Podcast Archives - Page 18 of 53 - American Warrior Radio

Mon 5/2/2022

“Richard Eager” – Montgomery’s B-17 Pilot

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-05-02T16:32:23-07:00May 2nd, 2022|

“Richard Eager: A Pilot’s Story From Tennessee Eagle Scout to General Montgomery’s Flying Fortress” is the product of a 13 year long collaboration between a World War II B-17 pilot and his family. Because Richard Evans was such a gung-ho air cadet and an Eagle Scout at heart, one of his fellow cadets began calling him Richard “Eager” and the nickname stuck. Unlike many World War II Veterans, Richard often regaled his family with stories of his time in the [...]

Sun 4/24/2022

Pin-Ups for Vets – Gina Elise

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-04-24T09:47:52-07:00April 24th, 2022|

Pin-Ups for Vets founder Gina Elise began to hear news stories about Iraq war Veterans needing medical care and she wanted to do something creative to help. Her grandfather served in WWII and Gina had always been a fan of that era’s pin-up art. So in 2006 she decided to create a classy, 1940’s style pin-up calendar to raise money for Veterans. After donating $5,000 in proceeds from the first calendar to a local Veteran’s hospital, she began to get [...]

Wed 4/20/2022

“Lucky” Luckadoo – World War II B-17 Pilot

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-04-20T10:41:50-07:00April 20th, 2022|

Today, John “Lucky” Luckadoo is the last surviving member of the 100th Bomb Group from World War II. Most of the bomber crews of the 100th only survived 5 missions, earning the group the unenviable nickname “The Bloody Hundredth". It not until 50 years after the end of the war that John began to talk about his time at war because “those were not the happiest days of our lives and recalling them was not a happy experience.” Lucky relates [...]

Mon 4/11/2022

DCM Consulting – Christopher “Dutch” Moyer

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-04-11T15:29:08-07:00April 11th, 2022|

DCM Consulting Founder Christopher “Dutch” Moyer served 31 years in the Army – 26 of those in Special Operations. He has taken part in over 1,000 successful combat assaults in classified & unclassified missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Even as a child he wanted to be a soldier and at the first opportunity enlisted in the tank corps. However, he found that the Army in the 1980’s was not what he had hoped. After a five year break, he returned. [...]

Thu 3/31/2022

Bridging The Gap – Glen Williams

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-03-31T12:22:53-07:00March 31st, 2022|

“Bridging The Gap”, a new book authored by 26 year law enforcement veteran Glen Williams might be directed at his police comrades but holds learning lessons for all of us. Over the course of his career, Glen suffered through two divorces, numerous traumatic events and developed severe PTSD. "My objective in writing this book was to help others not do the same stupid things that I did. If I can help one person avoid a divorce or PTSD or suicide [...]

Tue 3/22/2022

American Warrior Garage – Scott Jones

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-03-22T15:34:46-07:00March 22nd, 2022|

American Warrior Garage was inspired by a chance encounter in a department store parking lot. Scott Jones and his friend Vince Gibson had been restoring cars together for about 20 years. One day they noticed a Veteran who had lost both legs to an IED blast “wheeling around” Vince’s 1969 El Camino. A conversation about classic cars ensued with the Veteran saying “Man, I’d like to be able to drive one of those.” Both Scott and Vince are Navy Veterans [...]

Tue 3/15/2022

VA Whistleblower Paula Pedene

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-03-15T21:47:09-07:00March 15th, 2022|

Whistleblower Paula Pedene thought she had found her dream job. But her commitment to honesty and integrity led to a nightmare – one that should infuriate every one of us. Her story is chronicled in the book “A Sacred Duty; How a Whistleblower Took on the VA and Won.” Paula enlisted in 1978 and became a Navy journalist. She re-enlisted for the Gulf War but a hereditary eye disease eventually ended her military career. In 1994 she was appointed the [...]

Wed 3/9/2022

Project Sapient – Ayman Kafel

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-03-09T10:49:19-07:00March 9th, 2022|

Project Sapient Co-Founder Ayman Kafel became a witness to war from his first days on earth. His father was working in Liberia when Ayman was born, but the Liberian civil war forced his family back to their native Lebanon. The Lebanese civil war made them seek a more peaceful life in America. Like many immigrants, Ayman has a deep and abiding love for the US and what this country stands for. So when we were attacked on 9/11 he immediately [...]

Mon 2/28/2022

Community Support

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-02-28T18:04:22-07:00February 28th, 2022|

Community support of our military is the focus of this episode. American Warrior Radio is “deployed” at the ColoGaurd PGA Classic. The PGA is very supportive of our military. We spend the first half of the show with Jay Bickley, Vice President of the Davis-Monthan 50, and all volunteer group of over 100 community leaders that advocates for Davis-Monthan Air Force base and their airmen. Jay also spent 27 years in the United States Air Force, retiring as Vice Commander [...]

Mon 2/28/2022

Red Burning Sky – Thomas Young

Ben Buehler-Garcia2022-02-28T15:54:00-07:00February 28th, 2022|

Red Burning Sky is the latest work by Air National Guard Veteran Thomas Young. The novel was inspired by the real mission that is considered by many to be the greatest airborne rescue in history. Operation Halyard took place from August to late December 1944. Halyard successfully rescued 432 US aircrews and 80 allied troops from behind enemy lines. Thomas had over 5,000 hours as a flight engineer in C-130 and C-5 aircraft. During his career he deployed to Afghanistan, [...]