Borne the Battle #253: Army Veteran James Stejskal, Special Forces Detachment A, historian, author, former CIA Operations Officer
Army Veteran James Stejskal spent nine years in West Berlin during the Cold War, now talking about clandestine missions on Borne the Battle.
Borne the Battle #252: Marine Corps Veteran John Ligato, Battle of Hue City, Undercover FBI Agent
This week’s Borne the Battle episode features Marine Corps Veteran John Ligato, who discusses Vietnam combat at Hue City to becoming a deep undercover Special Agent with the FBI.
Borne the Battle Episode #251: Benefits Breakdown – Community Care Program
The VHA Office of Community Care (OCC) aims to place the choice of provider in the hands of eligible Veterans and assist them in finding the best options for their care.
Borne the Battle #250: Marine Corps Veteran Billy Mills, Olympic Gold Medalist, Lakota Warrior
In this 250th episode of Borne the Battle, Marine Corps Veteran and Olympic Gold Medalist and Lakota Warrior Billy Mills talks service, Olympics, and current work with Running Strong for American Indian Youth.
Borne the Battle #249: Denise Jelinski-Hall, 3rd Senior Enlisted Advisor, National Guard Bureau
Denise Jelinski-Hall felt stuck in her small hometown of Little Falls, Minnesota, so she created a new future for herself by joining the Air Force. Years, later, Jelinski-Hall became – at the time – the highest-ranking enlisted female in United States military history.
Borne the Battle #248: Air Force Veteran Marti Moore, Group Vice President of Technology Implementation, Spectrum Charter Communications
This week’s episode of Borne the Battle features Air Force Veteran Marti Moore, who discusses her military career and her road to becoming the group vice president of Technology Implementation at Spectrum Charter Communications.
Borne the Battle #247: Irreverent Warriors
This week’s episode of Borne the Battle features Texas Army National Guard Veteran Cindy McNally and Marine Corps Veteran Nate McDonald, the President and Vice President of Irreverent Warriors.
Borne the Battle #246: Navy Veteran Jonathan Kingham, Nashville and Operation Song Songwriter
High military aptitude test scores and high school curiosity earned Jonathan Kingham a place in the Navy that started him on the path toward a career as a singer-songwriter. On this episode of Borne the Battle, Kingham discusses the how the Navy helped him enter the Seattle music scene, the evolution and future of the music industry and how singers and songwriters make a living from music.
Borne the Battle #245: Air Force Veteran Josh Seefried, DADT Repeal Advocate
In this episode of Borne the Battle, Josh Seefried shares his life story, from being blackmailed and outed as gay to becoming one of the nation’s foremost advocates for LGBT active-duty service members.
Borne the Battle #244: Army Veteran Gavin McIlvenna, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
This week’s Borne the Battle features Army Veteran Gavin McIlvenna, who discusses his military career, the selection process of becoming and walking as a tomb guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, his mentors, how he found the Society of the Honor Guard, crazy guard stories, and the process of disinterring a Veteran at the tomb.
Honor those who have borne the battle at VA
Memorial Day has special meaning at VA, where our patients and many of our employees served in the military.
Borne the Battle #243: Benefits Breakdown, Veterans Legacy Memorial
The Veterans Legacy Memorial website at https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ memorializes the over 3.7 million Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries.
