Koby Langley, Senior VP at the American Red Cross (09/12/15)

The National Defense opens up the show by speaking with the Koby Langley, Senior Vice President of the American Red Cross, about the support that his organization has given to American soldiers and veterans through their long history.  Jerry and Randy talk with Koby about the partnership that has always existed with the Armed Forces, as well as rolling out an online vehicle to help better serve veterans and their families.

'American Sniper' and the depictions of modern day soldiers

The National Defense looks back this Labor Day weekend on the story and events surrounding the the film "American Sniper" and the life and death of Chris Kyle.  Randy and Jerry talk about the unique position that American soldiers find themselves in both on the front lines and the homefront.

John Biedrzycki, National Commander of the VFW

The National Defense welcomes the new National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to discuss the first few weeks of his time in leadership for the VFW.  John has been traveling all over the world as part of his duties, and in this segment he shares a few stories of his experiences thus far.

Jerry's Back!

Randy and Jerry are back together after Jerry's lengthy "assignment" as Jerry discusses Randy speaking with John Amos, Jerry's CRUISE, and the most recent word on the Veterans Administration and what the VFW is doing to help out veterans.  Randy and Jerry also speak about the funeral of a Vietnam veteran who passed away and had thousands of strangers attend to his services.