Mikal Vega is a SEAL, an accomplished actor, Kundalini Yoga teacher and founder of the nonprofit, Vital Warrior. He discusses the struggle of military transition, treating his PTSD without the use of pharmaceuticals, discovering alternative therapies, and founding a nonprofit with the goal of sharing what he has learned.
Army Veteran Diane Carlson Evans, founder of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins Borne the Battle to discuss her decision to become a nurse, time serving in Vietnam as a combat nurse, decision to re-enlist after working in a civilian hospital and her fight for a women’s memorial on the National Mall.
This week’s Borne the Battle episode features Army Veteran Major General Pete Aylward (Ret.). He discusses his military career, mentors, how he became the national director of the Vietnam War Commemoration and how the program adapted events during COVID.
This week's Borne the Battle features Air Force Veteran Graciela Tiscareno-Sato, who discusses her efforts in overcoming the adversity of a stereotypical workforce, breaking barriers and transitioning to become the founder of a niche publishing, marketing and communications firm. She is also the author of bilingual children and entrepreneurship books.
This week’s Benefits Breakdown episode of Borne the Battle explores the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) service with its Executive Director and Navy Veteran William Streitberger.
What is the Rockwell AAM program? Henderson details the available course opportunities within the program and offers advice to transitioning service members on how they can find employment opportunities through the program, emphasizing the importance of trade schools and their value.
Retired Marine Corps Veteran Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin, the first Black American to command a Marine Division and the 19th Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. Gaskin discusses the challenges in overcoming adversity, stereotypes and biases in the international military community.
In this episode of Borne the Battle, Army Vietnam Veteran John Del Vecchio shares how he went from a combat correspondent to writing The 13th Valley, a book that became a New York Times Bestseller, A National Book Award finalist, and has been described as a literary cornerstone for the Vietnam generation.
This week's Borne the Battle episode features Navy Veteran and New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr. He discusses his dreams of becoming a Navy SEAL and author. Through his enthusiasm for reading and studying novels on military-science novels, Carr's dreams became a reality.
On this week’s episode of Borne the Battle, Navy Veteran and stroke survivor Dave Hume shares the journey of how he went from only expressing three words after his stroke to writing his own blog and becoming a motivational speaker.
US Army and Delta Force Veteran Tom Satterly and his partner Jen Satterly are the co-founders and co-CEOs of All Secure Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on helping Special Operations soldiers, Veterans and their significant others who are struggling on the home front from the effects of war.
Army Reserve and National Guard Veteran Dr. Ja’net Bishop is a career counselor and educator. On Borne the Battle, Dr. Bishop shares how her life experiences led her to helping inmate Veterans rebuild their civilian lives.