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  <description>What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day
THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.
SCUTTLEBUTT
Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course
Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan
We were soldiers once...and dipped.  Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.
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    <![CDATA[<p>What&#39;s on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.</p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course</p>

<p>Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan</p>

<p>We were soldiers once...and dipped. </p><p>Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/QvGf9ok2D4E">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="LET&#39;S ALL EAT RIGHT DAY - February 25, 2025 - National Today" rel="nofollow" href="https://nationaltoday.com/lets-all-eat-right-day/">LET'S ALL EAT RIGHT DAY - February 25, 2025 - National Today</a></li><li><a title="Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss" rel="nofollow" href="https://heroeswithhearingloss.org/">Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss</a></li><li><a title="Home - Dr. Columbus Batiste" rel="nofollow" href="https://drbatiste.com/">Home - Dr. Columbus Batiste</a></li><li><a title="Healthy Heart Nation - Healthy Heart Nation" rel="nofollow" href="https://myhhn.org/">Healthy Heart Nation - Healthy Heart Nation</a></li><li><a title="(4) Slave Food Conversations - How to keep your kidneys from failing - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3pyOwJPEqw">(4) Slave Food Conversations - How to keep your kidneys from failing - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="(4) FLAMIN&#39; HOT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it7sNRloq-A">(4) FLAMIN' HOT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Be The One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/advocacy/be-the-one">Be The One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Army has officers write haikus about WWII in leadership course" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-soldiers-leadership-course-haikus/">Army has officers write haikus about WWII in leadership course</a> &mdash; Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course</li><li><a title="Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 | Military.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.military.com/off-duty/hal-sperlich-navy-seabee-and-engineering-pioneer-of-mustang-and-minivan-dies-age-95.html">Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 | Military.com</a> &mdash; Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan,</li><li><a title="An ode to the GWOT spitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/fda-zyn-nicotine-pouches-gwot-spitter/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">An ode to the GWOT spitter</a></li><li><a title="How To Quit Smoking &amp; Other Tobacco: Veteran Resources - Mental Health" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-tobacco/">How To Quit Smoking &amp; Other Tobacco: Veteran Resources - Mental Health</a></li><li><a title="Why I Abandoned Traditional Cardiology to Become the “Healthy Heart Doc”" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forksoverknives.com/success-stories/why-i-abandoned-traditional-cardiology-to-become-the-healthy-heart-doc/">Why I Abandoned Traditional Cardiology to Become the “Healthy Heart Doc”</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>What&#39;s on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.</p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course</p>

<p>Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan</p>

<p>We were soldiers once...and dipped. </p><p>Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/QvGf9ok2D4E">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="LET&#39;S ALL EAT RIGHT DAY - February 25, 2025 - National Today" rel="nofollow" href="https://nationaltoday.com/lets-all-eat-right-day/">LET'S ALL EAT RIGHT DAY - February 25, 2025 - National Today</a></li><li><a title="Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss" rel="nofollow" href="https://heroeswithhearingloss.org/">Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss</a></li><li><a title="Home - Dr. Columbus Batiste" rel="nofollow" href="https://drbatiste.com/">Home - Dr. Columbus Batiste</a></li><li><a title="Healthy Heart Nation - Healthy Heart Nation" rel="nofollow" href="https://myhhn.org/">Healthy Heart Nation - Healthy Heart Nation</a></li><li><a title="(4) Slave Food Conversations - How to keep your kidneys from failing - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3pyOwJPEqw">(4) Slave Food Conversations - How to keep your kidneys from failing - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="(4) FLAMIN&#39; HOT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it7sNRloq-A">(4) FLAMIN' HOT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Be The One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/advocacy/be-the-one">Be The One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Army has officers write haikus about WWII in leadership course" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-soldiers-leadership-course-haikus/">Army has officers write haikus about WWII in leadership course</a> &mdash; Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course</li><li><a title="Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 | Military.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.military.com/off-duty/hal-sperlich-navy-seabee-and-engineering-pioneer-of-mustang-and-minivan-dies-age-95.html">Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan, Dies at Age 95 | Military.com</a> &mdash; Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan,</li><li><a title="An ode to the GWOT spitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/fda-zyn-nicotine-pouches-gwot-spitter/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">An ode to the GWOT spitter</a></li><li><a title="How To Quit Smoking &amp; Other Tobacco: Veteran Resources - Mental Health" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-tobacco/">How To Quit Smoking &amp; Other Tobacco: Veteran Resources - Mental Health</a></li><li><a title="Why I Abandoned Traditional Cardiology to Become the “Healthy Heart Doc”" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forksoverknives.com/success-stories/why-i-abandoned-traditional-cardiology-to-become-the-healthy-heart-doc/">Why I Abandoned Traditional Cardiology to Become the “Healthy Heart Doc”</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li></ul>]]>
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