January 2017

Join host Jim Fausone and his guests Dr. Chrisanne Gordon and Captain (ret) Fr. Conrad Targonski.

Capt. Targonski, USN (ret) was a chaplain for the Marines at the Battle of Fallujah, Iraq.  He discusses the role of chaplains in the military.

And Dr Chrisanne Gordon, MD discusses how she became a national TBI advocate, the changes in TBI diagnosis and the available TBI treatment for our veterans.

In 1971 William Reeder was a senior captain on his second tour in Vietnam. He had flown armed, fixed-wing OV-1 Mohawks on secret missions deep into enemy territory in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam on his first tour. He returned as a helicopter pilot eager to experience a whole new perspective as a Cobra gunship pilot. Believing that Nixon’s Vietnamization would soon end the war, Reeder was anxious to see combat action. To him, it appeared that the Americans had prevailed, beaten the Viet Cong, and were passing everything over to the South Vietnamese Army so that Americans could leave.

Less than a year later, while providing support to forces at the besieged base of Ben Het, Reeder’s chopper went down in a flaming corkscrew. Though Reeder survived the crash, he was captured after evading the enemy for three days. He was held for weeks in jungle cages before enduring a grueling forced march on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, costing the lives of seven of his group of twenty-seven POWs. Imprisoned in the notorious prisons of Hanoi, Reeder’s tenacity in the face of unimaginable hardship is not only a captivating story, but serves as an inspiration to all.

And Nicole Motsek, EOD Warrior Foundation Executive Director.The EOD Warrior Foundation (EODWF) serves the EOD community by providing financial assistance and support to active-duty and veteran wounded, injured or ill EOD warriors, families of our wounded and fallen EOD warriors and by maintaining the EOD Memorial.

Sell To A Veteran is comprised of real estate professionals (brokers/agents, lawyers, movers, inspectors, insurance companies, etc.) ready to provide you, the Veteran, with answers to all of the questions you have concerning buying, selling and/or refinancing a home. We will seamlessly walk you through the entire process and assist you in utilizing your VA benefits (primarily your VA loan).
Join host Dale Throneberry and the founders of Sell To A Veteran Michael Aharoni and Brian Goldman.

The Military Writers Society of America has over 1,200 members making it the world’s largest military genre writer’s organization. Member’s books are reviewed, posted and there are annual awards given. The most prestigious of all is THE FOUNDER’S AWARD given each year. Joining us on Veterans Radio this week are former president Joyce Faulkner, and Awards Director John Carthart to discuss the 2016 award winners.