Episode 114: Tango Alpha Lima: "Kilroy Was Here" author Brett Allen
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IN THE NEWS
\\nSecurity cam video reveals VA employee body-slamming and beating 73-year-old veteran at Georgia VA Clinic. _NOTE: The incident took place on April 28, and while Lawrence F. Galliard Jr. was arrested and charged, at the time of our recording, he still had his job. WSB-TV reporters posted the video on June 20, and on June 23, VA Secretary Denis McDonough issued an apology to the patient, Phillip Web, and Galliard was indefinitely suspended without pay. _
THIS WEEK\'S GUEST
\\nWe\'re joined by Brett Allen is a U.S. Army veteran who shares how his military experience influenced his novel, \\u201cKilroy Was Here.\\u201d He talks about his purposeful effort to steer away from the action-hero or broken soldier stories and focus on shenanigans and dark humor.
RAPID FIRE
\\nAir Force makes the world\\u2019s saddest PB&J sandwich
\\nMichigan teen raises more than $140,000 to send Vietnam Veterans on Honor Flight
\\nThe Buffalo Soldiers Iron Riders Gathering begins in Montana
Special Guest: Brett Allen.
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- Disturbing video shows Atlanta VA employee attack elderly Vietnam veteran \\u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
- VA suspends employee who attacked veteran at clinic in Atlanta | Stars and Stripes
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- Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion
- Air Force makes the world\\u2019s saddest PB&J sandwich
- Michigan teen raises more than $140,000 for Vietnam veterans to visit DC | Stars and Stripes
- Buffalo Soldier re-enactors kick off Iron Ride | The American Legion — The Buffalo Soldiers Iron Riders Gathering
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