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Ross Katz, Director and Co-Writer of HBO's film, "Taking Chance" talks about the making of the movie. Listen to hear him explain how he came to be the director and co-writer, what he considered one of emotional moments while filming the movie, and how real Veterans joined the cast for the final scene of the movie. The movie stars Kevin Bacon as Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a Marine who volunteers to escort the body of LCPL Chance Phleps back to his hometown for burial.

Joyce Faulkner, author and President of Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) discusses how writing can help individuals deal with intense experiences -- and how the books, articles, blogs, and poetry of Veterans contribute to our understanding of history.

Independent filmmaker Donna Musil is our guest and she will be discussing her film: Brats: Our Journey Home. U.S. military BRATS share intimate memories about their unique childhoods - growing up on military bases around the world, then struggling to fit into an American lifestyle with which they have little in common. The film is narrated and featuring songs by Kris Kristofferson. Interviews include General Norman Schwarzkopf. The film culminates a seven-year work of passion by independent filmmaker Donna Musil, and BRATS features rare archival footage, home movies and private photographs from post-war Japan, Germany, and Vietnam. You may find more information about the film at www.bratsfilm.com

Spirit of America helps American military and civilian personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as people who call to Americans for help in their struggle for freedom and democracy. They fulfill requests from American personnel for goods that improve the lives of local people and thus help advance freedom and peace for others we provide the resources to successfully attain the dream of democracy. They have provided school and medical supplies, sewing machines, hand tools, watches, water barrels, clothing, soccer gear and toys in response to needs identified by American personnel. Our guest is Dennis Norris, Executive Director of Spirit of America. He will be discussing the Sprit of America story.

This is such an important show! There are over 1.2 million children of active duty military personnel and over 13,000 have been diagnosed with autism. But, only 1300 though, are qualified to receive treatment under the extended care arm of the federal health care program TRICARE. Our guest is Karen Driscoll, a military wife and mother of 3 young children, one of whom has autism. She has lobbied Congress, claiming that the Pentagon's healthcare system is failing active-duty military families with autistic children, families like her own. This is a show you should not miss!

Are you happy with your military PT fitness program? Our guest tonight is dedicated to helping military and paramilitary get stronger and fitter for passing a PT test or just a better life. Donnie Kiernan is a US Army Reservist and founder of a website/training company called TrainToStandard.com. He will be discussing an alternative fitness for military personnel, strength training.

Our guest will be David Danelo, former Marine Officer and author of two books: Blood Stripes: The Grunt’s View of the War in Iraq and The Border: Exploring the US-Mexican Divide. Mr. Danelo writes regular articles for the U.S. Naval Institute’s flagship publication, Proceedings and has written a review of the HBO movie, Taking Chance which airs Feb 21, 2009. HBO’s movie, Taking Chance was written by Ross Katz and Michael Stobl. The movie is a dignified rendering of Marine Corps Lt. Col Michael Stobl’s escort home of a Marine slain in Iraq. It pays tribute not only to those who have died in battle, but also to all who bear witness to their final journey home.

Andrew Lubin will be our guest and he will discuss the ramifications of closing Guantanomo Bay. He is the author of the award-winning book, “Charlie Battery: A Marine Artillery Unit in Iraq” and as an embedded journalist has spent 12 of the last 30 months in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beirut writing on our Marines and Soldiers. You can learn more about him from his website, AndrewLubin.com.

Our guest is Tammy Munson, Army wife and Military Lifestyle Writer & Blogger. She is the Website Developer/Blogger for ParentsZone.org and an Installation Ambassador for Military.com. She is very active in the blogging community and is here to discuss her experiences.

Our guest will be Courtney Hughey, graphic designer and co-founder of CO2 Media. She was active in the SC Army National Guard and is here to discuss her experiences with life after the military. You may find out more information about Courtney Hughey at www.chugheyonline.com.

Our guest will be Donna McAleer, author of Porcelain on Steel: Women of West Point’s Long Gray Line

Are you in the military and enrolled in distance learning? Are you about to be deployed or fear that you might while still taking your college courses? Then our guest this evening, Jennifer Wolverton, can assist you in reducing your fears and assisting you in successfully completing your college courses. She is a Senior Program Mentor with Vantage Point Consulting, and Ms. Wolverton advises students with course choices, helps set long and short-term goals, aids in problem resolution, and assists students with completing their education.

Our guest tonight will be Judith McDonald, founder of Wishing Well, Inc. She will be hosting her 2nd Annual Veterans Forever Soldiers Outreach and Benefit Dinner on Feb 7, 2009. Wishing Well's primary focus is providing supportive services and emergency/transitional housing referrals to honorably discharged homeless and traumatized veterans.

Andrew Lubin is the author of the award-winning book “Charlie Battery; A Marine Artillery Unit in Iraq”, and as an embedded journalist has spent 12 of the last 30 months in Iraq, Afghanistan, GTMO, and Beirut writing on our Marines and Soldiers. He is already working on raising money for his next embed the end of March for 4-5 weeks. He will be out in the field with 3/8 Marines, and then back east to J-bad with 3rd MarDiv up on the Afghan -Pak border. One way that he is funding this trip is selling books off of his website, so let’s support Andrew by buying his book. He needs to raise $ 1,900 (airfare & insurance).You can learn more about him and order his books at AndrewLubin.com.

Lance Heft, leading Life Strategist, author, business man and entrepreneur will be our guest to discuss his new book: “Your Turn To Win”. Heft states, “My mission was to create a book that would deliver information with actionable life changing guides. In essence, it lays out a road map for long-term success. Any goal can be achieved if you put four main elements into play - desire, commitment, responsibility and outlook. These four things have been instrumental in my life and they have enabled me to build the life I enjoy. This includes managing four business ventures, a well-rounded family life and my hobbies. I personally use these four elements — desire, commitment, responsibility and outlook — on a daily basis.