Veterans' Voices

Carol Robinson from Centerville, Ohio, volunteers with Blue Star Families, combining her love for supporting families with her gratitude for those who serve our country.

Two experts in the field of veteran suicide prevention say it is okay to directly ask people: Are you having thoughts of dying by suicide?

Army Veteran Danny Eakins describes how he found help after he attempted suicide at the beginning of his career.

Local Marine Corps Veteran Steven Strain served in Iraq. Post-deployment, suicide affected him and his unit.

David Hart and Tim O’Sullivan, both vets, one Army and one Air Force who met at what’s known as a Warrior Weekend.

Meet Sam Surowitz and Seth Gordon Ph.D. on Veterans Champions. They support military veterans at the University of Dayton and at Wright State University.

Marilyn McCauley and Cassie Barlow, two of WYSO's Veteran Champions, talk about the organization McCauley founded, named Operation Fairborn Cares.

The local division of Greater Miami Valley MyVeteran Community is led by Air Force Veteran, Cassie Barlow. In this second story of the series, Barlow tells her friend Marilyn McCauley why she became involved in MyVeteran Community and why it’s important to attract veterans to the area.

Sexual assault in the military is a pervasive problem. The Pentagon estimates that about 20,500 service members were sexually assaulted in 2018.

Women in the military often face two fronts. They fight the enemy and prejudice from male enlistees. Navy veteran Dawn Bellinger of Beavercreek who tells…

D-Day veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin of Xenia was part of a unit that parachuted down over Utah Beach in the dark of night on June 6, 1944. It was the beginning of the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. 70 years later, at age 93, Martin returned to Normandy to jump from a plane to commemorate the anniversary. Air Force veteran Kevin Price of Bellbrook talks to Martin, one of his heroes, whose fascination with the Navy and submarine service first lead him to the recruiting office.

In the Air Force, the Instructors rule boot camp. With early wake up calls and long hours of physical training, they ground discipline into enlistees. In this encore edition of Veterans’ Voices, Air Force veteran Herman Webb of Fairborn tells his daughters, Samantha Webb and Jennifer Lobo that his strength and self-control prepared him well for his military service.