'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.

Dr. Steven Stahl on PTSD and his book "Shell Shock"

The National Defense opens up this week's show by speaking with Dr. Steven Stahl about PTSD, it's role in modern combat, and how his knowledge as a psychiatrist helped him write his new book, "Shell Shock."