The following shows aired in September 2007. Click on the show date in the left column to listen to that show. Files are in MP3 format.
9/1/07 Helmets to Hardhats. Going from the battlefield to the business world is something most veterans have to do at some point. Veterans Radio explores a number of different job and business opportunities for veterans. Our guests include Anne St.Elio of the United Associates Union Program “Helmets to Hardhats” which they say is the fastest way for Military, Reservists and Guardsmen to transition from active duty to a career on the construction industry. Bill Elmore, Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development talks about the Small Business Administration’s new Patriot Express Program and Rebecca David, Regional Account Manager, from The CIT Small Business Lending Corporation (a unit of CIT Group Inc) talks about their program.
9/8/07 HVAC— House Committee On Veterans Affairs. So, you want to know about funding for our Nation’s Veterans? Our VETERANS RADIO guest is Congressman Bob Filner, Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Chairman Filner will tell about his recent “Route of the Wounded Warrior” Mission, the VA budget, mechanics of HVAC and Congress, and bold and innovative legislative proposals. This is the first installment of our “Connecting the Government and the Veteran” Initiative.
9/15/07 SOUND OFF IRAQ. We have a group discussion about General Petraeus’ testimony before Congress.
9/22/07 Going Back. What is it like for people who have served in war to go back to the places where it all happened?…the old battlefields. Is it cathartic, painful, both? Is it a mixture of emotions, a mind salad spinning in the brain; or does it bring calm and closure? Host Gary Lillie interviews three Vietnam Vets just 48 hours after their return from their old battlefields. We don’t know what to expect this is live radio.
9/29/07 CO-ED COMBAT. The New Evidence Women Shouldn’t Fight the Nation’s Wars. Batten down the hatches; man the bunkers; put all aircraft on alert—this one may be a bit controversial. Join host Gary Lillie, along with former U.S. Supreme Court Clerk, now a professor of law and author, Kingsley Browne, as they discuss Professor Brown’s new book Co-Ed Combat.