web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:07:20 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Laos” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/laos 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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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 213: Tango Alpha Lima: 2024 Miss America - U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/213 ef02c3a8-2847-4590-bd77-c4f5da4692b0 Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 213 Tango Alpha Lima: 2024 Miss America - U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:03:25 no LEARN ABOUT THE LEGION American Legion Riders and the value of "Wind Therapy" THE INTERVIEW Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh is quite accomplished, obtaining her pilot’s license at age 16, receiving a black belt in taekwondo, earning a degree in astrophysics and completing a NASA internship.  Marsh is also the first active-duty military officer to be crowned Miss America. Marsh joins the podcast this week to talk about her motivation to join the military as a way to fulfill her childhood dream to become an astronaut, her support for pancreatic cancer research in memory of her mother, and what books are at the top of her reading list. SCUTTLEBUTT Supreme Court rules in favor of veteran who sued over GI Bill limits New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona leads dual life as NFL player and Navy Reservist U.S. pilot accounted for 57 years after vanishing during Vietnam War spy mission Special Guest: Madison Marsh. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Back Street Boys, tetris, wind therapy, Bosnia, motorcycle, American Legion Riders, space camp, astronaut, pilot, pageants, pageant life, integrity, character, taekwondo, AFITS, role model, military recruiting, pancreatic cancer, cancer research, aviation, check ride, competition, bookworm, thrillers, fantasy book, tbr, non-profit, GI Bill, chaplain, SCOTUS, college education, Post 9/11 GI Bill, Richard Starr Act, NFL, long snapper, Horn of Africa, Djbouti, Yemen, Vietnam War, spy, Laos, MIA, DPAA, DNA LEARN ABOUT THE LEGION
American Legion Riders and the value of "Wind Therapy"

THE INTERVIEW
Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh is quite accomplished, obtaining her pilot’s license at age 16, receiving a black belt in taekwondo, earning a degree in astrophysics and completing a NASA internship.  Marsh is also the first active-duty military officer to be crowned Miss America.

Marsh joins the podcast this week to talk about her motivation to join the military as a way to fulfill her childhood dream to become an astronaut, her support for pancreatic cancer research in memory of her mother, and what books are at the top of her reading list.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of veteran who sued over GI Bill limits
New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona leads dual life as NFL player and Navy Reservist
U.S. pilot accounted for 57 years after vanishing during Vietnam War spy mission

Special Guest: Madison Marsh.

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American Legion Riders and the value of "Wind Therapy"

THE INTERVIEW
Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh is quite accomplished, obtaining her pilot’s license at age 16, receiving a black belt in taekwondo, earning a degree in astrophysics and completing a NASA internship.  Marsh is also the first active-duty military officer to be crowned Miss America.

Marsh joins the podcast this week to talk about her motivation to join the military as a way to fulfill her childhood dream to become an astronaut, her support for pancreatic cancer research in memory of her mother, and what books are at the top of her reading list.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of veteran who sued over GI Bill limits
New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona leads dual life as NFL player and Navy Reservist
U.S. pilot accounted for 57 years after vanishing during Vietnam War spy mission

Special Guest: Madison Marsh.

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]]> Episode 165: Tango Alpha Lima: Nixon's Secret War with Air Force Veteran Bruce Roberson https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/165 bf0856d9-5db0-4918-90eb-ff473f405a0e Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 165 Tango Alpha Lima: Nixon's Secret War with Air Force Veteran Bruce Roberson full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:16:03 no IN THE NEWS America Faces Sharp Increase in Aging Military Veterans THIS WEEK'S GUEST Air Force veteran Bruce Roberson served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He joins the podcast to talk about his experience working with Air Force Security Services as a military working dog handler on deployments that included the clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia that later became known as “Nixon’s Secret War.” RAPID FIRE The US Army wants to build a drone fleet, inspired by Ukraine's example, but will not be able to use DJI quadcopters Amid an epidemic of loneliness, nonprofits are helping keep veterans connected All In One: GLA’s Document Day Offers Veterans Easy Access To Critical Documents Special Guest: Bruce Roberson. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Canada Fires, aging, WWI, WWII, Korean War, women veterans, VA budget, Dog handler, K9, Nixon’s Secret War, Laos, Ho Chi Min Trail, North Vietnam, Vietnam War, Jolly Green Giant, Thailand, Cambodia, CIA, Southeast Asia, transition, GI Bill, student veteran, heath, technology, McDonnell Douglas, IBM, entrepreneur, health and wellness, JFK, youth fitness, coffee, podcast, drones, loneliness epidemic, social isolation, buddy check, be the one, mental health, homelessness, identification, HUD/VASH, presources, bureaucracy, red tape, unhoused IN THE NEWS
America Faces Sharp Increase in Aging Military Veterans

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Air Force veteran Bruce Roberson served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He joins the podcast to talk about his experience working with Air Force Security Services as a military working dog handler on deployments that included the clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia that later became known as “Nixon’s Secret War.”

RAPID FIRE
The US Army wants to build a drone fleet, inspired by Ukraine's example, but will not be able to use DJI quadcopters
Amid an epidemic of loneliness, nonprofits are helping keep veterans connected
All In One: GLA’s Document Day Offers Veterans Easy Access To Critical Documents

Special Guest: Bruce Roberson.

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America Faces Sharp Increase in Aging Military Veterans

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Air Force veteran Bruce Roberson served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He joins the podcast to talk about his experience working with Air Force Security Services as a military working dog handler on deployments that included the clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia that later became known as “Nixon’s Secret War.”

RAPID FIRE
The US Army wants to build a drone fleet, inspired by Ukraine's example, but will not be able to use DJI quadcopters
Amid an epidemic of loneliness, nonprofits are helping keep veterans connected
All In One: GLA’s Document Day Offers Veterans Easy Access To Critical Documents

Special Guest: Bruce Roberson.

Links:

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