THE INTERVIEW
Marine Corps veteran, endurance athlete, adventurer and author Akshay Nanavati has a picture of a friend he lost in war on his wall and under it he wrote, “This should have been you. Earn this life."

This was the fuel to write his book, "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness" in order to help others navigate their own suffering and turn it into nirvana, turn it into bliss.

It is also fuel for his own extreme adventuring.

In November, Nanavati will begin a 110-day, 1,700-mile solo trek across Antarctica, wher he'll ski for 10 to 12 hours a day hauling a 400-pound sled full of supplies and become the single most isolated being on the planet. He shares how he has been preparing for the grueling physical and mental challenges he will face along the way.

SCUTTLEBUTT
VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability cost $100M, auditors say

Post 58 in Oklahoma using gaming to provide veterans camaraderie and support.

Special Guest: Akshay Nanavati .

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Tango Alpha Lima 9/11 Series Playlist
• September 11: A Day of Remembrance and Service - NPS Commemorations and Celebrations (U.S. National Park Service)
• Improve Financial Health with VetCents 🇺🇸 Veterans Benefits Banking Program
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Home - Fearvana
• The Great Soul Crossing
• Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion
• VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability cost $100M, auditors say | The American Legion
• A new way to Be the One: Post to use gaming to reach struggling veterans  | The American Legion

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Documentary filmmaker Ian Adelson, and his grandfather, U.S. Air Force veteran and former Misty squadron flight surgeon Dean Echenberg, join us to talk about their work on the documentary "The Misty Experiement"

The film tells the story of the special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous air missions: to search for enemy supply transports and anti-aircraft installations concealed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and direct rescue operations for U.S. and allied aircrews shot down within the web of trail paths and waterways.

RAPID FIRE
Second all-women Honor Flight takes off from Florida
Marine Corps Pride Month message misses the mark

Special Guests: Dean Echenberg and Ian Adelson.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• 100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion
• The Misty Experiment
• MISTY FACs | Over North Vietnam and Laos: 1967-1970
• Ian M Adelson
• Floor 1 Productions
• The Dean Echenberg War Poetry Collection – and blog
• Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion
• A fitting tribute to ‘trailblazers and visionaries’ | The American Legion
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell
• Honor Flight Network - Home