Khe Sanh fifty years later through the audio of two events documented by Ken & Betty Rodgers in their documentary: Bravo! Uncommon Men, Common Valor
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Will the U.S. Navy be able to convict the commanding officers of the USS McCain and the USS Fitzgerald of “negligent homicide”? LtCol Beth Harvey, USMC (ret)
Cmdr. Bryce Benson, left, formerly the commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald and Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, formerly the commanding officer of the USS John S. McCain (Navy)
Beth Harvey, LtCol USMC (ret)
Staff Judge Advocate
Former Marine Staff Judge Advocate LtCol Beth Harvey, USMC (ret) joins the program to discuss the substantial burden of proof that rests with Navy prosecutors in proving guilt on a charge of “negligent homicide,” the role that the Article 32 hearing will play in the legal process and the decision to bring such a historically uncommon charge against a commanding officer of a U.S. warship.
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MANDATORY LISTENING: Secretary James Mattis’s “National Defense Strategy” Speech, given at Johns Hopkins University on Jan 19, 2018
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
National Defense Strategy Speech
Johns Hopkins University
January 19, 2018
MANDATORY LISTENING!!! The Secretary of Defense chose the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington D.C. to unveil his “National Defense Strategy” on January 18, 2018. It’s an important speech because from this speech, you will see initiatives in the DOD that will support its goals. Most important are the Secretary’s three horizontal themes that will color everything the DOD does going forward.
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Karl Marlantes talks racism in Vietnam & feedback from the Burns/Novick documentary “The Vietnam War”
Karl Marlantes
1stLt USMC, Receiving the Navy Cross
And… today…. sage writer
Karl Marlantes chronicled the issue of “race” in his Vietnam War novel Matterhorn, he joins us to talk about how race was a part of daily life in Vietnam and how the issue changed from when you were “in the rear” and when you were “in the bush.”
Karl also discusses the varied reactions he’s received on the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War” which aired on PBS this past Fall.
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The ALL MARINE RADIO Chef: Twice baked potatoes and how to help a relative who keeps burning his ribs!
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