September  16 edition of Warrior was a discussion former Army Sgt and  American  hero Garrett Anderson about succeeding in college  and life after severe traumatic injuries in combat.    

September 9 edition of Warrior was discussion about 9- 11 and it's horrible medical consequences.

The September 2nd edition of Warrior connection  was a discussion  with producer and director Joseph Stillman about  his new film on the life off Ramsey Clark. His film is available on Amazon.  

The Jun 10th edition of Warrior Connection was dedicated to Ray Clark's USMC Vietnam era platoon members who were killed, were wounded, or survived the horrors of ground combat during the Vietnam War.   We also read two poems from Western Illinois University's 2018 edition of SITREP: Veteran Perspectives on Combat and Peace.  

Our guest for this week is Desert Storm Veteran, USAF Capt. (retired) , Lydia Pace..  Lydia served as a USAF reservist from 1981-1991 during which time she was activated and deployed first to Desert Shield and then Desert Storm from October 1990 to the end of Desert Storm in February 1991..  She is an RN and while in country she served as a charge nurse with the 34th Medical Evacuation Service (MSEC) attached to the 1st Tactical Areomedical Staging Facility. Deployed right at the Desert Storm...

This show began with guest Patricia Axelrod of The Peoples' Advocate/Desert Storm Think Tank and ALL Veterans' Advocate revealing her work with a whistle blowing high ranking VA doctor who has complained to regional and onsite VA Supervisory and Directorship Personnel about extraordinary  shortage of medical equipment , instruments, support  and technical staff impairing the quality of care he is able to provide for his veteran patients.  Axelrod went on to inform listeners of the VA...

The May 13 th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion with Pastor Bob Shaw about ljngering  ethical and moral issues. 

The  May 6 th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion with University of Illinois ROTC cadre about the benefits of a ROTC education for prior service  or family members.  

The Feb 27 the edition of Warrior as a discussion about the horrific events in Parkland,  Florida  high school.

The February 11th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion about acute and chronic pain causes and pain management  

The February 4th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion about denied, delayed, and  ineffective medical care with the wife of  an american hero - DU - burn pit - etc. casualty  of OIF OEF  who's uncle is one of our nation's greatest and legendary WW2 heroes.  

The January 14th edition of Warrior Connection was dedicated reading and discussing the new poetry  book  "DANCING BAREFOOT IN THE WIND" written by Bonnie Rokke Tinnes , a retired psych nurse, teacher, and Russian linguist.  Bonnie's  poetry and other books in the "Growing Up Margaret" series are available through your bookstore and on line.  Her work focuses on the good things of life.     

The October  8 discussion on Warrior Connection was about alternative treatments such as acupuncture and tens unit use with  Dr. Lisa Conboy, MA, MS, ScD; Instructor in Medicine, Part-time, Director of the Research Department, The New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University  and her colleague Dr. Beth Sangree  of The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.

The September 24th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion about the new Ken Burns- Lynn Novick PBS documentary "The Vietnam War".  Fifty years later Vietnam remains a thorn in the life of millions.        

The July 16th edition of Warrior Connection was a essential and timely discussion with John Boch- Executive Director of Guns Save Life, author, and extraordinary basic firearms, concealed carry, and force-on-force instructor with GSL defense training about how to avoid nasty situations and what to do if you find yourself in harms way.  John  provided us warning signs of what to look for and common sense validated procedures of how to avoid those nasty situations that we might encounter during...

The July 9th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion Dr Ann Lopex, with Professor and Director of the Farm Workers institute about the health and environmental effects of pesticides on farm workers, children, and all.  It is extremely clear and frightening how pesticides have infiltrated our diet with horrific effects, The effects on warriors going bsck to the Vietnam War and until the present is a similar travesty. We also discussed the plight of migrant farm workers who hand harvest...

The June 25 th edition of  Warrior Connection was a discussion with Durham North Carolina VA  "Writing to Wellness "program co-directors and veterans  Iretha Alston and Diana Graham.           

The June  4th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion with 87 year old Korean war hand to hand combat survivor and Vietnam war journalist SISI Mosby.  SISI a retired but active  historian, actor- director,  and journalist provided unique insight into the meaning of war and it's profound effect on our lives. As one of the founders of Veterans for Peace and as a wartime correspondant for the Chicago Defender and Negro Press International SISI provided unique and very important insight...

The May 7 edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion with Becky Hayes a highway - concrete construction union employee who was exposed to DUCRETE a mixture of depleted uranium metal dust and normal concrete components who al of the same serious medical problems as specified by the VA and DOD and as experienced by military and civilian personnel exposed to depleted uranium during combat or other military operations.   The Tragedy of DU just never ends.

The April 23 edition of  Warrior Connection was an EXCEPTIONAL AND INFORMATIVE discussion with Gavin P. Smith, Founder and President of Civilian Exposure  (civilianexposure.org)  that dedicated to unraveling, revealing, and discussing the extent of environmental contamination and resulting health effects caused by military operations and the extensive list of bases that have extensive contamination affecting everybody, animals, and plants and especially the military personnel and their...

The March 26th edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion about adverse health effects of  trichloroethylene  "tce" and other toxic exposures  at Camp Lejuene  and former Chanute AFB in Rantoul  Illinois and VA admission - rule for automatic service connection,. .

The Feb 1st  edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion with Olle Johansson, associate professor The Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm Sweden about serious and ignored adverse health effects resulting from RF - microwave - cell phone computer wifi exposures.  Current research verifies that adverse health effects  appear at energy levels less than .2 milliwatts  per square centimeter.

The Feb 26 edition was a discussion about health effects of toxic exposures as specified in the attached va report.

The February 19 edition of Warrior Connection was a discussion- review about the events and then lasting impact of the explosions in the world trade center on Sept 11 2001 with the father of one of the brilliant young men who died as he entered the north tower lobby before any aircraft hit the building.   Willie Rodriquiez- the WTC hero- and I have written a play about these events.