Our first guest is Maurice Imhoff

Maurice Imhoff discusses Michigan’s 1st Colored Regiment, made up of 1,400 African American soldiers who proved their bravery and effectiveness in battles across Georgia and Florida.

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Our next guest is Mark Barie

Mark Barie then explores the Battle of Fort Myers, where a small contingent of African American Union troops successfully repelled a much larger Confederate force, keeping the fort in Union hands at the very end of the war.

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Equine therapy at StableStrides is discussed by Col Michelle Ruehl, (ret), USAF. She first started volunteering with the programs and horses when a cadet at the USAF Academy. StableStrides, which was incorporated in 1982 as Acts 19:11 to provide therapeutic horseback riding to disabled children and now provides services to veterans and families. Ruehl talks to host Jim Fausone about the programs and the need for more funding to service the needs and those on the waiting list.

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Our next guest is Brian DeLong

Brian DeLong is a Regional Coordinator for Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs. He previously spent 32 years in the automotive industry and 30+ years of service in the U.S. Air Force with six deployments, he now continues serving his community as Commander of VFW Post 764 in McMurray, Pennsylvania. As a combat-disabled veteran with PTSD, Brian has seen firsthand how Guardian Angels’ service dogs can truly save lives – and he’s driven to make that impact possible for more veterans every day.

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Travis Reed talks about his book Retribution: A US Marine's Fight for Justice , from the Russian Gulag to Ukraine's Front Lines . Travis explains his Marine service, how he ended up in Russia (meeting a girlfriend and learning the language) ; his sham trial and incarceration , time in a prison camp, a prisoner swap and seeking retribution by fighting Russians in the Ukraine war . Travis talks with host Jim Fausone about experiences that are unique.

Our guest was not able to make it today. You can learn more here Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs.

Dr. Rebecca Grant is a recurring guest of the program. She is President of IRIS Independent Research, a small, woman-owned firm specializing in defense and aerospace research and consulting. With a career spanning RAND, the Pentagon, and leadership as the founding director of the Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies, she brings deep expertise in airpower, emerging technology, and national security strategy. Dr. Grant joins host Dale Throneberry to discuss America’s current foreign policy and what the bigger picture is.

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Jenny Chan talks about the WWII actions in the Pacific Rim by the Japenese Imperial Army. In particular the atrocities JIA was involved with during the war in China and other nations. She is the co-founder of Pacific Atrocities Education, a non profit doing research and content creation focusing on the Pacific action. She explains to host Jim Fausone the tremendous amount of source material PAE has made available.

This week we feature a program from the archives, “Medal of Honor Heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan”

Host Dale Throneberry talks with James Kitfield, author of “In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America’s Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.“

An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of 22 soldiers who’ve won the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award.

In the Company of Heroes will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the 23 post-9/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case of posthumous awards, through interviews with their brothers-in-arms and their families. The public affairs offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the individual armed services, as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, have expressed their support for this project.

Stories include Marine Corps Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, who purposely lunged toward a Taliban hand grenade in order to shield his buddy from the blast; Navy SEAL team leader Britt Slabinski, who, after being ambushed and retreating in the Hindu Kush, returned against monumental odds in order to try to save one of his team who was inadvertently lost in the fight; and Ranger Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry, who lunged for a live grenade, threw it back at the enemy, and saved his two Ranger brothers.

AP Everett talks about his opinion piece that argues the VA Disability approach, created in 1945, is not only old but not working. It does not account for correlated disabilities or the positive covariance of having one condition increases the likelihood of other conditions. He talks to host Jim Fausone about the problems and some solutions.