We celebrate Black History Month by looking at the intersection of military veterans and music. Jason Moran, Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts shares how the Army's  “Harlem Hellfighters” gave us jazz.  Army veteran and reporter Rod Rodriguez talks about when Jimi Hendrix was in the Army. And we hear how hip hop was changed by veterans like Ice-T & MC Hammer.   

We celebrate Black History Month by looking at the intersection of military veterans and music. Jason Moran, Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts shares how the Army's&nbsp; &ldquo;Harlem Hellfighters&rdquo; gave us jazz.&nbsp; Army veteran and reporter Rod Rodriguez talks about when Jimi Hendrix was in the Army. And we hear how hip hop was changed by veterans like Ice-T &amp; MC Hammer.&nbsp; &nbsp;

WJFKAM: On-Demand

Veterans who changed music forever!

Can video game technology effectively treat PTSD? Dr. Skip Rizzo, Director of Medical Virtual Reality (VR) for the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC describes the VR currently being used at some VA facilities. Author Andrea Plate was a Social Worker at the West Los Angeles VA for 15 years. Her book “Madness, In the trenches of America’s troubled VA” describes her experiences helping vets.

 

Can video game technology effectively treat PTSD? Dr. Skip Rizzo, Director of Medical Virtual Reality (VR) for the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC describes the VR currently being used at some VA facilities. Author Andrea Plate was a Social Worker at the West Los Angeles VA for 15 years.&nbsp;Her book &ldquo;Madness, In the trenches of America&rsquo;s troubled VA&rdquo; describes her experiences helping vets.
&nbsp;

Virtual RealityTherapy and "Madness" inside the VA

This week we talked with WWE wrestling superstar, Lacey Evans. From growing up in a tough home to making it as Marine and a Mom, her story is awesome. Andrew Caroll shares some amazing love letters from The Center for American War Letters and Wounded Warrior Project's Derek Fronabarger talks about the work being done in Congress to ensure our veterans will always be protected from toxic exposures.

This week we talked with WWE wrestling superstar, Lacey Evans. From growing up in a tough home to making it as Marine and a Mom, her story is awesome. Andrew Caroll shares some amazing love letters from The Center for American War Letters and Wounded Warrior Project's Derek Fronabarger talks about the work being done in Congress to ensure our veterans will always be protected from toxic exposures.

WWE's Lacey Evans, Love Letters and saving our vets from toxic effects

We talk about the stunning exhibit "Vietnam: 1945-1975" with historian Doran Cart, National WWI Museum & Memorial. Special Forces veteran and reporter Jack Murphy reveals details about a battle in Somalia that barely made the national news and we hear the music of USMC combat vet Raymond Lott aka The Marine Rapper. His latest album "Sounds Like Freedom" features all veteran and military artists.  

We talk about the stunning exhibit "Vietnam: 1945-1975" with historian Doran Cart, National WWI Museum &amp; Memorial. Special Forces veteran and reporter Jack Murphy reveals details about a battle in Somalia that barely made the national news and we hear the music of USMC combat vet Raymond Lott aka The Marine Rapper. His latest album "Sounds Like Freedom" features all veteran and military artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Veterans who changed music forever!

WJFKAM: On-Demand

Social links

Recent clips