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Female Veterans: Military Sexual Trauma & Combat Roles

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Female Veterans: Military Sexual Trauma & Combat Roles

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Since 2002 I had closely followed the actions of women throughout the war and it quickly became apparent that women were doing things they had never done before.  Women like Kayla were successfully serving as imbedded members of combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan.  They were being used in ways that clearly violated the intent of the combat exclusion policy.

Kayla Williams is a former sergeant and Arabic linguist in a Military Intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). During her deployment to Iraq, Williams was at the forefront of troops’ interaction with Iraqis while also navigating the challenges of being part of the 15% of the Army that is female. Kayla is the author of Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, a memoir about her experiences negotiating the changing demands on today’s military. She regularly speaks and writes about military and veterans’ issues for numerous media outlets, including MSNBC, CNN, BBC, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and Slate.

Ellen Haring is a senior fellow with Women in International Security where she directs the Combat Integration Initiative project.  Her research and work focuses on women and gender in the military.  She is a West Point Graduate and a colonel in the US Army reserves. Haring has been a guest speaker on numerous foreign and domestic news shows including: BBC Radio, CNN, PBS News Hour, NPR, and Voice of America.  She guest lectures at universities and has been invited to address members of Congress.

For more information about Radio Show Times, Visit their website at the American Heroes Network

The American Heroes Network is a for-profit organization formed by Vietnam Era Veterans to help Veterans returning home. American Heroes Network was envisioned as a place where Veterans could gather to find the Best Available Information of interest to American Veterans and their families. An interesting and important element of The Network is our “responsive” mobile site that is viewable . . . Anytime, Anywhere and on Any device.

You can also Tune in with the American Heroes Network Every Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time on Voiceamerica Variety Channel For their latest episode Nov. 19.

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Shining Light on Brain Injury

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Shining Light on Brain Injury

Gretchen moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 2000, shortly after she began her career working in the support services.  Gretchen volunteered her time with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) which led to a full time career with the ADA.  Years later Gretchen was asked to manage the Family Program Position providing support and outreach for Alaska Air National Guard and continued working in the Military Member and Family Support Services for over 8 years at the Headquarters Level.  Gretchen brought change and created a working relationship between the military services and the community allowing a partnership and transition for military and family members.  She has also assisted in the creation of Memorandum of Understandings, policy letters and guidance and excelled in unit and leadership training for the air and army guard locally and nationally, in addition to providing services to the Air/Army/Marine and Navy Reserve.  Gretchen’s community outreach created recognition of issues surrounding victims of sexual assault and the National Guard.  As the Program Manager for the Transition Assistance for the military, Gretchen helped in providing a link and resources for the Alaska Brain Injury Network from 2007-2008.

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Listen in with the American Heroes Network  Every Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.  Listen to this weeks episode Aired Nov. 12th “Shining Light on Brain Injury”

 It has been said that we are only a generation away from forgetting our history. Disabled American Veterans struggle every day to overcome life-changing sacrifices. Their stories provides a vital part of history that has contributed to our American tradition. American Heroes Network provides a way for individuals, corporations and small businesses to support our Heroes by helping our veterans and their families rebuild their lives. They help aim our veterans, looking for jobs, in the right direction, help provide homes for our troops, assisting individuals and their families who have been severely injured while serving in the U.S. military and providing scholarships for families of our Fallen Heroes.  This will be a weekly hour long show joined by our military heroes and people and organizations that make a difference. American Heroes Network airs live Tuesdays at 8 AM Pacific, powered by Voice America Variety.

“Moral Injury and the Path to Recovery for U.S. Combat Vets”

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“Moral Injury and the Path to Recovery for U.S. Combat Vets”

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Tune in for American Heroes Network new episode “Moral Injury and the Path to Recovery for U.S. Combat Vets” Tuesday Nov. 5th at 8 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel, Listen live!

Guest Bios:

Lu Lobello, 8 year Marine Corps combat veteran, a Sociologist and soon to be Lawyer.

Dr. Craig J. Bryan, Associate Director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah.

Lu Lobello My unit was ambushed in Baghdad and was engaged in one of the fiercest firefights of the invasion according to the New York Times and our 13 wounded. After our radio operator was shot through the head he was later saved by Sanjay Gupta. Our unit has affectionately been called the Sinners and The Saints because half of us were from Las Vegas and the other half were from Salt Lake City, Utah. Unfortunately, during our firefight there was multiple families and innocent civilians caught in the crossfire, some were killed and some were wounded. One of the families caught in the crossfire were the Kachadoorians. Their father and two sons were killed and the rest of the family was stuck in the middle of an open field when our unit conducted a rescue.

Dr. Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist in cognitive behavioral psychology, and is currently the Associate Director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah. He was Chief of the Primary Care Psychology Service and the Suicide Prevention Program Manager for Lackland AFB. Dr. Bryan deployed to Iraq in 2009, where he served as the Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at the Air Force Theater Hospital. He currently researches suicidal behaviors, suicide prevention, and psychological resiliency. He chaired the American Association of Suicidology’s Primary Care Task Force to develop training curriculum for primary care medical providers in the assessment and management of suicidal patients, and is a consultant to the Department of Defense for psychological health promotion and suicide prevention.

It has been said that we are only a generation away from forgetting our history. Disabled American Veterans struggle every day to overcome life-changing sacrifices. Their stories provides a vital part of history that has contributed to our American tradition. American Heroes Network provides a way for individuals, corporations and small businesses to support our Heroes by helping our veterans and their families rebuild their lives. They help aim our veterans, looking for jobs, in the right direction, help provide homes for our troops, assisting individuals and their families who have been severely injured while serving in the U.S. military and providing scholarships for families of our Fallen Heroes.  This will be a weekly hour long show joined by our military heroes and people and organizations that make a difference. American Heroes Network airs live Tuesdays at 8 AM Pacific, powered by Voice America Variety.

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