web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Cold War” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/cold%20war Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima en-us episodic A podcast for and by military veterans and service members, brought to you by The American Legion The American Legion Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima no veterans, military service, The American Legion, community, transition, PTSD, service members, careers, military life, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force National Guard, Reserves, DoD, defense, national security, veterans service organizations, VA benefits The American Legion hsoria@legion.org Episode 246: Former POW leads with honor https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/246 f79e95f4-2561-4cdd-97c4-f47e9190cb80 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 246 Former POW leads with honor full 6 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:13:29 no Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Lee Ellis, who was shot down and captured during the Vietnam War, talks about leadership and team building lessons he learned during his five years as a prisoner of war, as well as throughout his military service and his 25 years as a leadership coach. SCUTTLEBUTT Now is the time to plan for the 100th Anniversary of American Legion Baseball NASA Scientists Accidentally Find Nuclear Fever Dream in Arctic Snow Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire Special Guest: Col. Lee Ellis. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, baseball, Centennial, 100th Anniversary, Project Iceworm, toxic waste, global warming, Arctic, Cold War, Greenland, Marine, romance, Vietnam War, POW, prisoner of war, Hanoi Hilton, SEAR school, flight school, resilience, Laos, Ho Chi Mihn Trail, F4 Phantom, purpose, Geneva Convention, torture, relationships, humility, vulnerability, confidence, leadership, coaching Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Lee Ellis, who was shot down and captured during the Vietnam War, talks about leadership and team building lessons he learned during his five years as a prisoner of war, as well as throughout his military service and his 25 years as a leadership coach.

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Now is the time to plan for the 100th Anniversary of American Legion Baseball

NASA Scientists Accidentally Find Nuclear Fever Dream in Arctic Snow

Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire

Special Guest: Col. Lee Ellis.

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]]> Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Lee Ellis, who was shot down and captured during the Vietnam War, talks about leadership and team building lessons he learned during his five years as a prisoner of war, as well as throughout his military service and his 25 years as a leadership coach.

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Now is the time to plan for the 100th Anniversary of American Legion Baseball

NASA Scientists Accidentally Find Nuclear Fever Dream in Arctic Snow

Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire

Special Guest: Col. Lee Ellis.

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]]> Episode 214: Tango Alpha Lima: DPAA Director Kelly McKeague https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/214 d1f336a5-f580-49f5-9977-d7818ff60f99 Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 214 Tango Alpha Lima: DPAA Director Kelly McKeague full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:07:02 no HONOR & REMEMBRANCE How you can be a part of Poppy Day THE INTERVIEW Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Kelly McKeague talks about DPAA’s mission to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and to the nation. He shares details of the complicated work that can take decades, the dedicated teams who work to recover and identify remains and how they are motivated by the emotional stories of the families of the missing. SCUTTLEBUTT POW-MIA servicemembers from the Cold War The only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient The story of Taps Special Guest: Kelly McKeague. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, allies, poppy, poppyday, WWI, DPAA, POW/MIA, repatriation, missing in action, pilot, generational grieving, honor, remembrance, loss, WWII, Korean War, North Korea, Vietnam, GWOT, Chosin Reservoir, DMZ, humanitarian effort, closure, never leave a fallen warrior behind, MOH, Medal of Honor, forensic sciences, archeologist, anthropologist, historian, photographer, medics, excavation, DNA, gold star families, military honor burial, Legion Riders, cold war, Russian prison, KIA, spy plane, Guadalcanal, funeral, Taps HONOR & REMEMBRANCE
How you can be a part of Poppy Day

THE INTERVIEW
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Kelly McKeague talks about DPAA’s mission to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and to the nation.

He shares details of the complicated work that can take decades, the dedicated teams who work to recover and identify remains and how they are motivated by the emotional stories of the families of the missing.

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POW-MIA servicemembers from the Cold War
The only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient
The story of Taps

Special Guest: Kelly McKeague.

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How you can be a part of Poppy Day

THE INTERVIEW
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Kelly McKeague talks about DPAA’s mission to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and to the nation.

He shares details of the complicated work that can take decades, the dedicated teams who work to recover and identify remains and how they are motivated by the emotional stories of the families of the missing.

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POW-MIA servicemembers from the Cold War
The only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient
The story of Taps

Special Guest: Kelly McKeague.

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]]> Tango Alpha Lima Trailblazing Women Veterans: Iraq War POW Shoshana Johnson https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/mww4 1f9d01f6-d4a4-472f-9dee-2e00de40a169 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 47:19 no _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _ In this final episode of our series, we honor Shoshana Johnson, the first Black woman POW in U.S. history. Her story is often overshadowed by media attention given to others, but her determination and resilience is inspirational. We also recognize the contributions of other women who took advantage of ever-expanding roles for women in the modern military to carve out careers and rise to leadership positions. COLD WAR Rear Adm. Grace Hopper Adm. Sandra L. Stosz Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm GULF WAR Col. Rhonda Cornum Cmdr. Darlene Iskra Col. Martha McSally Sgt. Maj. Michele S. Jones Vice Adm. Vivien Crea GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM Hon. Tammy Duckworth Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski Capt. Kristen Griest Maj. Gen. Tammy S. Smith Adm. Michelle J. Howard Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, military women wednesday, women's history month, military women, army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard, space force, POW, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cold War, Gulf War _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

In this final episode of our series, we honor Shoshana Johnson, the first Black woman POW in U.S. history. Her story is often overshadowed by media attention given to others, but her determination and resilience is inspirational.

We also recognize the contributions of other women who took advantage of ever-expanding roles for women in the modern military to carve out careers and rise to leadership positions.

COLD WAR
Rear Adm. Grace Hopper
Adm. Sandra L. Stosz
Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught
Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm

GULF WAR
Col. Rhonda Cornum
Cmdr. Darlene Iskra
Col. Martha McSally
Sgt. Maj. Michele S. Jones
Vice Adm. Vivien Crea

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Hon. Tammy Duckworth
Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski
Capt. Kristen Griest
Maj. Gen. Tammy S. Smith
Adm. Michelle J. Howard
Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno

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]]> _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

In this final episode of our series, we honor Shoshana Johnson, the first Black woman POW in U.S. history. Her story is often overshadowed by media attention given to others, but her determination and resilience is inspirational.

We also recognize the contributions of other women who took advantage of ever-expanding roles for women in the modern military to carve out careers and rise to leadership positions.

COLD WAR
Rear Adm. Grace Hopper
Adm. Sandra L. Stosz
Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught
Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm

GULF WAR
Col. Rhonda Cornum
Cmdr. Darlene Iskra
Col. Martha McSally
Sgt. Maj. Michele S. Jones
Vice Adm. Vivien Crea

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Hon. Tammy Duckworth
Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski
Capt. Kristen Griest
Maj. Gen. Tammy S. Smith
Adm. Michelle J. Howard
Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno

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]]> Tango Alpha Lima Trailblazing Women Veterans: Col. Allison Black, the "Angel of Death," https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/mww3 57b378ab-6324-4d68-acab-0764d02625b6 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 22:02 no _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _ In this episode, we honor U.S. Air Force Col. Allison Black for her historic role as the first female AC-130H Spectre navigator to open fire on enemy targets in combat. Dubbed the "Angel of Death," Black's story exemplifies the courage and resilience of women in the military – especially those in combat roles. We also recognize the contributions of other women who emerged as trailblazers during the Cold War era, when policies began to change and women increasingly held administrative, technical and medical positions within the military. KOREAN WAR Anna May Hays Eileen Collins Capt. Della H. Raney Col. Ruth A. Lucas VIETNAM WAR Mary Therese Klinker Adm. Michelle J. Howard Diane Carlson Evans Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, american legion, air force, bravery, community, gwot, heroic, military, military women, post-9/11, service, veteran, women in combat, women's history month, korean war, vietnam war, cold war, Afghanistan, Taliban, combat nurse, operation babylift, _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

In this episode, we honor U.S. Air Force Col. Allison Black for her historic role as the first female AC-130H Spectre navigator to open fire on enemy targets in combat. Dubbed the "Angel of Death," Black's story exemplifies the courage and resilience of women in the military – especially those in combat roles.

We also recognize the contributions of other women who emerged as trailblazers during the Cold War era, when policies began to change and women increasingly held administrative, technical and medical positions within the military.

KOREAN WAR
Anna May Hays
Eileen Collins
Capt. Della H. Raney
Col. Ruth A. Lucas

VIETNAM WAR
Mary Therese Klinker
Adm. Michelle J. Howard
Diane Carlson Evans
Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris

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]]> _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

In this episode, we honor U.S. Air Force Col. Allison Black for her historic role as the first female AC-130H Spectre navigator to open fire on enemy targets in combat. Dubbed the "Angel of Death," Black's story exemplifies the courage and resilience of women in the military – especially those in combat roles.

We also recognize the contributions of other women who emerged as trailblazers during the Cold War era, when policies began to change and women increasingly held administrative, technical and medical positions within the military.

KOREAN WAR
Anna May Hays
Eileen Collins
Capt. Della H. Raney
Col. Ruth A. Lucas

VIETNAM WAR
Mary Therese Klinker
Adm. Michelle J. Howard
Diane Carlson Evans
Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris

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]]> Episode 91109: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. and retired NYPD Officer Wilem Wong https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/91109 c09f1dd1-14a8-48d1-b90b-cc595a2dfa03 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 91109 Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. and retired NYPD Officer Wilem Wong full 911 The American Legion Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 27:49 no New Yorker Wilem Wong joined the Army Reserve during last days of the Cold War era. His 32 years of service as a combat medic, nurse and civil affairs officer, deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, overlapped with his 21 years as a NYPD officer, has given him a unique perspective on 9/11, and the Global War on Terrorism that followed. Wong shares his stories, insights, as well as some of the initiatives he has championed on behalf of fellow veterans both within the NYPD, and through more than 20 years as a member of the Lt. B.R. Kimlau American Legion Post 1291 in New York. Special Guest: Wilem Wong. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, 911, Berlin Wall, cold war, NYPD, Army Reserve, NYC, FDNY, Iraq, Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, Chinatown, Kimlau, mental health, wellness New Yorker Wilem Wong joined the Army Reserve during last days of the Cold War era. His 32 years of service as a combat medic, nurse and civil affairs officer, deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, overlapped with his 21 years as a NYPD officer, has given him a unique perspective on 9/11, and the Global War on Terrorism that followed.

Wong shares his stories, insights, as well as some of the initiatives he has championed on behalf of fellow veterans both within the NYPD, and through more than 20 years as a member of the Lt. B.R. Kimlau American Legion Post 1291 in New York.

Special Guest: Wilem Wong.

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]]> New Yorker Wilem Wong joined the Army Reserve during last days of the Cold War era. His 32 years of service as a combat medic, nurse and civil affairs officer, deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, overlapped with his 21 years as a NYPD officer, has given him a unique perspective on 9/11, and the Global War on Terrorism that followed.

Wong shares his stories, insights, as well as some of the initiatives he has championed on behalf of fellow veterans both within the NYPD, and through more than 20 years as a member of the Lt. B.R. Kimlau American Legion Post 1291 in New York.

Special Guest: Wilem Wong.

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