The following shows aired in March 2008. Click on the show date in the left column to listen to that show. Files are in MP3 format.
| 3/1/08 | From Guadalcanal to Okinawa—And all points in between. The United States Coast Guard was there for all the island-hopping landings of World War II. Since 1790, the Coast Guard, then known as the Revenue Marines or the Revenue Cutter Service, has been enforcing our tariff and trade laws, preventing smuggling and protecting the coastline of America from pirates and drug-runners. We all think of the daring rescues we see of the Coast Guard saving lives at sea and on the Great Lakes. There is much, much more than just sea rescues to the United States Coast Guard today. Dale Throneberry talks with our guests Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier, the Assistant Public Affairs Officer for the Ninth Coast Guard District in Cleveland, Ohio and Scott Price, Assistant Historian for the Coast Guard out of Washington, D.C. |
| 3/8/08 | Nature’s fury…a meat grinder battle…a man cries out. Battlefield Promises. Two men, in different wars, facing different enemies, ask of God: “Get me through this and I will serve you the rest of my life.” Join host Gary Lillie and guests the Reverend Murl Eastman, a World War II Navy veteran and the Reverend John Steer, a Vietnam War 173rd Airborne veteran. What terror did they live through that cause them to call out to God and make their battlefield promise? |
| 3/15/08 | Native Americans in America’s Military. Throughout America’s history, Native Americans have played an important and crucial role in America’s military. From the French and Indian Wars of the mid 18th Century up to and including the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Native American warriors have proved their value again and again. Join Dale Throneberry this week and the true story of the Native American Warrior. |
| 3/22/08 | True Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan— As told by recently returned military personnel. On the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, we find the news media is pushing the Iraq and Afghanistan stories further and further off the front pages of our newspapers. In fact, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center only 3% of the news media in February 2008 was devoted to covering the war. This week’s Veterans Radio is going to change that. Join us as we talk to a number of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and find out what is really going on over there. What are the living conditions like there? How’s the morale? Are you getting the support you need? Are you getting the medical treatment you need? Tune in as Dale Throneberry gets the answers to these questions. |
| 3/29/08 | TBI and Project Salute. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is said to be one of the “signature injuries” of the conflict in Iraq, and accounts for a larger proportion of troop casualties than it has in previous wars. In post-concussion/mild TBI patients, recovery time is within weeks/months. Patients with moderate to severe TBI may never fully recover their pre-injury function. We talk with Rick Briggs from the Brain Injury Association of Michigan to find out what is being done to help our returning veterans suffering from TBI.
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (UDM Law) has launched a nationwide tour of its Mobile Law Office (MLO). Their program, called Project Salute, provides free assistance and/or representation to thousands of low-income veterans exclusively on federal benefits issues throughout the United States. UDM Law is the only law school in the country with an MLO (Mobile Law Office), a Recreational Vehicle that has been outfitted as a law office. For the national tour, General Motors donated a specially designed, custom built, state-of-the-art RV. Dale Throneberry talks with Professor Joon Sung about the program. |
