February is American Heart Health month and Ginger and Jeff kick today off with Shannon Fitzgerald, a Cardiac Rehab nurse with the VA Medical Center in Manchester.  Shannon shares their model of after care and how easy it is to connect with services.  Next up are Eric McNeil and Chuck Bradley, veterans who founded and run Veterans2Veterans Group in the North Country.  They assist military and veterans from NH and beyond with the dedicated mission of Family Through Service.  There is no veteran problem they can help solve.  And wait til you hear about their thrift store! 

In this week’s show, Ginger Munson and Jeff Chidester meet with Brigadier General (ret) Don Buldoc and his wife, Sharon. In the span of their 36 year marriage they navigated dual military life and multiple duty stations and many months – adding up to years – apart. Listen in for an honest glimpse inside the lives of military families, who is really in charge and who feels separation the most.  Sharon and Don help shed light on what service looks like inside the family and inside the unit.

This week Liz and JZ offer insight on how to prepare for the upcoming Spring Market and talk about ways to navigate through obstacles most don’t anticipate.

Jeff and Ginger host a robust line up of guests. They kick it off with John Larson from Veterans Inc., a regional non-profit providing a host of services, including housing support, employment guidance and suicide prevention efforts. Next, they are joined by Christina Wright, 23-year Marine Corps veteran and NH native; From high school to Washington DC to non-profits in New England she served and continues to serve the military and veteran community. The show rounds out with guest Jason Zilm, from Prime Lending; he and his partner are starting the show Veteran Mortgage Matters to shed light on the benefits of VA connected home loans and services.

Brittany Farruggio from Cohen Closing & Title joins us to explain what closing costs veterans should expect to pay, filing for tax exemptions, what it means to have clear title on a home, how title insurance works and gives us real life examples of how serious it is to protect yourself against wire, deed fraud, and vacant land fraud.

Ginger and Jeff spend time with Julie Vose, Acting Director of the Manchester VA Medical Center. From providing direct services to spearheading their COVID response, Julie has dedicated herself in service to our military men and women. Together we cover important events coming up for our local VAMC and glimpse the heart of those who serve our nationals military.  Post inauguration, Jeff and Ginger share a few reflections of the connection between service and politics.