Emma Przybyslawski was so good at her job she began to receive hate mail from the ISIS terrorist organization. She has now started a company that aims to make our Special Forces even more efficient and lethal. Emma had a hiccup in her Air Force career. She took time off from the Air Force Academy because she wasn’t sure if that is the path she wanted to follow. Quickly realizing her mistake, she returned to the Academy and was selected as [...]
Ed Mechenbier served in our United States Air Force for forty years, retiring at the rank of Major General. Nearly six of those forty years were spent as a POW in North Vietnam. His father told Ed he had better get a good scholarship or he wasn’t going to college. But he also bet him five dollars that if he applied to a service academy, he could probably get in. Ed had to borrow five dollars from his mother to [...]
Combat Hero Bike build has donated 43 custom, adaptive motorcycles to severely injured Veterans and First Responders. President Ken Dugas and Bobby Henline, a bike recipient join us to share more. The organization was established after John “Hardcharger” Barker and Ray “Too Tall” McDowell participated in a Run for the Wall cross country ride. In the spirit of our American military’s maxim that “we never leave a man or woman behind”, they recognized that there were many Veterans who would [...]
“Sheepdog” is an incredibly powerful film that examines the issues faced by some Veterans seeking to reintegrate back into civilian life. The topics of Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress and Veteran suicide are all highlighted in a gritty and unvarnished manner. With an outstanding cast including Academy Award Nominee Virginia Madsen, Emmy Nominee Vondie Curtis Hall and SAG award Nominee Dominic Fumusa, the film has already won nine awards. “Sheepdog” writer, director and lead actor Steven Grayhm joins us [...]
Havok Journal owner Charles Faint sits down with us for a broad ranging discussion on issues important to our Veterans, Military families and nation. As the voice of the Veteran community, the Havok Journal provides insightful and unvarnished articles combined with a little bit of humor. We begin with “Borrowed Battles and the Hunger for Higher Purpose.” Charles proposes that everyone needs a mission in life, especially young people. However, with so much time on everyone’s hands, people seeking purpose [...]
Robert Wells had a distinguished 30-year career in our US Navy. His career included two ship commands: the AEGIS cruiser USS Lake Champlain during Operation Enduring Freedom and the guided missile frigate USS Lewis B. Puller. During his career, Wells was awarded twenty service medals including two Defense Superior Service medals and two Legions of Merit. Bob had over 5 years of White House & National Security Council experience in the Bush 43/Clinton administrations. He also served as Special Advisor [...]
John Mangan had a 25-year Air Force career, much of it flying as a combat search and rescue pilot. A Veteran of over 200 combat missions, John has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor twice, the Air Medal 12 times and the Aerial Achievement medal twice. His actions in combat have been documented in the books Not a Good Day to Die, None Braver, Zero Six Bravo, and Dead Men Risen. Mangan has taken lessons learned in combat and [...]
The U.S. Space Force formally became the sixth branch of our military on December 20, 2019. Their mission is straight forward; secure our nation’s interests in, from and to space. Space Force members are known as “Guardians”. Colonel Brandon P. Alford, Commander of U.S. Space Forces Southern, joins us to discuss the mission and tools available to our newest branch. The Space Force currently has no Guard of Reserve component, and with approximately 9,400 active-duty service members, is the smallest [...]
Country music artist Daryl Worley says a 2002 Sergeant Major of the Army “Freedom and Hope” tour changed his life. During the tour, Worely accompanied the Sergeant Major on daily “short hops” to visit and perform for troops serving in the field at forward operating base and command posts. He calls it “One of the most surreal experiences of my life.” Worley would continue to participate in those tours for over a decade, sometimes twice per year. That first visit [...]
DiveHeart Foundation Founder and President Jim Elliott, along with Executive Director Tinamarie Hernandez join American Warrior Radio to tell us more about this great organization.DiveHeart assists Veterans with severe injuries through adaptive scuba training. Jim has been very comfortable working around disabled persons his entire life. His father was a disabled Army Vet at the local Veterans hospital, and his daughter was born blind. He got his daughter involved in downhill skiing and personally witnessed how it made a positive [...]