The following shows aired in September 2009. Click on the show date in the left column to listen to that show. Files are in MP3 format.
| 9/5/2009 | West Point & the ROTC. Join Veterans Radio and our special guests who will give us some of the storied past and contributions to our country by the graduates of both institutions—as well as some little known facts. As an example, Forbes magazine just ranked West Point as the #1 college in the nation, ahead of #2 Princeton, #3 Cal Tech, #4 Williams, and #5 Harvard. We’ll also talk about some of the buildings at West Point and their namesakes. |
| 9/12/2009 | On our August 29th program we announced the nominees for the Military Writers Society of America 2009 Book Awards. Join host Dale Throneberry and MWSA member Rob Ballister, Lead Reviewer and 2009 President’s Award Winner, as they announce the 2009 winners.
Other guests include Vice President Mike Mullins to talk about the “Oral History” and the “Open Mic” program taking place at the MWSA Conference in Orlando in October. President Joyce Faulkner and Secretary Pat Avery will be announcing the People’s Choice Award Finalists and Marc Yablonka, one of the newest members of MWSA, will tell us what being a member of the Military Writers Society of America means to him and his new book Distant War: Recollections of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. |
| 9/19/2009 | Captain John C. (“Jack”) Ensch. Join host Gary Lillie and guest John Ensch, a back-seater who flew 285 missions over North Vietnam in an F-4 Phantom. On 23 May 1972 his F-4 shot down two MiG-17 fighters on the same mission! Unfortunately, a few months later, on 25 August 1972 Captain Ensch was himself shot down by a SAM (surface-to-air-missile). His pilot was killed and Ensch was held as a POW until 29 March 1973. Visit their web site at www.militarywriters.com (may no longer be current.) |
| 9/26/2009 | Distant War. Join host Dale Throneberry and Marc Yablonka, author of Distant War: Recollections of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, this week on Veterans Radio. Some of the articles we’ll be talking about include: Doctors in a War Zone: The Ultimate Training Ground, Indomitable Spirit at the Hanoi Hilton: Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, Everything is Okay Now: Nick Ut (the picture of the little girl running naked from an air attack), Standing by Their Men: Donut Dollies, Dog Tags Take the Long Way Home: David and Kurt Arnold, Serving With Distinction…On Four Legs!: Dogs in Vietnam, From AFVN to Wheel of Fortune: Pat Sajak and many many more powerful and inspiring stories. See the complete list at www.merriam-press.com/distantwar.aspx. |
