Vet Net provides interesting discussion of veterans' issues and concerns. Guests range from experts in veterans' affairs to veterans themselves who have an important story to tell. The Vet Net is for veterans, their families, and anyone concerned with the well being of our nation's armed forces personnel, both past and present.
In March of 1970, Ken Euge was hacking away at triple conopy jungle in Vietnam. A walk through the White House was the last thing on his mind, but that is exactly where he and the surviving members of his unit ended up over 40 years later, meeting the President in the White House! Listen to Ken tell both stories, the trip to the White House and what he did to get there. Sheridan Tank photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Jim McGarrah graduated high school in 1966 and went off to university on a baseball scholarship. Although gifted academically, in his own words Jim says that he soon discovered that “beer came in kegs.” He fell behind his studies, lost his scholarship, and had to leave school. Rather than wait to be drafted, a certainty in those days, Jim joined the Marines. He returned home from a tour in Vietnam with both physical and emotional scars. His purple heart only told part of the story. It has taken Jim decades to sort it all out. His memoir, A Temporary Sort of Peace, tells that story with an unflinching and riveting honesty. Most war veterans have a story to tell, but few can tell it as well as Jim McGarrah tells his. Give a listen then check out his book.
Dogtags Photo from Wikimedia Commons, modified for Vet Net by Chuc Smith.
Guest: Julieann Najar, Founder of ASoldiersWishList.org
Some folks say “Support The Troops!” That is a wonderful sentiment. Julieann Najar doesn’t just say support the troops, she does just that, each and every day. She got started during the Vietnam war by sending small gifts to troops in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Today, she manages a crew of dedicated volunteers to match up folks here at home with individual troops who are serving in harm’s way overseas. Get the details by listening to the podcast, then get involved by going to the website. Or you can get paired up with a trooper (or two!) by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to:
ASWL / Julieann Najar Dept. VetNet 11143 Larimore St. Louis, MO 63138
Here’s another idea: if you have friends who don’t use computers, give them this address. What ever way you do it, gifts from home are always appreciated by deployed troops!
Guest: Lt. Col. Charles Schrader, U. S. Army Signal Corps
Not far from Augusta, Georgia, right at one end of the famous “Tobacco Road” sits Fort Gordon, home of the United States Army Signal Corps. From the time of the Civil War when members of the Signal Corps sent messages via wig-wag flags up to their present day use of global positioning satellites, fiber-optic cables, and networked radios, the Signal Corps has provided vital information to troops and command. Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Charles Schrader, a twenty year Army veteran, joins us by telephone to fill us in on how our young men and women of the Army are being trained at Fort Gordon. For more information about the Signal Corps, including its long and distinguished history, check out the Fort Gordon website.
Guest: Michael Bounds, Coordinator of St. Louis Veterans Thanksgiving Dinner
Last week we interviewed Ivan Martin who put together a benefit for a Thanksgiving Dinner for homeless veterans. This week we interview Michael Bounds, a veteran and long time veterans’ advocate, who has the monumental task of putting the actual dinner together for 150 or more homeless veterans here in St. Louis. Mike gives us the details and lets us in on a very important secret: helping other veterans does as much good for the volunteer as it does for the recipient! Listen to the show and find out how you can help out at this very special Thanksgiving Dinner. It will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, at St. Nicholas Church located at 701 North 18th Street, St. Louis, MO. To volunteer you can call the St. Louis Vet Center at 314-531-5356.
VET NET Podcast
Guest: Ken Euge, Army Veteran of Vietnam
Guest: Jim McGarrah, Marine Veteran and Author
Guest: Julieann Najar, Founder of ASoldiersWishList.org
Not far from Augusta, Georgia, right at one end of the famous “Tobacco Road” sits Fort Gordon, home of the United States Army Signal Corps. From the time of the Civil War when members of the Signal Corps sent messages via wig-wag flags up to their present day use of global positioning satellites, fiber-optic cables, and networked radios, the Signal Corps has provided vital information to troops and command. Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Charles Schrader, a twenty year Army veteran, joins us by telephone to fill us in on how our young men and women of the Army are being trained at Fort Gordon. For more information about the Signal Corps, including its long and distinguished history, check out the Fort Gordon website.
Last week we interviewed Ivan Martin who put together a benefit for a Thanksgiving Dinner for homeless veterans. This week we interview Michael Bounds, a veteran and long time veterans’ advocate, who has the monumental task of putting the actual dinner together for 150 or more homeless veterans here in St. Louis. Mike gives us the details and lets us in on a very important secret: helping other veterans does as much good for the volunteer as it does for the recipient! Listen to the show and find out how you can help out at this very special Thanksgiving Dinner. It will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, at St. Nicholas Church located at 701 North 18th Street, St. Louis, MO. To volunteer you can call the St. Louis Vet Center at 314-531-5356.
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