The December 18, 2014, episode of American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Vietnam Veteran and author Cym Lowell about Operation: Next Chapter, funding voice-controlled laptops for wounded warriors.
Program Date: December 18, 2014
Program Time: 1500
hours, PACIFIC
Topic: Operation: Next
Chapter
About the Guest
Operation: Next Chapter is
“working with Soldier’s Angels Project: Valour-IT to provided 100
voice-controlled, adaptive lap-top computers for military personnel who have
lost the use of their hands. Vietnam
Veteran and author Cym Lowell will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the
sale of his latest novel, Jasper’s War, to purchase these individually adapted
computers which cost $500 a piece. The
laptops allow warriors who are healing from amputations, paralysis, eye
injuries, burns and brain trauma to stay in touch with their family and their
units during their recovery period.”
Cym Lowell "was born in
Montana to academics and spent his youth traveling the world. To put it
politely, he was an undistinguished student, rewarded with assignment to the
U.S. Navy at 18. After two years in Vietnam, college and law school were a
challenge. Being a veteran in the political turbulence of the late 1960s and
early 1970s taught humility. Raising three children in the Midwest and Texas brought
love and responsibility. An international tax practice in the financial crises
of the past 40 years provided insight into motivations of actors on the global
stage. Friends, clients, adversaries, and colleagues, like victory and defeat,
added color and context. The result is a writer with a treasure trove of
experience to frame compelling characters enmeshed in heart-thumping
challenges." Cym Lowell is the author of The Gift, Riddle of Berlin and
Jaspar's War.
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang
for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and
life. Sometimes funny; sometimes
serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a
sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of
Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from
the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a
Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State
University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E.
Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton
and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty
advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division
courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and
leadership. Raymond is an experienced
author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including
magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law
Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He
has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and
Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law
enforcement.
Listen from the Archive: http://www.hitechcj.com/americanheroesradio/operation_next_chapter.html
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
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