American Warrior Radio
What is American Warrior Radio?
American Warrior Radio tells the stories of our men & women in the military and those who support them while also sharing issues of importance to veterans and their families.
Meet Your Host - Ben Huehler-Garcia
Ben Buehler-Garcia never served in the military or carried a badge. This is why he considers it his duty to support those who have.
For nearly three decades he has volunteered with several initiatives to support military and first responder families including the Tucson Chamber Military Affairs Committee, the 9/11 Never Forgotten Tower Challenge Foundation, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, USS Tucson 770 Club, the Tucson Community Cares Foundation, Honorary Commander for the 12th Air Force/Air Forces South and is the Arizona Ambassador for the Green Beret Foundation.
DFC Society Members Interviewed
Major General Don Shepperd
January 25, 2015 - “MISTY FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS OVER VIETNAM” – MAJ. GEN. DON SHEPPERD – FRIDAY PILOTS
A small group of volunteers flew very dangerous Forward Air Control missions over North Vietnam in F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. 28% were shot down, some twice.
Brig General Jim McDivitt
April 10, 2016 - ASTRONAUT JIM MCDIVITT – “CAREER LIMITING CAPERS”
Astronaut Jim McDivitt’s path toward being the 20th man in space was a circuitous one..including 145 combat missions in Korea and a Colonel who called him a “traitor” for leaving the Air Force to go to NASA.
Colonel Martin Lenzini
June 5, 2016 - THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS SOCIETY
Martin Lenzini was awarded FOUR DFC’s during a 13 month tour of duty as a Marine pilot in Vietnam. One of these close air support missions epitomized the word “close” when he dropped bombs with pinpoint accuracy within 80 yards of friendly forces.
Colonels Kim and Scott Campbell
October 30, 2016 - THE DISTINGUISHED COUPLE
Colonels Kim and Scott Campbell are both Air Force fighter pilots, both fly A-10 aircraft, they are married and..they both have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Brig General Ross Detwiler
July 19, 2022 - ROSS DETWILER – DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
Three time DFC recipient Ross Detwiler and his fellow “Misty” pilots volunteered to fly some of the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War. Twenty two percent of the forward air controllers were shot down. Ross was among them.
Major Lew Jennings
September 18, 2022 - COBRA GUNSHIP PILOT LEW JENNINGS
Lew describes some of the more heroic and tragic missions of his time in combat. These included one pilot who climbed out of the cockpit while airborne to kick lose a misfired rocket. One of my favorites was a mission with Eddy “Mad Bomber” Joiner.
Wade Hubbard
Wade Hubbard only spent five years in the Air Force. During that time, he was awarded FIVE Distinguished Flying Cross medals, Thirty Air Medals and the Purple Heart. He flew in Vietnam as a “back seater” in the F-4 Phantom completing 427 ½ combat missions. Wade participated in both Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker 2. Following the Vietnam Peace Accords, combat operations continued in Cambodia where six days before he was scheduled to return home, Wade and his pilot were shot down. Wade will always be grateful to the crews that rescued him because the Khmer Rouge did not take prisoners and would have probably shot him on the spot.