Rep Slotkin on PFAs & John Slemp Bomber Boys of WWII

This week’s one hour radio broadcast includes host Jim Fausone and his guests:

  • US Rep Elissa Slotkin, fomer CIA specialist with 3 tours in Iraq
  • John Slemp, Armor Officer, US Army – Photographer/Author
US Representative Elissa Slotkin

US Representative Elissa Slotkin – Former CIA Analyst in Iraq

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Mi-08) is on the House Committees for Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Armed Services. She is a former CIA Analyst with three tours in Iraq where she met her husband, an Army officer flying Apaches, now retired.

Rep. Slotkin talks about the lessons learned from Agent Orange exposure, PACT Act efforts, and the slow but building efforts in Congress to recognize that veterans had exposure to PFAS-type chemicals, known as “forever chemicals.” She is candid and direct with host Jim Fausone. You will learn about the status of the Vet PFAS Act but also how veterans should lobby Congress to get things done.

John Slemp – Army Armor Officer and Award Winning Photographer

John Slemp Photographer Author

Born in Japan, award-winning photographer John Slemp was a world traveler before he was a teen. After attending college on an academic scholarship, he served in the US Army stationed in Germany, and out of curiosity spent many hours visiting well-known museums throughout Europe. Little did he know that he was preparing for a life in commercial photography, with the world’s best art being a spellbinding tutor.

Fast forward twenty-plus years, and his extensive photography experience allows him to create a wide variety of images including environmental still life, portraits, and lifestyle images. Light, shape, and composition are the tools used to create images for a wide variety of editorial, corporate, and advertising clients worldwide.

WWII Bomber Boys and Their Stories of Military Service

Below you see some of the beautiful A-2 jackets featured in John’s new photo book. The printed book is 12″ x 12″ and produced with a high quality paper and resolution making it a perfect gift for any history buff’s coffee table!

For more information and to purchase his latest photo book click here – www.wwiibomberboys.com

 

A. B. Clement Jacket Photo by John Slemp
Dudley-Brown Photo by John Slemp
Seymour Allan Fainberg Jacket Photo by John Slemp
Paul-Crawford Photo by John Slemp
460th-Bomb-Group-Captain-Everett-Graves
Larry Goldstein Photo by John Slemp

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