Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward. Today we sit down with District 27 Commander Ken King of the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign wars who shares his thoughts on the state of the VFW in Pennsylvania. Ken is also a candidate for the High office of State Junior Vice Commander and gives us a window into his views and appr…

Host John Otte sits down VFW National Legislative Chairman Jim Brown for an update on his recent visit to Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill. Jim and his team are working tirelessly on lobbying our legislators to pass legislation that benefits veterans and their families. Jim also speaks about his candidacy for the high office of State Junior Vice Com…

In this episode of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward, we continue our coverage of the 2023 VFW State Convention. This convention brings together veterans from across Pennsylvania to discuss important issues and make decisions that will impact the future of our veterans. Host John August Otte sits down with Pennsylvania National Legislative Chairman Jim…

At the 2023 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Pennsylvania State Convention, Host John Otte catches up with VFW Commander-in-Chief Tim Borland for an in-depth interview on his command year. Chief Borland, a 22-time Century Recruiter speaks on the importance of growing membership in the VFW and how each member can do their part in that mission…

Welcome to Episode 10. On Saint Patrick's Day 2023 host John Otte catches up with VFW Post 6393 Commander Kirk Saboda to learn of all of the incredible things this post has done to revitalize its post including the modernization of its facility, events and culture in an effort to attract new and more younger veterans and their families to the post.…

Host John Otte sits down with the team of the Bucks County, PA Veterans Court Treatment program designed to assist veterans that have entered the criminal justice system. Carolyn Debuque (Bucks County Veterans Court Advocate), Woody Hippel (Bucks County Veterans Court Coordinator) and Caitlin Dryden (Bucks County Assistant District Attorney) explai…

Much like their counterparts on Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have transition resources available post deployment and/or also upon separation from military service. Much like the assistance provided at an active duty transition assistance point (TAP) for active duty component personnel, the reserve and national guard a…

Today on Episode 7 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward, we catch up with Jim Brown and Rich Cassey, Jr, Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Pennsylvania National Legislative Committee for the September 2022 update on the status of Veterans' legislation including passage of the recent PACT ACT and other important pending bills in both the House of Represen…

Watch the Trailer for the highlights of the upcoming Episode 7 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward and the September 2022 Veterans Legislative Update.By John August Otte

In this episode, we speak with Tom Applebach, Director of Veterans Affairs for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Tom breaks down the role of the Veteran Service Officer and the high value services that are provided by County and Veterans Services organizations. Working with an accredited service officer is key to helping each veteran understand the comp…

Join us for Episode 5 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward as we broadcast from the 2022 VFW National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. We catch up with Rick McKenna, National Deputy Director of Membership. Rick gives us his thoughts on being a member of the VFW and how the membership team can help posts, districts and departments succeed with tips,…

Please join us for Episode 4 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward when we interview Brian Pultro, U.S. Navy veteran and behaviors finance expert as he talks about the critically important issue of veterans financial planning. Brian explains the key best practices to identifying and engaging a financial planner especially one that knows the challenges a…

Please join us for Episode 3 of Pennsylvania Veterans Forward with fresh interviews of Mary Jean Mastridge (Senior Vice President) and Pam Sopher (Immediate Past Department President) of the PA VFW Auxiliary. Come and listen to all of the great things that the VFW Auxiliary is doing across the state of PA to support veterans and find out if you are…

Join host John Otte on Pennsylvania Veterans Forward from the 2022 Pennsylvania VFW State Convention with highlights and interviews from members and officers from the Department of PA during the convention week. Outgoing State Commander Nathaniel Smith and Incoming Commander Henry Mannella are among the special interviews of this episode. Also in t…

Our inaugural show launch on Memorial Day 2022 broadcasting live from Willow Creek Brewing Company in West Reading, PA. Author Susan Snyder shares with us her new book entitled "Off to be a solider with a daily letter to my wife". This book is dedicated to her late father in law Luke Snyder, a World War II veteran that wrote a letter every single d…