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    <title>Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Iwo Jima”</title>
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    <description>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
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    <itunes:summary>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
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  <title>Episode 211: Tango Alpha Lima: Comic artist and illustrator Stephen Russell</title>
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  <itunes:duration>57:11</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis seeks veteran stories of service.
THE INTERVIEW
Army Airborne infantryman turned comic book creator, Stephen Russell, aka the Salty Skipper, talks about his service, what it takes to create a comic book and writing his memoir. Russell’s book, “Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq,” is a memoir detailing his experiences and memories of his deployment in 2006-07 to the front lines in Baqubah, Iraq. 
SCUTTLEBUTT
No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle
Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA
After Action Season 2 streaming online beginning May 6th   Special Guest: Stephen Russell .
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis seeks veteran stories of service.</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Army Airborne infantryman turned comic book creator, Stephen Russell, aka the Salty Skipper, talks about his service, what it takes to create a comic book and writing his memoir. Russell’s book, “Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq,” is a memoir detailing his experiences and memories of his deployment in 2006-07 to the front lines in Baqubah, Iraq. </p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle<br>
Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA<br>
After Action Season 2 streaming online beginning May 6th  </p><p>Special Guest: Stephen Russell .</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/GZhoaPjoDOE">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="&#39;Avengers&#39; includes Legion members&#39; cameos | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/news/227180/avengers-includes-legion-members-cameos">'Avengers' includes Legion members' cameos | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Why We Serve - Eiteljorg" rel="nofollow" href="https://eiteljorg.org/exhibitions/why-we-serve/">Why We Serve - Eiteljorg</a></li><li><a title="Community Video Submission | Eiteljorg Museum" rel="nofollow" href="https://eiteljorg.org/exhibitions/why-we-serve-community-video-submission/">Community Video Submission | Eiteljorg Museum</a></li><li><a title="Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone/training">Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Comics by Tales of Nihilism - GlobalComix" rel="nofollow" href="https://globalcomix.com/a/tales-of-nihilism/comics">Comics by Tales of Nihilism - GlobalComix</a></li><li><a title="No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle | Stars and Stripes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-04-01/iwo-jima-battle-anniversary-wwii-13465252.html?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle | Stars and Stripes</a></li><li><a title="Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2024/03/29/hip-replacements-other-orthopedic-devices-not-properly-tracked-by-va/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA</a> &mdash; Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA</li><li><a title="After Action | www.afteractionshow.org" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.afteractionshow.org/">After Action | www.afteractionshow.org</a></li><li><a title="After Action | PBS" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pbs.org/show/after-action/">After Action | PBS</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis seeks veteran stories of service.</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Army Airborne infantryman turned comic book creator, Stephen Russell, aka the Salty Skipper, talks about his service, what it takes to create a comic book and writing his memoir. Russell’s book, “Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq,” is a memoir detailing his experiences and memories of his deployment in 2006-07 to the front lines in Baqubah, Iraq. </p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle<br>
Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA<br>
After Action Season 2 streaming online beginning May 6th  </p><p>Special Guest: Stephen Russell .</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/GZhoaPjoDOE">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="&#39;Avengers&#39; includes Legion members&#39; cameos | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/news/227180/avengers-includes-legion-members-cameos">'Avengers' includes Legion members' cameos | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Why We Serve - Eiteljorg" rel="nofollow" href="https://eiteljorg.org/exhibitions/why-we-serve/">Why We Serve - Eiteljorg</a></li><li><a title="Community Video Submission | Eiteljorg Museum" rel="nofollow" href="https://eiteljorg.org/exhibitions/why-we-serve-community-video-submission/">Community Video Submission | Eiteljorg Museum</a></li><li><a title="Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone/training">Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Comics by Tales of Nihilism - GlobalComix" rel="nofollow" href="https://globalcomix.com/a/tales-of-nihilism/comics">Comics by Tales of Nihilism - GlobalComix</a></li><li><a title="No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle | Stars and Stripes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-04-01/iwo-jima-battle-anniversary-wwii-13465252.html?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">No American vets traveled to Iwo Jima for annual ‘reunion’ marking pivotal WWII battle | Stars and Stripes</a></li><li><a title="Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2024/03/29/hip-replacements-other-orthopedic-devices-not-properly-tracked-by-va/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA</a> &mdash; Hip replacements, other orthopedic devices not properly tracked by VA</li><li><a title="After Action | www.afteractionshow.org" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.afteractionshow.org/">After Action | www.afteractionshow.org</a></li><li><a title="After Action | PBS" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pbs.org/show/after-action/">After Action | PBS</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 81: Tango Alpha Lima: War Letters with guest Andrew Carroll</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The American Legion</author>
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  <itunes:episode>81</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Tango Alpha Lima: War Letters with guest Andrew Carroll</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The American Legion</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>28:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Andrew Carroll, playwright, author and founding director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University, talks with Tango Alpha Lima about his work to preserve war letters, how he got started, and how of collecting correspondence has led to the creation of the virtual Museum of American War Letters and his new podcast, "Behind the Lines: The Worlds Greatest War Letters and the Stories Behind Them."
Andrew shares some of the most unique and compelling letters from his collection as well as some of the stories behind them.  Special Guest: Andrew Carroll.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Andrew Carroll, playwright, author and founding director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University, talks with Tango Alpha Lima about his work to preserve war letters, how he got started, and how of collecting correspondence has led to the creation of the virtual Museum of American War Letters and his new podcast, &quot;Behind the Lines: The Worlds Greatest War Letters and the Stories Behind Them.&quot;</p>

<p>Andrew shares some of the most unique and compelling letters from his collection as well as some of the stories behind them. </p><p>Special Guest: Andrew Carroll.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/67Mznb2ar7g">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Send us your feedback!" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/contact">Send us your feedback!</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="American Legion called upon to bolster Toys for Tots | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/news/254330/american-legion-called-upon-bolster-toys-tots">American Legion called upon to bolster Toys for Tots | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="The Center for American War Letters | Legacy Project | Chapman University" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/cawl/index.aspx">The Center for American War Letters | Legacy Project | Chapman University</a></li><li><a title="Behind the Lines Podcast" rel="nofollow" href="https://behindthelinespodcast.org/">Behind the Lines Podcast</a></li><li><a title="The American Legion Vehicle Donation Program" rel="nofollow" href="https://legion.careasy.org/home">The American Legion Vehicle Donation Program</a></li><li><a title="War Letters Museum" rel="nofollow" href="https://world.treasured.ca/player/MuseumOfAmericanWarLetters">War Letters Museum</a></li><li><a title="Find a Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://mylegion.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Find-a-Service-Officer">Find a Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Nominate A Tango Alpha Lima Guest | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/tangoalphalima/nominate-guest">Nominate A Tango Alpha Lima Guest | The American Legion</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Andrew Carroll, playwright, author and founding director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University, talks with Tango Alpha Lima about his work to preserve war letters, how he got started, and how of collecting correspondence has led to the creation of the virtual Museum of American War Letters and his new podcast, &quot;Behind the Lines: The Worlds Greatest War Letters and the Stories Behind Them.&quot;</p>

<p>Andrew shares some of the most unique and compelling letters from his collection as well as some of the stories behind them. </p><p>Special Guest: Andrew Carroll.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/67Mznb2ar7g">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Send us your feedback!" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/contact">Send us your feedback!</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="American Legion called upon to bolster Toys for Tots | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/news/254330/american-legion-called-upon-bolster-toys-tots">American Legion called upon to bolster Toys for Tots | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="The Center for American War Letters | Legacy Project | Chapman University" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/cawl/index.aspx">The Center for American War Letters | Legacy Project | Chapman University</a></li><li><a title="Behind the Lines Podcast" rel="nofollow" href="https://behindthelinespodcast.org/">Behind the Lines Podcast</a></li><li><a title="The American Legion Vehicle Donation Program" rel="nofollow" href="https://legion.careasy.org/home">The American Legion Vehicle Donation Program</a></li><li><a title="War Letters Museum" rel="nofollow" href="https://world.treasured.ca/player/MuseumOfAmericanWarLetters">War Letters Museum</a></li><li><a title="Find a Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://mylegion.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Find-a-Service-Officer">Find a Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Nominate A Tango Alpha Lima Guest | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/tangoalphalima/nominate-guest">Nominate A Tango Alpha Lima Guest | The American Legion</a></li></ul>]]>
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