Rowdy Johnson Our special Veterans Day show features two Veterans, both with upcoming debuts. Rowdy Johnson is a Navy Veteran and a talented country music artist. He recently encountered a homeless Veteran on the streets of Tucson and was compelled to put that man’s story to music in the song “Unwanted Man”. Rowdy has also organized a special concert at the Fox Tucson Theatre Nov. 15 to raise funds for the Tucson Community Foodbank and homeless vets. This [...]
The Distinguished Flying Cross was established to recognize any member of our armed services who distinguished themselves by “heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.” Colonels Kim and Scott Campbell are both Air Force fighter pilots, both fly A-10 aircraft, they are married and..they both have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. On April 7, 2003, then Captain Kim Campbell was flying a combat air support mission over Baghdad. While exiting the area, her aircraft was hit [...]
Dr. Gary McLeod is a Vietnam Veteran and dentist that provides free emergency dental services to any veteran in need. Gary’s father and two uncles all served in the military during World War II. One uncle was a Navy Corpsman who was captured on Guam spent three years as a POW. In accordance with his family tradition of military service, Gary enlisted in the Air Force early in the Vietnam period. During the Vietnam War, he supported Air Force operations [...]
Few historical military personalities arouse more inspiration and controversy than George Custer. Most know about his defeat at the Little Bighorn, but not as many about his success as a cavalry commander during the Civil War. We are joined by Eric Wittenberg, acclaimed and award winning civil war historian, author and lecturer. Eric has authored 16 books about the civil war and focuses his topics on the lives of the average cavalryman during the war. Three of his books deal [...]
“Baby It's You" Messages from deceased heroes is a collection of stories shared by Gold Star families about messages they have received from their deceased family members. Our guest Maureen McGill is a professor of theater and dance and was always interested in the awareness that extends beyond the physical body. She began researching near death studies. Her first book “Live From the Other Side” relates stories from ordinary people who have experienced messages from deceased relatives. In “Baby It’s You” [...]
McGurk in Afghanistan The discussion about women in combat my not have ended with the decision by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in December. Today’s guest has written “The debate on women in combat is an emotional one, filled with anger and vitriol across both sides of the aisle.” Marshall McGurk is a WestPoint graduate who has also earned the coveted Ranger Tab and served as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in Afghanistan. The nature of today’s warfare means [...]
Michael Golembesky is a veteran of MARSOC and author or the best-selling book Level Zero Heroes. He joins American Warrior Radio a few days before release of his second book “Dagger 22”. A self-described “long hair hippy with a peace tattoo”, Michael enlisted in the Marines shortly after the September 11 bombings. His career led him into the newly formed Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) serving as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller. The role of a JTAC is [...]
On the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, we talk with three members of our Customs and Border Protection Agency about the kind of roles they play in protecting all of us on the home front. Our nation has 7,500 miles of land border with Mexico and Canada, 95,000 miles of shoreline and at least 182 international airports. The men & women of Customs and Border Protection not only safeguard our nation against dangerous persons and materials, they also facilitate [...]
Colonel David Sutherland is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans services. He is an Army Veteran who has led men in combat, earning a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Ranger Tab. His last post was as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and he also served as Director of the Warrior and Family Support Office at the Pentagon. It was in this role [...]
A conversation with a National Guardsman in an ice cream parlor inspired Darden Smith and his friend Radney Foster to write the song “Angel Flight”. This haunting song soon became an internet sensation and led to the foundation of a very unique service organization that helps Veterans cope by expressing their feelings through song. On September 17, 2008 a Chinook helicopter from the Texas National Guard General Support Aviation Battalion – call sign Red River 44 – was one of [...]