web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:33:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Nurse” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/nurse Wed, 06 Mar 2024 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 Tango Alpha Lima Trailblazing Women Veterans: Medical Marvel Dr. Mary Edwards Walker https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/mww01 c5a44eb4-2ad4-4ae2-a355-4eb73e38fc61 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 28:58 no _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _ Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon and is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War. She worked as a contract surgeon for the Union Army and was known for her dedication and pioneering efforts in the field of military medicine. In addition to sharing the story of Dr. Walker, we also honor other trailblazing women who served in during the earliest wars in America's history. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR Deborah Sampson Molly Pitcher Lydia Darragh MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR Sarah Borginis Sarah Edmonds U.S. CIVIL WAR Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke Dorothea Dix Susie King Taylor military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, women's rights, women's history, women veteran, civil war, revolutionary war, surgeon, nurse, disguise, spy, Medal of Honor, Military Women Wednesday _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon and is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War. She worked as a contract surgeon for the Union Army and was known for her dedication and pioneering efforts in the field of military medicine.

In addition to sharing the story of Dr. Walker, we also honor other trailblazing women who served in during the earliest wars in America's history.

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Deborah Sampson
Molly Pitcher
Lydia Darragh

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
Sarah Borginis
Sarah Edmonds

U.S. CIVIL WAR
Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke
Dorothea Dix
Susie King Taylor

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]]> _In this special series we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the service of women veterans and their contributions to American military history. _

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon and is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War. She worked as a contract surgeon for the Union Army and was known for her dedication and pioneering efforts in the field of military medicine.

In addition to sharing the story of Dr. Walker, we also honor other trailblazing women who served in during the earliest wars in America's history.

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Deborah Sampson
Molly Pitcher
Lydia Darragh

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
Sarah Borginis
Sarah Edmonds

U.S. CIVIL WAR
Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke
Dorothea Dix
Susie King Taylor

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]]> Episode 99: Tango Alpha Lima: “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” with Jamie Gray Hyder https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/99 dc06cc81-5f9b-419c-ace4-129843326775 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 99 Tango Alpha Lima: “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” with Jamie Gray Hyder full 3 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 51:01 no IN THE NEWS CV and Ashley kick off Children & Youth Month with a discussion of the programs and services that support The American Legion's advocacy for young people. THE INTERVIEW Ashley and Jeff visit with actress Jamie Gray Hyder, best know in the military community as Lt. Nora Salter in the video game "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare." RAPID FIRE Posting POW footage on social media SD VA Medical Center renamed after fallen US Army nurse Rabid animal found at Marine Corps base in North Carolina Special Guest: Jamie Gray Hyder. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, 100 Miles for Hope, Children & Youth, scholarships, Child Welfare Foundation, TFA, Military Child Month, Oratorical Competition, Boys State, Girls State, SVA, Washington DC, advocates, Call of Duty, PAO, video game, F-16, Thunderbird, Law & Order: SVU, SAG-AFTA, infinite warfare, modern warfare, Ice-T, Firefly, The Last Ship, Medal of Honor, Kyle White, Akron State University, POW, Ukraine, Russia, Geneva Convention, social media, women veteran, nurse, Camp Lejeune, rabies ] IN THE NEWS
CV and Ashley kick off Children & Youth Month with a discussion of the programs and services that support The American Legion's advocacy for young people.

THE INTERVIEW
Ashley and Jeff visit with actress Jamie Gray Hyder, best know in the military community as Lt. Nora Salter in the video game "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare."

RAPID FIRE
Posting POW footage on social media
SD VA Medical Center renamed after fallen US Army nurse
Rabid animal found at Marine Corps base in North Carolina

Special Guest: Jamie Gray Hyder.

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CV and Ashley kick off Children & Youth Month with a discussion of the programs and services that support The American Legion's advocacy for young people.

THE INTERVIEW
Ashley and Jeff visit with actress Jamie Gray Hyder, best know in the military community as Lt. Nora Salter in the video game "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare."

RAPID FIRE
Posting POW footage on social media
SD VA Medical Center renamed after fallen US Army nurse
Rabid animal found at Marine Corps base in North Carolina

Special Guest: Jamie Gray Hyder.

Links:

]]> Episode 81: Tango Alpha Lima: War Letters with guest Andrew Carroll https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/81 72276d00-853e-4812-8d3b-ff6a4779483b Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 81 Tango Alpha Lima: War Letters with guest Andrew Carroll full 2 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 28:19 no 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. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, history, war letter, correspondence, WWII, Buchenwald, concentration camp, Chapman University, Dear Abby, podcast, Barbara Harrison, adoption, Kurt Vonnegut, Dresden, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Post War, GWOT, Kabul, War on Terrorism, Bagram, e-mail, Iwo Jima, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, WWI, Ernest Hemingway, Clara Barton, nurse, PTSD, war experience, Life Magazine 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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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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