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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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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 21: Tango Alpha Lima: MOH for SGM Payne, Burn Pits and Suicide Prevention</title>
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  <description>The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is "tougher than woodpecker lips."
Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for illnesses related to toxic exposure.
Ashley shares a story about time running out to pass pending legislation on veteran suicide prevention during the current Congressional session, and the team stresses the importance of actively using existing resources during mental health crisis, including the Veterans Crisis Line: 
Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1
Text:  838255 
Online: veteranscrisisline.net 
Rapid Fire
Russian Bounty story still unconfirmed, Chimp study influences squad sizes, Air Force Academy mascot gets a name, and Space Force deploys to the Middle East. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is &quot;tougher than woodpecker lips.&quot;</p>

<p>Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for illnesses related to toxic exposure.</p>

<p>Ashley shares a story about time running out to pass pending legislation on veteran suicide prevention during the current Congressional session, and the team stresses the importance of actively using existing resources during mental health crisis, including the Veterans Crisis Line: <br>
Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1<br>
Text:  838255 <br>
Online: veteranscrisisline.net </p>

<p>Rapid Fire<br>
Russian Bounty story still unconfirmed, Chimp study influences squad sizes, Air Force Academy mascot gets a name, and Space Force deploys to the Middle East.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/owtX2gpfIEs">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="Play Tango Bingo" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/tangoalphalima/249618/tango-alpha-lima-bingo">Play Tango Bingo</a></li><li><a title="Sergeant Major Thomas P. Payne | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/payne/">Sergeant Major Thomas P. Payne | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army</a></li><li><a title="U.S.-Kurdish raid rescues Islamic State hostages - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/isis-hostages-rescued-by-us-kurdish-raid/2015/10/25/b4c5b388-7b2d-11e5-837b-2c3f2478487e_video.html">U.S.-Kurdish raid rescues Islamic State hostages - The Washington Post</a></li><li><a title="New Bill Would Force VA to Cover Vets&#39; Burn Pit Illnesses | Connecting Vets" rel="nofollow" href="https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/new-bill-would-force-va-to-cover-vets-burn-pit-illnesses?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EBB%2009.15.20&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief">New Bill Would Force VA to Cover Vets' Burn Pit Illnesses | Connecting Vets</a></li><li><a title="&#39;We always have money for war, but we never seem to have money for the warrior&#39; | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/benefits/250310/we-always-have-money-war-we-never-seem-have-money-warrior">'We always have money for war, but we never seem to have money for the warrior' | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Will major veterans suicide prevention legislation pass this year, or get stalled by political fights?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/10/will-major-veterans-suicide-prevention-legislation-pass-this-year-or-get-stalled-by-political-fights/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EBB%2009.11.20&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief">Will major veterans suicide prevention legislation pass this year, or get stalled by political fights?</a></li><li><a title="Veterans Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Text &amp; Chat" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/">Veterans Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Text &amp; Chat</a> &mdash; Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1
Text:  838255 
Online: veteranscrisisline.net 
</li><li><a title="Buddy Check: Wellness check-ins with veterans | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/membership/buddycheck">Buddy Check: Wellness check-ins with veterans | The American Legion</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is &quot;tougher than woodpecker lips.&quot;</p>

<p>Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for illnesses related to toxic exposure.</p>

<p>Ashley shares a story about time running out to pass pending legislation on veteran suicide prevention during the current Congressional session, and the team stresses the importance of actively using existing resources during mental health crisis, including the Veterans Crisis Line: <br>
Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1<br>
Text:  838255 <br>
Online: veteranscrisisline.net </p>

<p>Rapid Fire<br>
Russian Bounty story still unconfirmed, Chimp study influences squad sizes, Air Force Academy mascot gets a name, and Space Force deploys to the Middle East.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/owtX2gpfIEs">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="Play Tango Bingo" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/tangoalphalima/249618/tango-alpha-lima-bingo">Play Tango Bingo</a></li><li><a title="Sergeant Major Thomas P. Payne | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/payne/">Sergeant Major Thomas P. Payne | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army</a></li><li><a title="U.S.-Kurdish raid rescues Islamic State hostages - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/isis-hostages-rescued-by-us-kurdish-raid/2015/10/25/b4c5b388-7b2d-11e5-837b-2c3f2478487e_video.html">U.S.-Kurdish raid rescues Islamic State hostages - The Washington Post</a></li><li><a title="New Bill Would Force VA to Cover Vets&#39; Burn Pit Illnesses | Connecting Vets" rel="nofollow" href="https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/new-bill-would-force-va-to-cover-vets-burn-pit-illnesses?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EBB%2009.15.20&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief">New Bill Would Force VA to Cover Vets' Burn Pit Illnesses | Connecting Vets</a></li><li><a title="&#39;We always have money for war, but we never seem to have money for the warrior&#39; | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/benefits/250310/we-always-have-money-war-we-never-seem-have-money-warrior">'We always have money for war, but we never seem to have money for the warrior' | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Will major veterans suicide prevention legislation pass this year, or get stalled by political fights?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/10/will-major-veterans-suicide-prevention-legislation-pass-this-year-or-get-stalled-by-political-fights/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EBB%2009.11.20&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief">Will major veterans suicide prevention legislation pass this year, or get stalled by political fights?</a></li><li><a title="Veterans Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Text &amp; Chat" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/">Veterans Crisis Line: Suicide Prevention Hotline, Text &amp; Chat</a> &mdash; Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1
Text:  838255 
Online: veteranscrisisline.net 
</li><li><a title="Buddy Check: Wellness check-ins with veterans | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/membership/buddycheck">Buddy Check: Wellness check-ins with veterans | The American Legion</a></li></ul>]]>
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