Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

Remembering the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad

THE INTERVIEW
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes won the 2024 South by Southwest Audience Award for his directorial debut of the feature film "My Dead Friend Zoe," which he also co-wrote and produced. The film is a creative take on the post-war experience and a tribute to veterans of all generations. Hausmann-Stokes, who served as a paratrooper with the Army in Iraq, talks about the film, his military experience and how he helped co-found an organization for military veterans in the entertainment industry, Veterans in Media & Television, in the basement of American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood.

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Veterans in Agritherapy - Celebrating Community Gardens week

DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops

Special Guest: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
• My Dead Friend Zoe | Official Website | February 28 2025
• Make the Connection | Videos & Info for Military Veterans
• Merit x Zoe - a Short film by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
• Agritherapy: Healing Through Farming and Gardening - Warrior Allegiance : Are you VA Rated 90% or less? Let’s talk.
• Veterans and Entrepreneurship | Home
• Free farming and beekeeping opportunities for Veterans - VA News
• The Therapeutic Grounds of Farming: Helping Veterans Manage PTSD
• DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops

April is American Legion Children & Youth Month

THE INTERVIEW
Retired Marine Corps veteran Robert Yarnall talks about leadership, preventing veteran suicide and more. Throughout his career, he has mentored veterans, athletes and others through leadership lessons he was taught in the military. As vice president of Development and Impact for the Robert Irvine Foundation, he focuses on preventing veteran suicide and encouraging safe storage of weapons.

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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family

American Legion Baseball gearing up for Centennial celebration

Special Guest: Robert Yarnall.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• After Action | www.afteractionshow.org
• Youth Programs | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Wellness Program - Robert Irvine Foundation
• Face the Fight Against Veteran Suicide
• Building Brave Spaces - Brené Brown
• Robert Irvine Foundation | Giving Back to the Military and First Responders
• Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family | Stars and Stripes
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 220: Tango Alpha Lima: Haunted War Tales with Army veteran R.C. Bramhall
• Legion Baseball gearing up for centennial celebration | The American Legion

Stacy, Joe and Adam look forward to the holidays and observances in February, including African American History Month, International Women’s Day, Valentines Day, Change Your Password Day, and GI Joe Day.

THE INTERVIEW
After making history, Kamin Samuel struggled upon leaving the military. Now she is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and documentary filmmaker of “Courage to Thrive.”

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Arizona Legion members take part in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop.

National WWII Museum in New Orleans, the special exhibition - Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II

A trip down the Reddit rabbit hole in search of wild post office stories in honor of National Thank a Mail Carrier Day

Special Guest: Kamin Samuel.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• The Action-Packed History of G.I. Joe — Google Arts & Culture
• Be The One | The American Legion
• Kamin Samuel
• Home - Kamin Samuel
• VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports
• Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being: Seligman, Martin E. P.: 9781439190760: Amazon.com: Books
• Post 109 Invades the Arizona Bowl | Legiontown U.S.A.
• Fighting for the Right to Fight | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
• Story of the Buffalo Soldiers 'positive history' for Iron Riders Gathering co-chair | The American Legion
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 103: Tango Alpha Lima: Buffalo Soldier Iron Riders with Bobby McDonald
• What’s your most wild post office story? : r/USPS
• I’m a former USPS mail carrier that worked for 10 months. Ask me anything and I'll answer them as honestly as possible! : r/IAmA
• TangoAlphaLima
• Join The American Legion

Jeff shares a story of 101st Airborne officers gone wild at a strip club in Poland, sending CV into fits of glee.

Ashley gets excited about some reader feedback and love for Team Tango.

CV talks about a movement to gaining steam to honor Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French of Foreman, Ark., with the Medal of Honor. French became a national hero after he towed wounded shipmates through shark-infested waters after the destroyer Gregory was sunk Sept. 5, 1942, by Japanese warships near Guadalcanal.

Rapid Fire:
The American Legion World Series is on, Afghan translator scammers indicted, rethinking medals from Wounded Knee and 53 women complete the Crucible for the first time at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Send us your feedback!
• 100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion
• Booze, a strip club and a major gone missing: How a 101st Airborne unit went off the rails in Poland - Europe - Stripes
• Navy May Recognize Black WWII Sailor Who Towed Wounded Shipmates Through Shark-Infested Waters | Military.com
• Listening to Podcasts During the Military Transition: Top 7 for Veterans - ClearanceJobs
• American Legion to Shelby, N.C.: ‘Play Ball!’ | The American Legion
• Find a Service Officer
• For the first time, women become Marines at San Diego recruit depot — Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
• Tribes Want Medals Awarded for Wounded Knee Massacre Rescinded - The New York City Daily Post
• Eagle Scout project provides free urns for local veterans
• American Legion Post 287 - Home

IN THE NEWS
Food Insecurity In U.S. Military And Veterans Doubles National Average

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Navy veterans Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson have penned multiple covert ops and action-adventure thriller series including TIER ONE, SONS of VALOR, and THE SHEPHERDS. The duo joins the podcast to talk about how they got started, how they make the co-author process work, and how they are using their success to help fellow veteran authors and entrepreneurs.

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A corporal gave a speech in front of the top Marine — and got promoted
United States Is Growing A Robot Army
988 +1 challenge coins

Special Guests: Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Food Insecurity In U.S. Military And Veterans Doubles National Average
• Military One Source Foodbank List
• Resolution No. 19: Resource and System Provisions for Food Insecurity Among Veterans | Digital Archive
• Stronghold Food Pantry | Military Families
• Let's Chow: Empowering veterans through the culinary arts
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Andrews & Wilson
• TIER ONE — Andrews & Wilson
• SONS OF VALOR — Andrews & Wilson
• SHEPHERDS SERIES — Andrews & Wilson
• Books — Andrews & Wilson
• PARTNERS — Andrews & Wilson
• Be the One | The American Legion
• A corporal gave a speech in front of the top Marine — and got promoted
• United States Is Growing A Robot Army
• 988 +1 challenge coins | Legiontown U.S.A.