Listen this week for a program from the archives: Army Flight Training with two former US Army Pilots!

In a program originally aired on April 18, 2021, former Army aviators Kate Melcher, an AH 64D-Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter, and Phil Marshall, a Medivac Pilot in Vietnam, talk with Dale about their experiences during flight training right up to the day they soloed. Read more about the program on the original program’s page.

We also have our monthly NVBCD Highlight, featuring Todd McCracken

Todd McCracken is the President and CEO of the National Small Business Association (NSBA). Todd was featured as the keynote speaker at the 8th Annual “Doing Business with the Federal Reserve and Corporate America” Conference hosted by the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC). The NSBA is a nonpartisan organization that advocates on behalf of America’s entrepreneurs. As the nation’s first small-business advocacy organization, NSBA is dedicated to promoting the interests of small businesses and developing economic opportunities for growth.

(Previously Aired on 5/25/2017) Fr. Vincent Capodanno, known as Grunt Padre, died in a firefight in Vietnam. His heroic service to others resulted in his being awarded the Medal of Honor and being advanced for Canonization in the Catholic Church. Listen to George Phillips, Marine Corps, tell of his personal experience with the Grunt Padre, and recount Fr. Vincent's life.

US Marine Corps Colonel Jason K. Fettig (ret) was the 28th Director of the "The President's Own" USMC Band. He talks with Veterans Radio host Jim Fausone about his career, famous composer John Philip Sousa, tradition, and music in the military.

Veterans Radio has a partnership with the Literature of War Foundation to exchange podcast content to reach a wider audience. This week, Marine Corps veteran and author Mac Caltrider sits down with the LitWar Podcast to discuss his memoir DOUBLE KNOT: A War Memoir in Seven Essays. It approaches his time in service as an infantryman, but the moments he chooses to write about might surprise you. He covers his experiences in combat but also the quieter moments and everything that comes after.

MAC CALTRIDER is a Baltimore-based writer and educator. His award-winning work has previously appeared in Coffee or Die Magazine, Leatherneck Magazine, Dirtbag Magazine, and a poetry collection In Love... & War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors. Before pursuing writing, Caltrider served in the United States Marine Corps.

Learn more about our Platoon Book Club Initiative in which we are funding and facilitating platoon-sized book clubs for active duty and reserve platoons in every branch of the military.

Jim Fausone talks to Phillip Fry of the All About Pigeons podcast about the use of pigeons to communicate in World War I and in particular about Cher Ami and her mission to help the Lost Battalion.

(Previously Aired on 5/25/2017) "Delay, Deny, Hope You Die" is a new Burn Pits documentary produced by Greg Lovett. It tells the story of military contractor KBR's use of hundreds of giant waste burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan which poisoned soldiers with toxic fumes. Greg discusses with host Jim Fausone what is now being denied by DoD, KBR, and VA.

Army veteran Pazzella Colton Bonner tells her story of service, struggling to get VA benefits and turning into an advocate for homeless veterans to host Jim Fausone.

We’ll also learn about the Veterans Bridge Home buddy program:

Host Dale Throneberry talks with Nicole French, Clinical Director for Veterans Bridge Home (VBH). VBH is a non-profit organization that connects veterans and their families, in any state of transition, to the community, and has a unique program that pairs veterans receiving services through them with a “buddy.” The buddies are veterans who have received basic mental health training that can be there for their friends and are equipped to know the difference between a bad day and a situation that requires more professional help.

GET ANSWERS FROM OUR EXPERT PANEL!

• Dale Throneberry – Founder and Host of Veterans Radio
• Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans
• David Saims – Director, Washtenaw County Veterans Affairs