNDER AND CEO,

John Faunce recently retired from the US Army after 20 years.  He is now a staffer with Team Red White and Blue which focuses on events bringing together veterans and friends.  Wellness and health are at the core of Team RWB and John is special events coordinator.  It is free and easy to drop into Team RWB events by use of an app or online.  John talks with host Jim Fausone on Team RWB mission to enrich the lives of veterans by connecting to their community through physical and social activity.  

This week’s one hour radio broadcast with host Dale Throneberry is a collection of personal stories about our fathers who have served in the military. My Dad, William Clifton Throneberry, enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1943 at the age of 38.  He didn’t want to be drafted because they had raised the draft age to 40. He was a Chief Petty Officer E-7. He was assigned to LST (Landing Ship Tank) 884 and sailed it from New Orleans through the Panama Canal to Hawaii and then on to Iwo Jima, in February 1945, where his LST unloaded troops and supplies shortly after the invasion. From Iwo Jima they went to Okinawa to participate in that landing when their ship was hit by a Kamakazi on April 8, 1945 and had to abandon ship when it caught fire. He and a number of other crew return to the ship to fight the fire and try to save the lives of the Marines trapped in the hull. They were unsuccessful and it haunted him the rest of his life. That was the end of the war for him.  LST884 was towed back to Pearl Harbor and by t

Ayelet Sheffey, a Business Insider reporter graduated from American University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. She covers student-debt reform and related policies, along with federal spending surrounding legislation in Congress, like climate change and unemployment. She is based in Washington, D.C., and can be reached at asheffey@insider.com. She wrote about Veterans being misled into taking out student loans they don't need or want. She explains to host Jim Fausone the recent Federal Student Aid warnings to Veterans and the recent Biden Administration announcements delaying the student loan repayment date to August 31, 2022, and the "fresh start" of defaulted student loans for 8 million people.  

LT. COL. JOHN FAUNCE Lt. Col. John Faunce (ret) US Army talks about West Point, his military career and last assignment at NATO where he assisted in exercising and training special operation forces in Ukraine. SR. MASTER SGT. KAT ANDERSON Today Sr. Master Sgt Kat Anderson USAF (ret)  is an opinion writer for Political Insider and wrote about how the green military is nonsense, but in her career she was in Afghanistan accounting for boat loads of dollars being distributed to buy “good will”. Kathleen Anderson served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. At the end of 2021, she retired as a Sr. Master Sergeant and is now enjoying her second career as a political commentator/writer for ThePoliticalInsider.com. Kathleen graduated from George Washington University with a Graduate Degree in Political Management and attended the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement through Syracuse University. She talks to host Jim Fausone about President Biden’s declaration to make every vehicle and piece of equi

Lt. Col. John Faunce (ret) US Army talks about West Point, his military career and last assignment at NATO where he assisted in exercising and training special operation forces.  John talks with host Jim Fausone about his family history of service, and how psychology influences leadership.  

RAY TARABUSI – A COMBAT SOLDIER FROM THE GREATEST GENERATION Raymond attended Southeastern High School and graduated in 1943.  Shortly thereafter, he was called for service with the army and was trained as a combat infantry soldier.   He served with both the Second Indianhead Division and the famous Ninth Infantry Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the allies landed in Normandy, France on Omaha Beach.  The second division landed on June 7, 1944, and Raymond went in on June 12, 1944.  The month of June was very active, and he and his platoon were in constant contact with the Germans. In mid-July near Hill 192, the highest elevation in Normandy, the Ninth, the Thirty-Eight and the Twenty-Third Regiments attacked the position on the hill and after the second assault we took control of the hill and gained the advantage in that area.  During this battle, Raymond was shot on July 31st and again wounded on August 3rd.  Raymond remained one of the last men standing in his division.  He was evacuated by a C-47 to Birmingham

Richard Estep continues The Handy Answer Book series by answering the most interesting and asked questions about the Armed Forces. He covers history, equipment, personalities, and stories on each branch of service, including Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, and general information on special operations, ranks, etc. With over 500 questions answered, Estep discusses some of the book's most interesting questions and answers with host Jim Fausone. You won't read all 150,000 words in one sitting, but you will constantly go back to The Handy Armed Forces Answer Book for quick references and short answers.

Join Dale and his guests: Don Milne, Stories Behind the StarsJoe Reagan, Wreaths Across America Brian Hayes – Communications Director, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare SystemMichael G. Smith, Jr. – Director of Washtenaw County (MI) Department of Veteran AffairsBrig Gen Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans Music from Michael J. Martin, (Who Are The Names On The Wall) and Operation Song, (My Hero,My Soldier, My Son)

Kathleen Anderson served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. At the end of 2021, she retired as a Sr. Master Sergeant and is now enjoying her second career as a political commentator/writer for ThePoliticalInsider.com. Kathleen graduated from George Washington University with a Graduate Degree in Political Management and attended the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement through Syracuse University. She talks to host Jim Fausone about President Biden's declaration to make every vehicle and piece of equipment in the military green. She also recently wrote on topics such as the 2021 NDAA's tackling of military sexual harassment, and the recent court-martialing of a major general, asking if it signals a change at the highest levels of leadership.

Dr. Eric Fretz, a Faculty Lecturer at the University of Michigan, leads this panel in a conversation related to barriers for veterans in the pursuit of post secondary education. Ryan Pavel – CEO of Warrior Scholar ProgramR.J. Jenkins –  Curriculum Designer at Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration Dr. Linda Euto – Associate Director | Research and Evaluation | Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University DR. ERIC FRETZ – GUEST HOST ON VETERANS RADIO From www.umich.edu … Eric Fretz is a graduate of the University of Michigan and a faculty lecturer who creates and delivers classes across campus (Psychology, Innovate Blue Entrepreneurship, School of Education, College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship). In addition to classes from the 100 to 600 level, he also delivers academic readiness classes for Student Veterans at U-M and other institutions locally and nationwide. The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University publ

Robin Kelleher, President and CEO of Hope For The Warriors, believes those touched by military service can succeed at home by restoring their sense of self, family, and hope. Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources. Robin talks with host Jim Fausone about the programs offered and ways you can help by going to www.hopeforthewarriors.org. 

TERRY GOULD WRITES ABOUT FELLOW SOLDIERS AND PURPLE HEARTS Like the Afghan war today and the ten-year-war in Iraq, the Vietnam War tore at the bodies and souls of those who served, particularly the nearly 1,100 Americans who lost multiple limbs and returned home from Vietnam to face a different kind of battle: acceptance. In this riveting first novel, winner of the Military Writers Society of America 2010 Silver Medal Award, author T.L. Gould draws upon his experience recovering in a military hospital to create a plain truth, no-holds-barred narrative, stark in its simplicity, detail and humor. From dressing changes and morphine drips to off-site forays under a fence and into neighborhood bars and brothels, Gould chronicles the precipitous journey to recovery of the men of Ward 2B; how they learned to walk again,to love again, and to triumph over the most impossible odds. Home | Mend This Purple Heart (howcanyoumendthispurpleheart.com) “BETWEEN THE LINES” Dwight Jon Zimmerman is a frequent contributor an

James Barber is the Off Duty editor for Military.com. James writes on topics like entertainment and the military. Barber talks with host Jim Fausone about the military movies set to premiere in 2022; the good and the bad. James is candid and interesting to speak with as always.