The New American Veteran

Ricky Schultz and David Hahn have created The American Veterans Art Wall.  This is going to be a virtual wall where anyone who has served in the American Armed Forces can post any kind of artistic expression.  Their hope is that it helps veterans reconnect and heal.  They are also growing a list of resources for veterans.GallantFew, Inc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.  Our mission is to prevent veteran isolation by connecting new veterans with hometown veteran mentors, thereby facilitating a peaceful, successful transition from military service to a civilian life filled with hope and purpose.Run Ranger Run 2015 is in launch mode.  Check out the site and get involved!Have you taken the Spartan Pledge with your Battle Buddy?Marine Corps veterans check in here.GallantFew, The New American Veteran, and Run Ranger Run are marks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Bonnie-Jill Laflin on The New American Veteran!  Listen as she talks about her work with veterans and her support of the military.  Here's her bio summary:Bonnie-Jill Laflin is the first and only female NBA scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, and has been awarded a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers and five NBA championship rings, including her time as a cheerleader for the world famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Laflin has traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq for Goodwill and USO tours—with 18 tours under her belt. Her accolades in the sports industry include broadcasting jobs for: ESPN, CBS, FOX and NFL Network. Most recently her talents have gone global as she is the creator/host of the first sports show in China, Muho TV. Additionally, Laflin hosts a Fantasy Football and Basketball show on Sirius/XM Satellite, ESPN Austin hosting pre and post game shows for the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Longhorns. She is a current contributor to ESPN.com. Her philanthropy work for both the military and animal welfare is a passion for Bonnie-Jill which caused her to form her charity "Hounds and Heroes". She is also a experienced business woman with a signature sports inspired line "DoublePlay Sportswear "Follow her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Hounds and Heroes Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.   More on GallantFew here

To watch this episode go to youtube.com/gallantfewinc First guest on TNAV:  US Navy Veteran Richard Gengler, Director of Prevail.  After graduating from the U of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, he joined the US Navy flight program and was selected to fly the F/A 18 Hornet. Over 9.5 years of service, Richard participated extensively in various assignments in support of the Global War on Terror. During his two tours aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, he flew numerous combat missions as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and earned an Air Medal for his distinguished service.Following the Navy he earned his MBA at the U of Chicago, Booth School of Business. While there he founded Prevail Health Solutions with the goal of helping address the surge in military mental health issues that have accompanied the Global War on Terror.Please share and help us spread the word about the free mental health program, Vets Prevail. Built for vets by vets! $25 towards lunch or dinner when you sign up today-plus an Amazon gift card.  2nd guest is USMC veteran, Hollywood actor and GallantFew Board Member Michael Broderick to talk about Poster Project 2:  Blackhawk Down.

Kenneth Bracewell is a disabled United States Army Infantry combat veteran. He is graduating with a Masters degree in Justice Administration next summer. He recently published his first book last month on Amazon titled "A Veteran's Road to College Success" in both eBook and paperback formats. It is his motivational story of how he earned two undergraduate degrees in three years with the Post 9/11 GI Bill, regardless of the struggles that took place during the process.Here's the link to his Facebook page, and his Twitter.Go buy a copy of his book.Find out more about GallantFew here, watch the original interview here.

Scheduled guests for today are Felix Zayas, Director of Tactical Operations for EXOS and Zachary Oja, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sampson Strap.  Both men are Ranger veterans.TeamEXOS.comExos video - The Comeback InitiativeSamsonStrap.com - video on Samson Strap

Guests are LTG (ret) Samuel Wilson - Distinguished Service Cross recipient and original WWII Merrill's Marauder and Dave Bray - Navy veteran and lead singer for Madison Rising.Steven Pressfield on LTG Wilson.Madison Rising's TEN Million Star Spangled Banner ChallengeCatch the youtube archive episode here:  Watch for new episodes airing live Tuesdays at 2:00pm Central time!