Veterans Impact Show

One of the largest workforce development centers in DFW, U and I Spread the Light empowers individuals with disabilities and barriers to work to achieve their highest level of employment and independence. Find out how you can help!https://www.uandispreadthelight.com/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Our special guest, Col William O. Dwiggins, Veterans Education Program Approval Specialist  for TVC, talks about his adopted dad, Brig. General Boddie, who grew up with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107675/james-t-boddie-jr/https://supersabresociety.org/biography/james-timothy-boddie-jr/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Brig. Gen Bob Page brings his new autobiographical inspirational book: “God is Still for You” and the stories behind it!www.BobPageAuthor.comwww.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Airpower Foundation Executive Director Melissa Dabi partners with American Sons Film, a documentary airing on PBS Jan 12 tracing the scars of war through a Mexican American US Marine.https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSonsFilm/https://www.instagram.com/americansonsfilmhttps://youtu.be/fPCTnZZWpSA?si=cIGRE2uSdtVXn_x8www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Joe Esparze, Chairman of TWC, and Chuck Wright, Commissioner of TVC join us to explain services for Texas veterans.https://www.twc.texas.gov/https://tvc.texas.gov/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

Dr. Sarah Spain, Head of Mental Health, and Dean Cromwell, Director of Homeless Services for VA Health Care Dallas share services for homeless veterans and how to access them.  https://www.va.gov/squares/https://www.va.gov/homeless/housing.asp www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Capt. Marc Liebman tells us about his new book that just came out!Fight We Shall - Marc Liebman www.VeteransImpactShow.com  www.HealingThineHearts.com 

What differentiates US Special Forces from our allies and those of China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran? We ask RADM Gary Rosholt (USN retired) for a glimpse into this world BEFORE his presentation at the National Defense Briefing Series on January 25, 2026.https://ndbsinc.org/great-power-competition-special-operations/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Paul and Christin Slough’s story of strength and courage - a newly married couple fight government betrayal, conspiracy, and imprisonment. How they came together with faith and received a presidential pardon.  Raven 23 by Gina Keating tells their story.https://www.amazon.com/Raven-23-Department-Betrayed-American/dp/0063370603www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.orgwww.raven-23.com

Our guest, Navy Veteran Felix “Nighthawk” Giles,  was the first African American to race in the Baja 1000 off-road desert race. Join us to hear his story!https://about.me/felixgileswww.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Retired US Army Special Forces Veteran, Congressman Keith Self,  brings his perspective on the Government Shutdown and the latest Washington information.https://keithself.house.gov/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

LisaKay Gurney, Fellowship Power Lunch Founder, Author, and Veteran Advocate joins us to preview her Veterans Appreciation Luncheon Nov 18 in Frisco TX with special Veteran Speaker SSG Shilo Harris.https://fellowshippowerlunch.com/veterans-event/2025-veterans-first-responders/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Fleet Admiral Pat Walsh's story - Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Commander of Pacific Fleet, Commander of 5th Fleet, President of Cristo Rey College Prep School!https://cristoreydallas.org/https://cristoreydallas.org/about/leadership/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

TVC Commissioner Chuck Wright tells the story behind the Veterans Resource Center, Dallas and all the services they offer to Veterans. www.VRCDallas.org  www.HVSD.org Tvc.texas.govwww.Veteransimpactshow.comwww.HealingthineHearts.org

Latasha Fennell is a retired U.S. Navy veteran who proudly served for 25 years and is now a trailblazing entrepreneur, jewelry designer, model, speaker, humanitarian, founder of Boss Lady Bling Blingy Boutique, and author of the #1 bestseller From Combat Boots to Blingy High Heels.https://www.bossladyblingblingy.com/https://womenrisingamerica.com/project/latasha-fennell/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

June Hunt, M.A., is an author, singer, speaker, founder of Hope For The Heart, a worldwide biblical counseling ministry, anchor of Hope in The Night, a live one-hour call-in counseling program, and founder and Board Chair of The Hope Center and joins us to talk about suicide prevention.https://www.hopefortheheart.org/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

Jedidiah and Elizabeth discuss increased access to mental health treatment, recovery, and overall wellness from the Houston Texas VA.https://www.va.gov/houston-health-care/locations/michael-e-debakey-department-of-veterans-affairs-medical-center/ www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Col. Jeff Gault joins us to show how the Army Scholarship Foundation brings higher education to US Army family members through scholarships. https://armyscholarshipfoundation.org/https://www.facebook.com/ArmyScholarshipFoundationwww.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

We have George Galdorisi  - National thriller author, US Navy Captain, Veteran, Part of the Tom Clancy writing team. He discusses his new book, Algorithms of Armageddon, and the latest on Iran.  Also discussing his book, Braveship, on writing adventure novels - hope and help for the amateur author in all of us.https://www.georgegaldorisi.com/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Dr. Kyle Knapp, DC, CFMP, SLIS, Army veteran, shares a commonly overlooked injury that happens to veterans and the treatment options.http://kurvo2.com/https://www.facebook.com/KurvO2/ www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Join us as Wanda Cox and Melissa Dabi preview this year’s spectacular SKY BALL - The nation's premier military support gala, celebrating 250 years of excellence for our United States Army, Marine Corps, and Navy - October 25, 2025https://airpowerfoundation.org/events/skyball/https://www.facebook.com/AirpowerFoundation/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

President and founder of ForgeNow, Rob Holmes, updates us with the latest opportunities for electrical wiring, HVAC maintenance technician, facilities maintenance, and plumbing training, job placements, and scholarships!www.forgenow.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ForgeNowTrainingwww.veteransimpactshow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Our resident historian and board member with NDBS Capt Marc Liebman previews the next briefing in the Great Power Competition series that will feature Adm Mike Manazir coming up 26Oct25 at Heritage Ranch in Fairview, Texas.www.NDBSInc.orgwww.MarcLiebman.comwww.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Mortgage expert Kristy Osborn lays out the strategies for getting the home you want!https://kristyosborn.com/https://www.fairway.com/lo/kristy-osborn-999896https://www.vbrg.net/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org #veterans #impact #show #smart #home #buying #expert #seniors #housing #best

This holiday season brings The 10th Annual Faith and Grief Memorial Arch to Klyde Warren Park. This year's Arch is dedicated to veterans and their families!https://www.faithandgrief.org/arch/https://www.faithandgrief.org/riveroftime/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Our dear friend and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Airpower Foundation, Wanda Cox, joins us to tell all the attractions of the soon coming Patriot Round Up 31July25! Get your tix NOW!www.AirpowerFoundation.org/Events/Patriot-Round-Upwww.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Jeff Gault joins us to tell stories of past scholarship recipients and ask for donations for current scholarship applicants!https://armyscholarshipfoundation.org/https://www.instagram.com/armyscholarshipfoundation/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

LtGen. John Campbell and Capt. Marc Liebman preview the upcoming National Defense Briefing Series 27Jul25 from analysts who are top in their field.https://ndbsinc.org/great-power-competition-russia-iran-china-and-the-axis-of-resistance/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) reps Kasey Brown and Becca Hobby tell us what it has meant for MVPN of Denton to get awarded, and Ileana Vasquez, TVC FVA Grant Supervisor, shares about the overall grant program and distributing $46.3 million to 175 organizations across Texas!https://www.dentoncountymvpn.org/https://tvc.texas.gov/grants/ (video on page)https://www.facebook.com/texasveteranscommission - shows next event 28Jun25https://www.youtube.com/@txveteranscommission - lots of videoswww.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

Rear Adm. Doug “Woody” Beal discusses his career as a Navy fighter pilot and a member of the reserves -how the Navy enhanced his career and his recommendations to anyone thinking of going into the military.https://ndialonestar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/RADM-Doug-Woody-Beal.pdfhttps://www.navy.com/https://www.facebook.com/americasnavywww.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org 

Wanda Cox, Chairman of the Board, and Melissa Dabi, Executive Director of The Airpower Foundation, visits Jim to bring us up to speed with all they are doing for our nation's military and veterans!https://airpowerfoundation.org/https://airpowerfoundation.org/our-mission/who-we-support/https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fort-worth-organization-raises-awareness-and-support-for-veteran-suicide-prevention/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

The Honorable Pete Sessions brings the latest from Washington DC and Waco TX about what's currently going on at the VA.https://sessions.house.gov/https://www.facebook.com/petesessions/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

David joins Jim and Ced to bring us up to date on everything First Liberty is fighting for in the courts.First Liberty Institute - First in the Fight for Your Religious Libertyfirstliberty.orgFirst Liberty Institute (@firstlibertyinstitute) • Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1AEfFeW5tG/?mibextid=wwXIfr@FirstLibertyInstitutewww.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org 

Maj Gen Robert F. Dees, U.S. Army, Retired, shows us the latest at Valor Farm and the upcoming events!https://healthyveterans.org/https://www.facebook.com/HealthyVetsNCHV/https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

Watch how the TVC helps Veteran Entrepreneurs Launch and Grow Their Businesshttps://tvc.texas.gov/entrepreneurs/https://www.facebook.com/texasveteranscommissionhttps://veteransimpactshow.com/https://www.facebook.com/VeteransImpactShowhttps://healingthinehearts.org/

Straight from the author's mouth: how to tell your story and how healing it is for you and everyone else.https://marcliebman.com/author/https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/www.VeteransImpactShow.com https://www.facebook.com/VeteransImpactShowwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Command Pilot Campbell details the upcoming events and ways he continues to serve our communities and country.https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107483/lieutenant-general-john-h-campbell/https://ndbsinc.org/who-we-are/board/

Capt Lena Kaman tells her story of how she got to be commodore over REDCOM Ft Worth.https://www.navyreserve.navy.mil/News/Article-View-News/Article/3905844/navy-reserve-region-readiness-and-mobilization-command-fort-worth-holds-change/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.org

Capt. McCully defines the Wellness Unit and who they partner with to keep the Garland Police Department ready to serve the community.https://garlandpolice.com/4065/Policehttps://www.facebook.com/GarlandPoliceDepartmentwww.SymbiosCCN.comhttps://www.facebook.com/symbiosccnwww.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.com

Author of God Was Always Speaking, I Just Wasn't Listening, CAPT Duelley tells his progression from sailor to author.www.benduelley.comhttps://www.facebook.com/benduelleyauthorhttps://www.instagram.com/ben.duelley/www.VeteransImpactShow.comwww.HealingThineHearts.com#veterans #usa #American #Navy #author #memoir #journey #book #bestselling

It's all about our great women veterans and how to get the benefits they deserve! Catherine B. Smith, TVC Women Veterans' Coordinator and Andrea Lewis, Veterans' Outreach Program Specialist from the VA lay out women's benefits and the ways to get them.https://tvc.texas.gov/https://tvc.texas.gov/women/https://www.facebook.com/texasveteranscommissionhttps://www.va.gov/https://www.va.gov/womenvet/https://www.facebook.com/VeteransAffairs

Louise Thaxton is a national advocate for America’s veterans and is Director and co-founder of the American Warrior Initiative, leading the way for hundreds of initiatives for veterans in need across the country! She and Linda Davidson make an important team for veterans' home ownership!https://americanwarriorinitiative.com/https://www.facebook.com/AmericanWarriorRealEstateProfessionalHttps://x.com/AW_Initiative https://www.instagram.com/americanwarriorinitiative/https://www.fairway.com/lo/linda-davidson-226135?nmls=226135https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

Lynn will be with us in studio bringing us up to date on all the benefits VFW offers to our veterans!https://www.vfw.org/ https://veteransimpactshow.com/ https://healingthinehearts.org/

FREE help guiding and supporting Veterans as they navigate their VA Claims with DKGVF's proven process!https://www.dalekgrahamveteransfoundation.org/[email protected]  Tel: (405) 550-8806https://veteransimpactshow.com/https://healingthinehearts.org/

Marine Corps Veteran Tim Lee shares how God turned his sacrifice for our country into a worldwide ministry.https://timlee.org/https://timlee.org/about-tim/https://www.facebook.com/TimLeeMinistries

Pro Living founder and advocate, Mike Moore, believes in the power of Faith, Patience, and Resources for overcoming hurdles and building a community of like-minded individuals passionate about serving others!www.ProLiving.life www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Jim and Cedric highlight the ups and downs of African Americans in military history in honor of African American History Month. Tune in and learn some new facts!www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Marine Corps veteran, advocate, educator, and attorney, Ryan Pavel is passionate about helping veterans learn to leverage military service into civic impact.www.Warrior-Scholar.orgwww.linkedin.com/company/warrior-scholar-projectwww.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Discover how Savannah Maddison started her 501c3 in the fifth grade in 2012 and what happened, what's next, and everything in between!www.SavannahsSoldiers.org https://www.facebook.com/SavannahsSoldiers/www.VeteransImpactShow.com www.HealingThineHearts.org

Dr. R. Todd Dombroski updates us on new developments in eliminating pain, restoring health, and preventing suicide!Www.SymbiosCCN.com https://www.facebook.com/symbiosccnhttps://www.youtube.com/@SymbiosccnWww.VeteransImpactShow.com Www.HealingThineHearts.org