Mark Evans from Pizza 4 Patriots

The National Defense recovers from their New Year's celebrations by grabbing a slice of pizza with an old friend of the program, Mark Evans, from Pizza 4 Patriots.  Mark and his son cooked up an idea to provide pizza for troops on active duty overseas.  With the Super Bowl coming up, Mark fills us in on his plans for 2016, including the big game, Veterans Day, and more.  For more information check out the Pizza 4 Patriots website.

Happy Holiday Financial Tips from USAA

The National Defense takes a few minutes to speak with USAA financial guru, Bob Wiedower, about the Fed raising interest rates as well as everyone's favorite holiday dinner topic: LIFE INSURANCE.  Jerry, Randy, Andy, and Nate wish you and yours a very happy, safe, and relaxing holiday season

Andrew Hinton & the Archive of Modern American Warfare

The National Defense welcomes archivist Andrew Hinton from Texas Tech's Archive of Modern American Warfare to the program to discuss his organization's efforts to preserve the history, particularly digital records, of some of the more recent armed conflicts in American history.  For more information on the project, please check out the AMAW website.

Bill Deutch with an update from 'Hiring America'

The National Defense kicks off this week's show by speaking with the creator of the first veteran employment TV program and getting an update on just some of the good work being done for veterans around the country, and the companies benefiting from them.