Vets & Coffee The Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Speaking to veterans that stand out in the veterans community, veteran owned businesses, veteran organizations and businesses that support veterans or hiring veterans. Plus enjoying some great coffee.
Been a rough week but decided to come on line today and connect with anyone else that might be alone today.
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Speaking with Marine Veteran Rod Lopez about his service, transition and organization Future Operations Base
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Speaking with Army Veteran Raymond Arturo, Jr. about his service and some funny stories and his comapny that he works for and hiring veterans Sams Companies. We also brought up some events happening this week for Veterans Day
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Speaking with my Specialty Cohost Robin Phoenix along with some of her comics Air Force Veteran PT Bratton and Army Veteran Dewayne White about Best Brigade Medicine www.bestbrigademedicine.com
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Speaking with Marine Veteran Kyle Shutic of The Project Zero on how they're making a difference in the veterans and first responder community.
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Speaking with Marine Veteran Corrine Macko Grunt Style LLC about her service, family and transition. Also talking about Grunt Stlye and the programs they offer to help with fundraising andf organizations.
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Speaking with Army Veteran Martin TyCo Cobb of VFW Post 2427. Ty was talking about some upcoming events with the USO on November 3rd that includes a concert that night. Vets and Coffee The Podcast will be set up that day promoting at the VFW Post.
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Speaking with Army Airborne Veteran/Barber Jason Ferguson. After serving in the Army Jason was in a horrible automobile accident receiving a tramatic brain injury and in a coma. After recovering he had to read, write, walk, talk and everything else all over again. He then went to baber school and now works for Rooster's Mens Grooming Center 1661 S Voss Rd, Houston, Tx 77057, ask for Jason and tell them Vets and Coffee sent ya
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Speaking with Marine/Retired HPD Sgt Rico Garcia and founder of TBL Law Enforcement Motor Cycle Club
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Vietnam Navy Veteran Bob Gebhard is on today talking about Operation Turkey, Rotary Club, American Legion Post, DAV and Vietnam Veterans Association. This man should be retired but not Bob, he's still volunterring as much as he can.
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Vets & Coffee The Podcast speaking w/Marine Veteran Dan Regalia about his service and business Texas Tap Handles. Dan and I are great friends, we can talk for hours if you let us. We got off topic a few times talking about our favorite pew pews and some new ones he's interested in getting
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Speaking with Army Veteran/Chef Chris Lott about his service and now a chef working with low income and immigrants at the Hope Clinic and teaching cooking.
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Speaking with Marine Veteran/Business Owner Robert Kerzee speaking about his time in the Marines, Tx Dept Public Safety and Miller Thyme Designs business he now runs.
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Speaking with the founder of VASTTX.org Army Veteran Valerie James.Valerie knows what she's talking about when it comes to being homeless because she was twice tetween deployments. She has a huge amount of knowledege of veterans dealing with homelessness, veterans incarcerated, and veterans dealing with PTSD. She knows who can help you and how to get you the help you need.
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Live from Collins Softball Fields in the Spring, Tx with Lone Star Warriors Veterans Soft Ball League with the founder Jeff Gonzales and his sister my cohost Janice Moreno
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Speaking with retired Army Lt Col now Comic Robin Phoenix. After serving over 20 years in the Army, Robin's new mission is healing people, organizations, and communities through "HEAL*ARIOUS" humor. She performs and produces comedy all over the country with her company Best Medicine Brigade (www.bestmedicinebrigade.com).
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Speaking with Army Combat Medic Charlie Bischoff Mental Health Advocate and Veterans Employment Coordinator for NextOp finding jobs for enlisted veterans E3-E7. He's 7th Cav Medic and even has a service dog, which is a plus in my book......lol
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Our Sunday night guest canceled at the last minute so we are discussing our great lineup
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Speaking with the founder of Charlie Mike The Podcast & Military Apparel, Army Veteran Raul Moreno along with our new cohost Janice Moreno (not related to Raul) talking Army service, transition and his podcast and apparel business.
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Speaking with our new Cohost Sgt Janice Gonzales Moreno US Army. I wanted a combat female veteran that could relate to other combat soldiers but also female veterans.
Well, I got a whole lot more, Veteran that served in Afganistan, Airborne that was chosen to jump at Normandy for the 75th anniversary of Normandy that her father had done for the 70th anniversary. Her father was a 25 year veteran in the Army. Her two brothers are veterans, her husband and sister-in-law too. She and one of her brother were born in Germany because her father was stationed there. Janice served with 4/25th ID.
My other cohost Ricky Cruz is also an army brat born in Germany. He and his father both served in the 25th ID as well.
Janice actually reup'd and ended jumping in the snow while stationed in Alaska where she met her husband. Besides coaching her daughter little league team she's also the coed softball coach for her brothers organization Lone Star Warriors Outpost which is a softball organization for vets.
Patriot Knife Coffee Co.
Veteran owned and operated coffee co.
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Putting out info about suicide awareness, who you can call by text, chat, email and websites, numerous veteran service organizations. Service Dog assistance
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Along with Co-host Ricky Cruz and we are Speaking with US Army Veteran and boxing instructor Lawrence Blackwell aka Coach Cap about his Army career, boxing organization and upcoming boxing event.
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Speaking with the founder of VOW22 David Vincent US Marine Veteran about upcoming gala. www.vow22.org
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We're talking turkey with Houston city leader John Kalvaitis and American Legion Post 654 Commander Hector Giron as they prepare for the seasonal Operation Turkey. John, Hector, Tim Stroud and many other volunteers will be getting together the day before Thanksgiving for their all day annual Tailgate Party where they will be smoking hundreds of Turkeys and preparing lots of sides to be delivered to those on Thanksgiving. If you want to help out or what to know more just go to OperationTurkey.com
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Speaking with Carol about her service with the Marine Corp, volunteering and her interesting American Indian Famaily history dating back to the Civil War. Then we will be speaking to her husband Harris County, Tx Felony Veterans Court Judge Jason Luong and how they are working with and helping veterans. Very interesting stuff I never knew but good to know it's available for vets.
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Spoke with Marine Joshua Baker about his time in the Marine Corp, Transitioning to civilian life, his family, volunteering and his new career
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Bailey and I went over to the VFW Post 8790 here in Houston, Tx (Spring Branch area) to speak with the Post Commander RG Ruelas US Army Cav Veteran/US Mail and we got to meet his Auxillary President Catherine Alexander. RG is very lucky having Catherine as the Auxillary President. She is the second Auxillary President I've interviewed that are just outstanding the other was Lucy Gonzales from American Legion Post 654. RG and Catherine are doing great things with the Post. They're always looking for more VFW members and Auxillary Members as well.
I hope to meet more outstanding post commanders and auxillary presidents in the future.
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Spoke with Heather Herlong Stepehens about her Army Service, two sons serving, volunterring with Blue Star Moms and her business.
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I stopped by Spring Branch American Legion Post 654 today. I interviewed American Legion Auxiliary Unit 654 president, Mrs. Lucy Gonzales, Mrs. Gina Dunbar Wilson, President of the Canyon Lake Area Blue Star Mothers TX7, and Mrs. Myrna Trevino who is the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) and a huge supporter of Legion Post 654. Three non military women making a huge difference in the veterans, active military and wounded warriors communities. Show will air 9am central Tuesday 8/2/22. Also got a beautiful new challenge coin from Myrna. Gina Dunbar Wilson was on via video conference from her home close to San Antonio.
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While I was in school yesterday training with my service dog Bailey we recorded this episode speaking with the founder of The Rescue For PTSD Laura Murray speaking about the organization and how it works along with a couple veterans speaking about their dogs and what it's done for them. Please excuse the PAUSES in the 36 minute recording while bringing different speakers on. There are some loud noises from the training as well.
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Another veteran in Houston continuing to serve those that have served us and making a difference in many veterans lives.
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After 4.5 years as a K9 Handler for the Air Force Securty and working for Blackwater she met her husband not in the Air Force but afterwards and he too was Air Force Security. They opened Houston K9 Academy training 200-500 K9's per year. Hear her story and they are looking to hire veterans especially if you were a K9 handler.
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Talking about his Army Service, his Fitness company and something new.
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