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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.
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  <title>Episode 223: Tango Alpha Lima: “A Date With Suicide” author D. Paul Fleming </title>
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  <description>‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights
THE INTERVIEW
Author D. Paul Fleming shares his book “A Date With Suicide,” and discusses how to help veterans struggling with PTSD and mental health. 
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide
A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care
The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know Special Guest: D. Paul Fleming.
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    <![CDATA[<p>‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Author D. Paul Fleming shares his book “A Date With Suicide,” and discusses how to help veterans struggling with PTSD and mental health. </p>

<p>THE SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide</p>

<p>A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</p>

<p>The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know</p><p>Special Guest: D. Paul Fleming.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/9WzeQ9roxb4">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/261982/%E2%80%98-monumental-step%E2%80%99-lgbtq-rights">‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights | The American Legion</a> &mdash; ‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights
</li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 219: Tango Alpha Lima: Retired Army Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith - Living under the confines of DADT" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/219">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 219: Tango Alpha Lima: Retired Army Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith - Living under the confines of DADT</a></li><li><a title="Pentagon’s request to dismiss lawsuit from LGBTQ+ veterans denied" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/25/pentagons-request-to-dismiss-lawsuit-from-lgbtq-veterans-denied/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">Pentagon’s request to dismiss lawsuit from LGBTQ+ veterans denied</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="Home | D Paul Fleming" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dpaulfleming.com/">Home | D Paul Fleming</a></li><li><a title="Amazon.com: The Hunt for Red October: A Novel: 9780870212857: Clancy, Estate of Thomas L.: Books" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Hunt-Red-October-Novel/dp/0870212850">Amazon.com: The Hunt for Red October: A Novel: 9780870212857: Clancy, Estate of Thomas L.: Books</a></li><li><a title="Be the One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be the One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone/261964/va-announces-10m-new-funding-opportunities-state-territory-and-tribal-governments">VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/17/a-dental-debacle-why-veterans-struggle-to-navigate-vas-oral-care/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</a> &mdash; A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</li><li><a title="The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know | Military.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.military.com/benefits/next-deadline-backdated-pact-act-payments-coming-soon-heres-what-you-need-know.html">The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know | Military.com</a> &mdash; The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Author D. Paul Fleming shares his book “A Date With Suicide,” and discusses how to help veterans struggling with PTSD and mental health. </p>

<p>THE SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide</p>

<p>A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</p>

<p>The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know</p><p>Special Guest: D. Paul Fleming.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/9WzeQ9roxb4">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/261982/%E2%80%98-monumental-step%E2%80%99-lgbtq-rights">‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights | The American Legion</a> &mdash; ‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights
</li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 219: Tango Alpha Lima: Retired Army Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith - Living under the confines of DADT" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/219">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 219: Tango Alpha Lima: Retired Army Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith - Living under the confines of DADT</a></li><li><a title="Pentagon’s request to dismiss lawsuit from LGBTQ+ veterans denied" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/25/pentagons-request-to-dismiss-lawsuit-from-lgbtq-veterans-denied/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">Pentagon’s request to dismiss lawsuit from LGBTQ+ veterans denied</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="Home | D Paul Fleming" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dpaulfleming.com/">Home | D Paul Fleming</a></li><li><a title="Amazon.com: The Hunt for Red October: A Novel: 9780870212857: Clancy, Estate of Thomas L.: Books" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Hunt-Red-October-Novel/dp/0870212850">Amazon.com: The Hunt for Red October: A Novel: 9780870212857: Clancy, Estate of Thomas L.: Books</a></li><li><a title="Be the One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be the One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone/261964/va-announces-10m-new-funding-opportunities-state-territory-and-tribal-governments">VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/17/a-dental-debacle-why-veterans-struggle-to-navigate-vas-oral-care/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=mil-ebb">A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</a> &mdash; A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral care</li><li><a title="The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know | Military.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.military.com/benefits/next-deadline-backdated-pact-act-payments-coming-soon-heres-what-you-need-know.html">The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know | Military.com</a> &mdash; The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know</li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 51: Tango Alpha Lima: Team RWB with guest Mike Erwin</title>
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  <author>The American Legion</author>
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  <itunes:episode>51</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:duration>43:33</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.
Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness. Special Guest: Mike Erwin.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.</p>

<p>Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness.</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Erwin.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/FHomqb3U_Dg">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="Find an American Legion Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/serviceofficers">Find an American Legion Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Home - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/">Home - Team RWB</a> &mdash; enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity</li><li><a title="100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Marching Orders" rel="nofollow" href="https://donate.teamrwb.org/event/marching-orders/e329889">Marching Orders</a></li><li><a title="Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/member-app/">Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Enriching Veterans&#39; Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families" rel="nofollow" href="https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/article/enriching-veterans-lives-through-an-evidence-based-approach/">Enriching Veterans' Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families</a></li><li><a title="Research - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/impact/research-efforts/">Research - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ouraring.com/">Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone</a> &mdash; Shop Now</li><li><a title="Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups" rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.legion.org/handle/20.500.12203/4670">Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.</p>

<p>Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness.</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Erwin.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/FHomqb3U_Dg">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="Find an American Legion Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/serviceofficers">Find an American Legion Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Home - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/">Home - Team RWB</a> &mdash; enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity</li><li><a title="100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Marching Orders" rel="nofollow" href="https://donate.teamrwb.org/event/marching-orders/e329889">Marching Orders</a></li><li><a title="Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/member-app/">Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Enriching Veterans&#39; Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families" rel="nofollow" href="https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/article/enriching-veterans-lives-through-an-evidence-based-approach/">Enriching Veterans' Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families</a></li><li><a title="Research - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/impact/research-efforts/">Research - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ouraring.com/">Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone</a> &mdash; Shop Now</li><li><a title="Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups" rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.legion.org/handle/20.500.12203/4670">Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups</a></li></ul>]]>
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