Veteran Radio

03/08/2015

Veterans in Northern California and Sacramento!

VA Northern California Health Care System would like to invite you and the Veterans you serve to our Veteran’s Town Hall on March 16, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. The entire leadership team will be present to answer questions and concerns about the health care system. Please see below flyer for additional information. If you are able to, please RSVP to Amanda Mina at: [email protected] .

If you have anything, you would like the VA Northern California Health Care System Director to specifically address or a question you would like to ask, please e-mail them to the Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Tara Ricks at E-mail: [email protected] or call 916-843-9247.

Please send this information to all the Veterans you serve—the more the merrier!

Thank you so much!

02/05/2015

For those in school. The Pat Tillman Foundation has opened up its application period for veterans or family members who are interested in attending school and participating in the program. http://pattillmanfoundation.org/apply-to-be-a-scholar/

01/22/2015

Hello everyone! We've been off the radar lately while we regrouped from terrestrial radio and organized into an online format. That transition is underway, and while we work on it, we are guest hosting with our good friends at Vets On . You can connect to today's show and listen in, or join the live video hangout on Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/111125789711047793995/posts

Are you looking for two hunky, rich, Army Veterans that know how to romance a room while negotiating a delicate foreign policy? Well, that’s not us. We are two combat Veterans that march to beat of our own drum. The show title says it all. Vets On could be anything that is topical or gains our inter…

10/10/2013

So overwhelming votes in both houses of Congress to fix the death benefit travesty the shutdown supposedly caused, and now the White House has rejected it? So what if you can direct OMB to do something? Congress actually did something for you. Sign the bill and be done with it. http://washingtonexaminer.com/jay-carney-says-we-dont-need-legislation-to-pay-military-death-benefits/article/2537106

President Obama opposed passage of funding for veterans' death benefits because the Fisher House Foundation has agreed to cover the costs, according to his spokesman. The legislation is not necessary, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday when asked about legislation approve...

08/22/2013

Is this what we are destined to become? WWII Army veteran Delbert "Shorty" Belton, wounded in the Pacific Theater, during the Battle of Okinawa, joined his brothers today. He was the victim of a couple cowards, teenagers that beat him to death Wednesday evening. Will justice ever truly be served? Will these two thugs be found? http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/elderly-man-dies-after-being-attacked-outside-ice-arena/-/101214/21574858/-/9flm7iz/-/index.html

WWII veteran Delbert Belton survived being wounded in action during the Battle of Okinawa only to be beaten and left for dead by two teens at the Eagles Lodge in Spokane Wednesday evening.

08/16/2013

If you are ever in doubt where cuts need to be made in our creaking bureaucracy that is our government, including the Department of Defense, look no further than the clowns who came up with this brilliant idea...at the expense of our wounded. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/15/insult-to-injury-wounded-warriors-snubbed-at-walter-reed-dining-hall/

In a disturbing revelation about the treatment of America's most severely wounded troops, Fox News has learned the military earlier this month decided to invalidate meal tickets and reduce hours for the sole dining facility in the Walter Reed building where they are recovering.

08/03/2013

This is some good stuff! If you are an active duty or former service veteran, this app connects you with the bases and operations around you, and can also connect you with people that use the app and live or work in the area. Use your existing Facebook or Twitter or email to log-in. There are chat groups as well. This is a great connectivity tool that keeps things in touch without being tethered to a desktop computer. The more people that download it, the richer the environment becomes! Android devices only.

This Android exclusive military social app allows you to like, rate, call, and navigate to US military bases! You can also view the website and location of each base o...

07/24/2013

The press has been living up to its normal standard and has not done much in the way of reporting this, but after nearly FOUR YEARS, the trial of Major Hasan, who perpetrated a TERRORIST ATTACK on Fort Hood (no, not a workplace violence incident), will finally begin. August 6. About time. http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Accused-Fort-Hood-shooter-212020901.html

After weeks of delays, a U.S. Army judge scheduled jury selection in Maj. Nidal Hasan’s criminal trial to begin on July 9, and opening statements to start no earlier than August 6.

07/21/2013

Talk about a fall from grace, Jesse Ventura, once governor of Minnesota, a man that did serve his country honorably, now continues his frivolous lawsuit against Chris Kyle, Navy SEAL, deceased, leaving his widow to defend the memory. How proud do you think Ventura feels right now? Anything other than shame is a disgrace. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/20/jesse-ventura-lawsuit_n_3628283.html

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura's lawsuit against deceased Navy SEAL Chris Kyle can continue, a judge has ruled. Arthur Boylan, U.S. chief magistrate judge for the federal courts in Minnesota, ruled that as executor of her husband's estate, Kyle's wife Taya can act as a "substitution" for the de...

07/10/2013

Every now and again we see news about TSA agents arguably not handling their interactions with a wounded veteran. Rightfully, such news creates quite a bit of anger and continues to keep focus on TSA. One way that may help reduce such incidents is fore wounded veterans to utilize the TSA's Injured Service Members/Veterans and Wounded Warriors liaison service. By calling or emailing ahead of time with your travel details and information about your injury, TSA will send a special notice to the relevant airports and you will be contacted to facilitate your check-in and security. As some airports, the terminal's security director will es**rt you the whole way. When times are busy, it may be another TSA agent, but the point is that offering this heads-up all-but-eliminates any chance of misunderstandings. I use it every time I travel and have not encountered any horrors as a result. TSA meets me curbside, gets me through everything, and often meets me when I land. I do not agree with TSAs methods or policies by-and-large, but this program does work. See the details here and spread the word to other wounded vets. I will often send an email two or three days before my flight, provide details about my injury (prosthetic leg, crutches in the bag, etc) and whether I need any accommodation (I don't need any physical assistance, I just request that security be aware of my arrival so that no one is "surprised" by my prosthetic leg). All the best and safe travels. http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/military-personnel-injured-service-membersveterans-and-wounded-warriors

Thank You for Your Service to Our Country!We salute and appreciate the sacrifice of all of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Services. The following are some helpful hints for screening your person, carry-on bags and checked baggage to help you achieve a trouble-free travel experience at the airpo...

07/03/2013

If you are interested in supporting veteran businesses, this is an outfit that has grown through hard work and perseverance. I can vouch for Adam and James and their initiative with Vets On Media is outstanding. They have been able to grow methodically over the past year and are looking for support to bring their plan to the next level. Please check out their Kickstarter page and consider supporting Vets On Media. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/535185029/building-tomorrows-media-future-today

Vets On Media is dedicated to informing & entertaining both Veterans & civilians through humor, music, news, sports, business programs.

06/25/2013

Being an Army vet, I am just a tad biased, but these guys will never learn, and even if they do learn it will be at the expense of our defense readiness. These cuts take us to under 10 combat divisions. Just because we are pulling out of Afghanistan and no longer in Iraq does not mean we are in a relative post-Cold-War peace time. The world is on fire, and eventually, we are going to be call upon to make things right if we have any integrity left as a people. http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130625/NEWS/306250042/Army-announces-10-brigade-combat-teams-cut

The Army will cut 10 brigade combat teams over the next four years, bringing the number of active-duty BCTs to 33, Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said Tuesday.