The December 4, 2014, episode of
American Heroes Radio features a conversation with former Major Miguel Reece,
USAF (ret.) the author of The Disabled
Veteran's Story: The Sacrifices of our Veterans and Their Families.
Program Date: December 4, 2014
Program Time: 1500
hours, PACIFIC
Topic: The Disabled
Veteran's Story
About the Guest
Major Miguel Reece, United States
Air Force, (ret.) "is a military veteran with more than thirty years of
service as both an enlisted member and an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He
served in Vietnam and the Middle East, as well as a member of Stabilization
Forces in the Balkans. Major Reece was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He has a bachelor’s
degree from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree from Webster
University, St. Louis, Missouri. After thirty years in the Air Force, he served
for ten years with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Major Reece enjoyed
working with veterans and making a difference in the lives of the
beneficiaries. He often visited veterans with their families in their homes,
nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, relative’s homes, under bridges, in
parks, or even in a tree house. He aspires to share these stories with the
world and educate a new generation or remind society of the sacrifices the
American veterans endured for the freedom of this nation and not to allow their
stories to be forgotten." Major
Miguel Reece is the author of The Disabled Veteran's Story: The Sacrifices
of our Veterans and Their Families.
According to the book description
of The
Disabled Veteran's Story: The Sacrifices of our Veterans and Their Families,
it is "our American Heroes: The Stories behind the Fight for Freedom and
Democracy This book is not about the author. This book is not about the battle.
This book is about military members who are now veterans. Their memories are
about some of the most legendary battles as well as their own private struggles.
The recollections of these veterans cover an array of experiences around the
world one of the first female pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps; a survivor of
the Bataan Death March; POWs from WWII and Korea; an Ohio National Guardsman at
Kent State; survivors, fighters, and patriots from Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, Iraq,
and Afghanistan. Their families share their heroic stories of service to the
world's freedom, as well as their frustration and disappointment with the VA
bureaucracy or lack of information-sharing practices about their entitled
benefits. The efforts of caregivers in enabling their veterans to have the best
quality of life possible spouses, mothers, children, guardians/fiduciaries,
healthcare professionals, and the grandmother who had both her son and
granddaughter deployed speak volumes of their commitment and unconditional
sacrifices. This collection of their stories is the authors continued privilege
of serving the veterans who have enabled this great nation to stand guard in
the world and assure the right to be free. Read on with respect and
compassion."
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:
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/854625701248776
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment