Lunch with a Hero: Recent Episodes
104.7 The Cave
Each week Mike The Intern will take a Veteran out to lunch at the American Legion Post 639. They will then talk about their military service and over all life experience in and out of the military. This show reminds us that those who served are in all walks of life. Thank you for your service.
Meet Dusty Rhodes! He served in the US Navy! Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet James Hills! He served his full 20+ career in the Army. He now runs a great company called TACVALVE. Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet John Smith! He served in the United States Army. Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Brandy Shireman! She served in the Army Reserves for 12 years! Hear her story tomorrow morning during Mike The Intern's show at 8:45. Thank you for your service!!!
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Meet TJ Panique! He currently serves in the United States Army Reserves and before that served in the United States Army! Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!!!!
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Meet Justin Montgomery. He served in both the Navy and Army!!! Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!!!!
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Meet Craig Funk. Craig served in the United States Air Force from 1988-92. Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Dennis Lafferty! He served his career in the United States Navy! Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Zach and Randy. They both served in the Air Force and Navy. Now they serve our veterans by helping them at Burrell Behavioral Health. Hear their story and how they help during Mike The Intern 's show at 8:45 am tomorrow morning. Thank you for your service!!
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Meet Eric Vaught! He served in the United States Army. Hear his story tomorrow below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Pam and Larry Bilger! Pam served in the United States Army and Larry served in the United States Navy. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Joe Errante aka Papa Joe! He served in the 82nd Airborne from 74'-80'. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am and thank you for your service!
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Meet Joe Gault. He served in the Army during Vietnam. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE JOE!!
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Meet Jesse Kingsley! He served in the United States Marine Corps! Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Mike Atwood. He served our country in the Marines from 1959 through 1963. Hear his incredible story tomorrow morning at 8:45am on Mike The Intern 's show! Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Duane McGee! He served in the United States Navy from 1980-1992! Hear his story below! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Mike Deans. He served our country in the United States Marine Corps. He then went on to have a career in law enforcement. Now he currently runs Ozark Shoot, Don't Shoot. Hear his story below. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Trevor Wakefield, he served in the United States Army from 2006-2009. This is his incredible story. Thank you for your service Trevor!
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Meet Matt! He served in the Army National Guard! He is also runs Frog's Detailed Specialties Inc. ! Hear his story tomorrow morning during Mike The Intern 's show at 8:45 am and thank you for your service!
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Meet Hank Molinengo!
Hank Molinengo was born in Washington, DC and graduated from both Catholic University and Catholic University Law School. He was awarded an LL.M. in Military Law (subspecialty Criminal Law) from The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army in 1992.
His active duty service in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps began in 1982. His career highlights are:
(1) Service with Commander Amphibious Group TWO / Commander Amphibious Striking Force (NATO) where as Staff Judge Advocate he deployed on numerous deterrent national and NATO taskings in the North Atlantic and Caribbean.
(2) In 1988, he was assigned as Staff Judge Advocate, Commander Patrol Wings Atlantic, Brunswick, Maine, where he served as the legal advisor to the Atlantic VP Community.
(3) In 1994, he assumed command of Naval Legal Service Office Guam. He was awarded the "Ancient Order of the Chamorri" by the Governor of Guam, The Honorable Carl Gutierrez, for his extensive involvement in community outreach programs.
(4) Between December 1995 and April 1998, he served as Force Judge Advocate, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
(5) He served as the Executive Assistant to the Judge Advocate General, RADM D.J. Guter, JAGC, USN, until July 2002. He was in the Pentagon in 9-11 and was present for the planning in response to that terrorist attack.
(6) Legal Counsel to the Chief of Naval Personnel.
(7) In June 2006, he was selected for promotion to Rear Admiral (Lower Half) and to serve as the Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Operations and Management) / Vice Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, the third ranking officer in the Navy JAG Corps. He left active service in September 2008, was promoted to Rear Admiral (Lower Half), and retired on 1 November 2008. As an attorney, he developed proficiencies in criminal law, ethics, administrative law, and international and national security law.
(8) Upon retirement, he served with the Office of the General Counsel of the Navy until August 2009 as an Assistant to the Associate General Counsel (Management$
(9) In August 2009, he became the Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs with The George Washington University Law School (GW Law), On July 12, 2017 he was designated and promoted as the Senior Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs and The John S. Jenkins Family Professorial Lecturer in Law and Policy. Hank is the first person to hold this appointment. He retired on January 1, 2021 from this position. He remains with GW Law as an adjunct professor.
(10) Currently, he volunteers as a subject matter spokesperson with “Wellness for Warriors”, an organization sponsored by Cox Hospital and United Health Care to support the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health of First Responders and the Military. In May 2024, he was selected as Springfield Public Schools’ Volunteer of the Year for his work at Disney Elementary School.
Hank is a member of the Bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, District of Columbia, and U.S. Court of Criminal Appeals for the Armed Forces. He is married to Fran and they have one daughter and 5 grandchildren.
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Meet Lance and Zach, these guys run Wash The LZ ! They also served in the United States Army! Hear their story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45 am. Thank you guys so much for your service!
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Meet Mike Russell and his daughter Arianna! Mike served in the Marines during Vietnam. Hear his story during Mike The Intern's at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Shelah! She served our country in the United States Air Force! Hear her story tomorrow morning during @miketheintern 's show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Antonio Branch who served in the Army National Guard. Thank you for your service!
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Meet David Buhr. He served with the 36th EVAC during Vietnam in the United States Army. He is also an author and a fantastic photographer. If you see his book "36th EVAC. A Teenage GI's Year in Vietnam, check it out, it is amazing. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Joseph Vang! He served in the Marines for 9 years! Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Tony Piche! He served in the South African Military between the ages of 17 and 19. Thank you again Tony for sharing your story with me!
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Meet Frank Messley! He served in the United States Navy and is the Financial Officer at the American Legion Post 639 (Vietnam War Memorial) ! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Kevin Brasier! He served in the US Army 2nd Infantry Division! This is his story. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Greg Oxford! He served in the United States Air Force Reserve for his entire career! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Sarai Lajas! She served in the United States Army! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Brent Reagan! He served in the US Navy and also was an IT guy for the NFL at Arrowhead Stadium! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Bryan Smith! He currently serves at Ft. Leonard Wood in the US Army Reserves! Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am! Thank you for your service!
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Mike The Intern hung out with Adam from the American Legion Post 639! He served in the Army and was one of the many great guys who helped with the new renovation at the LZ! The place looks great!
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Meet Wes Hester! He served his entire career in the National Guard and then the Army! Now he is the CEO for Foxhole Technology. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Noah McHue! He served in the United States Navy. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Justin English! He served his entire career in the United States Army. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am and thank you for your service!
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Meet Lieutenant Colonel Jim Price! He served in the US Army for his entire career and continued to serve as a civilian after he retired! Hear his story and thank you for your service!
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Meet Kurt Miller who currently serves in the United States Army National Guard here with the 1107th in Springfield! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Ian Fawks. He currently serves in the Army National Guard as the State Surgeon. Thank you for your service!
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Mike The Intern took Randy Mayshark to lunch at the American Legion Post 639 (Vietnam War Memorial) today for Lunch With A Hero. He served in the United States Coast Guard in the 80s. Hear his story tomorrow morning below! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Timothy Aaron Chainey! He served in the United States Navy! Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am! Thank you for your service!
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Meet Michael Harvey. He served in the United States Army from 2006-2011. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Bryan Bailey! He served in the United States Army. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Paul Kampa. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Jack Julian! He served in the US Army from 1968-1970. You can hear his story during my show tomorrow morning at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Jim Lee. He served in the National Guard as a MP. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Larry Wolfe! He served in the United States Marines in the 70s and then served as a firefighter! Thank you for your service!
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Today I had the great honor of having lunch with Army Chief Warrant Officer, Norman Virtue, who had an incredible career in the United States Army. You can hear his story tomorrow morning at 8:45am on my show. Thank You for your Service!
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Meet Belinda Brown! She served in the Air Force and Navy. Hear her story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Brian Robison. He served twice for the United States Army and currently does contract security overseas! Thank you for your service Brian!
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Meet Matt Wuster. He served in the United States Navy and then he was a part of the Border Patrol. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45 am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Chris Kays, he served in the United States Air Force. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Jon Wilson. He served in the United States Navy. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Pops. He served in the US Navy from 72 till 75. He is also a part of the Liberty Riders of America. You can hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Bill Westfall. He served in the US Army from 1942-1945 during World War II. It was an honor to meet him and you can hear his story during my show at 8:45am tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for your service Bill!
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Meet Joe Greene! He served in the Navy from 1950-1954 and was in the Korean War. He also went on to get his PHD and teach after his military career! Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Marvin Lowe. He served in the United States Navy from 76-80. You can hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45 am. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Jared McHugh! He served in the United States Army from 2000 till 2008. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45! Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Nick Lewis. He served in the Navy as a corpsman and had a great story to tell. You can hear it tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!
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Meet Mischelle Reynolds! She served in the Air Force from 87 till 08! She had some great stories to tell and it was an honor to meet her. Hear her story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Roger and Barbara Harrison! Roger served in the Navy for his entire career and was awesome to hear his story today. Hear it tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you so much for your service!
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Meet Charles Mitchell he served for our country during the Vietnam War and for several years after. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Charles Hudson! He served in the United States Army and had a great story to share with me! He's also part of the Junebug Jamboree this Saturday at the LZ! Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Ashley Waller! She served in the US Army. It was great hearing her story today. You can hear it tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet George Beden. He was a CCC boy and he served in the US Navy during WWII. It was an honor to have lunch with this man. Hear his story tomorrow morning at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Karla and Mark Perkins! They both served in the United States Army! You can hear their story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am or on our 104.7 The Cave App! Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Ken Walton! He served in the Navy from 1981-2014! You can hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am or anytime on the Lunch with a Hero Podcast. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Terral Davis! He served in the United States Army and is the author of this book, Road Thoughts! It was awesome meeting him and hearing his story. You can hear it tomorrow at 8:45 am during my show. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike The Intern talks with Joshua Addante about his time in the US Coast Guard! Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Tommy Garrett . He served in the Army and now runs Warr;or Catfishing to help Veterans!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike The Intern took Shane Swisher to lunch at the American Legion Post 639 on Veteran's Day to talk about his service in the United States Army! Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike The Intern talks with Justin from the American Legion Post 639 about a Fundraiser they are having to raise money for the OIF OEF Traveling Memorial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today I got a chance to take out Gene Wright to Lunch with a Hero at the American Legion Post 639. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Tom Ruggles who served in the Marines! Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Robert Vest! He served in the United States Army from the early 80s till the early 2000s. It was wonderful getting to meet him today. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thanks so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Michelle Ricks! She served in the Navy from 1994 till 2002. Hear her story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike The Intern and Ned Reynolds talk sports!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Tim Weston. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Steve Brady. He served in the Army as a tank driver. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Scott Miskowski! He served in the Navy on a submarine. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Brian Serota! He served in the United States Army and you can hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Michael Stribling. He served in the United States Army from 1985 till 2007. It was awesome having lunch with him today. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Lauren Vicat. She served in the United States Navy. Hear her story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Robert Mangum. He served in the United States Marines from 61 till 70. It was great meeting him and hearing his story today. Hear it tomorrow during my show at 8:45am. Thank you for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Jack Taylor. He was a gunner on a B-29 during the Korean War and had a great story to tell. Hear it tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Shawn Moreland. He served in the United States Army and currently is an instructor for the MSU OTC. He is also part of the 6th Annual Veteran's Ball on 4.25.2020! Find out more about that awesome event below! Click here to get your tickets!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike The Intern shares Frank Clark's thoughts on the game this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Kevin (Krayon) Crabb from Itus Virtus. He served in the United States Marines and was a part of what Itus Virtus did at the National Cemetery this past weekend. Hear his story tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45 am. Thank you so much for your serSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Joe Ryker. He served in the United States Army and was in Vietnam. It was awesome hearing his story and you can hear it tomorrow morning during my show at 8:45am. Thank you so much for your service!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.