Former Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joe "Doc" Worley served in Iraq as a US Navy Corpsman. He was an infantry platoon medic in Second Battalion, First Marines in Fallujah in 2004.
On September 17, 2004, while on patrol an IED exploded into a Humvee killing a Marine and an Iraqi Interpreter. Not even 10 days prior, his former platoon had seven Marines killed in action when a vehicle borne IED drove into their patrol. The attrition from the blast was so severe that the platoon, known as Pale Rider Three, would be disbanded and the surviving Marines sent to other platoons in Fox Company.
As he was running to the aid of the two comrades mortally wounded by an IED, Joe was hit by a secondary IED that blew off his left leg, and suffered multiple wounds to his right leg, leaving it severely damaged. Miraculously, he survived, and was able to tie his own tourniquet and shout instructions to aid in the treatment the other wounded Marines.
Joe recieved a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart from his actionst that day. After 18 months of rehabilitation at Bethesda and Walter Reed, he now lives in Georgia with his family, and works for America's VetDogs, a non-profit that trains Service and Guide dogs for military and first responders. He also writes, sings, and narrates audiobooks, and tries to stay active in the gym so he can eat donuts and pizza in his spare time.
Joe Worley has hosted 23 Episodes.
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Episode 208: Tango Alpha Lima: Chief Strategy Officer of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and America’s VetDogs, Brad Hibbard
April 9th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 14 mins
ada rules, american legion, anthem of the seas, anxiety, burial, cemetery, chuck norris, community, cruise, cupcakes, dog trainers, emotional support animal, etiquette, funeral planning, gi bill, guide dogs, gwot, hearing dogs, legal blindness, membership eligibility, military, military working dog, mobility, mst, national cemetery, pop art, post-9/11, ptsd, roy lichtenstein, seizure-response, service, service dogs, veteran, wwii
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 207: Tango Alpha Lima: Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro
April 2nd, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 1 min
adaptive sports, afw2, air attack, ambush, american legion, author, bravo zulu, children & youth, communication, community, finding joy, food insecurity, food stamps, gwot, homelessness, inspirational, invictus games, military, military spouse, mlk, nfq, post-9/11, pranks, prosthetics, randolph afb, resilience, rotc, service, snap, stay strong, support, tacp, tfa, veteran, wounded warrior unit, youth program
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 206: Tango Alpha Lima: The Attributes founder Rich Diviney
March 26th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 15 mins
absentee, american legion, apache, attributes, buds, chinook, coaching, community, competitiveness, election, gwot, helicopter, hell week, high-performing teams, human performance, lakota, military, moxie, native americans, overseas voting, phone etiquette, pockets, post-9/11, seals, service, shared experience, sioux, special operations, standing rock, strength finder, teams, tiara, trust, veteran, voting
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 205: Tango Alpha Lima: Wellness Journey with Dr. Laurie Marbas
March 19th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 34 mins
ai, american legion, anxiety, aquatic mammals, be the one, birdwatching, chinese spy, community, crack, depression, diet planning, fasting, food, gwot, habits, healthcare, lifestyle medicine, meat substitute, medical technology, mental health, mike tyson, military, mindfulness, mocumentary, nutrition, pact act, personal development, pigeon, plant-based diet, post-9/11, preventive care, rocket launcher, self-care, service, service officer, shenanigans, surveillance, telehealth, toxic exposure, va, va benefits claim, veteran, vitality, wall-e, warrior spirit, wellness, wellness journey, whole foods
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 204: Tango Alpha Lima: With Honor Founder and CEO Rye Barcott
March 12th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 17 mins
988, advocacy, afghan allies, afghanistan, american legion, authenticity, bi-partisan, border control, brandon act, break-through therapy, caucus, character, civics education, community, compromise, congress, culture war, disenfranchisement, elections, fallujah, food insecurity, gwot, hyper-partisan, ilitary retiree, immigration, integrity, iraq, jrotc, mandatory national service, mdma-assisted therapy, member benefits, membership, mental health, mentorship, military, mission, national security, polarization, political, post-9/11, pt, ptsd, purpose, service, service officers, stability and courage, starman, stolen valor, the big lebowski, therapeutics, transition, tribe, tron, unity, va volunteer, values, veteran, veteran affairs, veteran crisis line, vietnam veteran, vote, white russian
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 203: Tango Alpha Lima: Modern Elder Academy founder Chip Conley
March 5th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 8 mins
aging, american legion, archetype, askhole, bravo zulu, community, curiosity, editing, growth mindset, gwot, hotelier, intergenerational, mentorship, mid-life, middlescence, midlife crisis, military, modern elder, post-9/11, sandwich generation, service, veteran, wisdom
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Tango Alpha Lima: Leaping Lizards – Meet the new Tango Alpha Lima podcast hosts
February 29th, 2024 | Season 5 | 46 mins 33 secs
alternative therapy, american legion, be the one, breakthrough therapy, community, grace, green beret, gwot, healing, mental wellness, military, non-profit, pache helicopter, pilot, podcasters, positive mindset, post-9/11, psychedelic therapies, ptsd, rotc, service, service dog, suicide, tbi, troop surge, veteran
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.