THE INTERVIEW
Air Force veteran Josh White hosts the award-winning podcast Hero Front, which focuses on mental health awareness and resiliency. Josh shares inspiring stories of veterans, authors, entrepreneurs, business leaders and other heroes. The storytelling podcast emerged from White’s 20-year military career in the U.S. Air Force in maintenance, medical and military funeral honors.

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If Hooters goes out of business, dining off base will never be the same

Not just for Veterans: Medical breakthroughs that began at VA

Special Guest: Josh White.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Honor & Remembrance | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘I will never forget April 1975’ | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘I always relive it in my dreams’ | The American Legion
• The Fall of Saigon: ‘It can only be understood by those of us who were there’ | The American Legion
• Vietnam remembered | The American Legion
• Legiontown U.S.A. |
• Be The One | The American Legion
• HeroFront
• America's Most Wanted - Watch on FOX
• If Hooters goes out of business, military towns won't be the same
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 39: Tango Alpha Lima: How to Catch a Russian Spy with guest Naveed Jamali
• Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World | Military.com

THE INTERVIEW
Retired Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith served for 25 of her 35 years in the Army while hiding her true self. On this week's episode, she shares her military journey before, during and after the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era, and how she became an advocate for LGBTQ+ and military veterans. She also addresses the struggles faced by servicemembers who were kicked out of the military during DADT, and how they can formally request an upgraded discharge.

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The deadly, unintended consequence of a documentary about Afghanistan
British teen's charity shop purchase connects Wisconsin family the brother killed in Vietnam
The Marines are taking down PowerPoint

Special Guest: Gen. Tammy Smith .

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• VETERANSPORTRAITPROJECT.COM
• gammaCore nVNS Therapy for Migraine and Headache Relief
• Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion
• A Taliban revenge killing prompts questions, removal of acclaimed documentary - The Washington Post
• British schoolboy finds KIA Vietnam soldier’s helmet in charity shop | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures | Military.com
• Join The American Legion

INTERVIEW
Marine Corps veteran Rye Barcott, co-founder and CEO of With Honor, talks about how the cross-partisan organization works with the For Country Caucus, how they seek to advance veteran leadership in elected public service and the need to support our Afghanistan allies. .

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Hamm gets the Slammer: Texas man sentenced in stolen valor case
Psychedelic Fast Track: MDMA approved for a fast-track review by the FDA
Celebrity Veteran: Serving in the Coast Guard a family tradition for a trio of Hollywood actors

Special Guest: Rye Barcott.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Retired officers, enlisted members can rejoin active duty to offset personnel shortfalls > Air Force's Personnel Center > News
• Find a Service Officer
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• With Honor - Cross-partisan Organization
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call. Text. Chat.
• VMHLC – Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition
• For Country Caucus - With Honor
• The Pledge - With Honor
• DOD Announces Implementation of the Brandon Act > U.S. Department of Defense > Release
• H.R.1764 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Military Food Security Act of 2023 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
• Be the One | The American Legion
• Tyler man gets 11-year prison sentence for posing as decorated veteran to defraud investors
• Psychedelic to receive fast-track review as possible PTSD drug
• TogetherWeServed - BM2 Jeff Bridges