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Sun 2/7/2021

Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin – Eileen Bjorkman

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-02-07T13:20:31-07:00February 7th, 2021|

“Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin; A Story of the US Military’s Commitment to Leave No One Behind” is a superbly researched book. “We will leave no person behind” is an ethos of our military dating as far back as before the Revolutionary War. Author Eileen Bjorkman served 30 years in the Air Force, much of it as a flight test engineer. She has experience with more than 25 different military aircraft. Flight Test Engineers are behind the scenes personnel [...]

Sun 1/31/2021

Three Wise Men – Beau Wise

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-31T12:49:24-07:00January 31st, 2021|

“Three Wise Men” tells the story of one family’s extreme sacrifice during the longest sustained period of conflict in our nation’s history. All three Wise brothers enlisted. Jeremy became a Navy SEAL, Ben a Green Beret and Beau a Marine. Together they would spend 1,600 days deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both Jeremy and Ben would be killed in action, triggering the Department of Defense “Sole Survivor” designation for youngest brother Beau. The Fog of War is a recurring theme [...]

Sun 1/24/2021

Rita Cosby – Veteran Advocate

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-24T09:51:58-07:00January 24th, 2021|

Rita Cosby is one of the most respected broadcasters in America and an ardent advocate for our military and Veterans. She has practiced her craft as both a radio and television host and has been recognized with THREE Emmy Awards – the highest recognition for excellence in the broadcast industry. While she has interviewed over twenty world leaders, entertainment icons and even a serial killer, her greatest interview may have been with her own father. As a child she noticed [...]

Tue 1/19/2021

Firefighter Cancer Awareness – Darin Wallentine

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-19T11:02:25-07:00January 19th, 2021|

Firefighter cancer was the leading cause of career line of duty deaths between 2002 and 2017. Deputy Chief Darin Wallentine of the Tucson Fire Department joins us to share more information during National Firefighter Cancer Awareness month. Firefighters have a 9% greater chance of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% greater chance of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population. A contributing factor is new building materials that can create a toxic soup when aflame. While the Personal [...]

Tue 1/19/2021

Hearing Loss Among Veterans – Dr. Cristi Moore

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-19T09:25:37-07:00January 19th, 2021|

Hearing loss is the number one service related issue among Veterans. Dr. Christi Moore has been practicing audiology for over two decades and was inspired to enter the field after growing up with family members who suffered from hearing loss. Veterans make up about ten to fifteen percent of her patient base. Dr. Moore provides us a basic primer on the biology of hearing loss and how continued exposure to noises in excess of 90 decibels can cause hair cells [...]

Tue 1/5/2021

Havok Journal – A 2020 Retrospective

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-05T09:56:53-07:00January 5th, 2021|

Havok Journal Editor Scott Faith joins us for the first show of the New Year; a retrospective on 2020. Havok Journal is my “go to” website for all things Veteran and Military. Scott and I discuss the messages shared in several of their articles published over the last year, beginning with “Resolutions for Veterans”. The piece is based upon a poll of all their writers. The number one resolution on the list reinforces the mission of both the Journal and [...]

Wed 12/30/2020

Last Stands – Michael Walsh

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-12-30T09:51:26-07:00December 30th, 2020|

“Last Stands; Why Men Fight When All is Lost” is the latest book by Michael Walsh. The book examines several legendary battles from the Spartans at Thermopylae to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Michael has authored 16 works of fiction and non-fiction and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Michael had just completed two books examining classic western civilization and the next logical step was looking at the men who fought to preserve western culture. In [...]

Sun 12/13/2020

Veterans Matter – Ken Leslie

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-07T21:24:42-07:00December 13th, 2020|

Helping homeless Veterans find housing is a passion Ken Leslie feels deep in his bones. He is the founder and “Chief Advocate Officer” for the non-profit Veterans Matter. While Ken never served in the military, at one time he himself was homeless and living off the streets. As a traveling standup comedian in the 1980’s Ken began to notice a greater number of homeless around the country. This led him to start a homeless project in his hometown of Toledo. [...]

Sun 11/29/2020

“Rock Force” – Kevin Maurer

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-12-21T22:53:24-07:00November 29th, 2020|

Rock Force is the latest book by bestselling author Kevin Maurer. It describes the experiences of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in retaking the fortress island of Corregidor from the Japanese during World War II. Kevin used unpublished transcripts provided by family members and at least one first person interview to “rebuild” the actions of those paratroopers in 1945. He also spent a week on Corregidor “walking the book”, at one point even finding scraps of a parachute. Kevin’s goal [...]

Mon 11/23/2020

Healthcare Solutions – Dr. Reagan Anderson

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-11-23T06:30:24-07:00November 23rd, 2020|

Dr. Reagan Anderson served five years in the US Navy, most of it as a surgeon for the Marine Corps First Reconnaissance Battalion. (A long time tradition of the Marine Corps is that they do not have their own medical or clergy so they pull those resources from the Navy.) He is one of several "Warrior-Healers" we have had on the show. He describes conducting surgery in a war setting as “controlled chaos”. Fallujah Surgical presented particular challenges; it was [...]