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Navy veteran Kermit Jones joins Team Tango to talk about beating the coronavirus and an inspiring Medal of Honor recipient from his hometown. Special Guest: Dr. Kermit Jones.

The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is "tougher than woodpecker lips." Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for illnesses related to toxic exposure. Ashley shares a story about time running out to pass pending legislation on veteran suicide prevention during the current Congressional session, and the team stresses the importance of actively using existing resources during mental health crisis, including the Veterans Crisis Line: Call: 1-800-273-8255 – Press 1 Text: 838255 Online: veteranscrisisline.net Rapid Fire Russian Bounty story still unconfirmed, Chimp study influences squad sizes, Air Force Academy mascot gets a name, and Space Force deploys to the Middle East.

Jeff starts the conversation about The American Legion statement addressing racial tensions. CV talks about the potential renaming of military bases after Medal of Honor recipients and relates the story of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Raul Perez “Roy” Benavidez and Silver Star recipient Army Sgt. Alwyn Cashe, who are potential namesakes. Ashley talks about Green Berets playing video games. Rapid Fire Topics A bad week for Fort Hood - deplorable housing conditions and sex trafficking rings and a soldier gone missing, and the Army delays penalties for ACFT scores until 2022.

Ashley starts the ball rolling with a conversation about National Guard troops deploying to assist in policing protests across the country. CV talks about the Harlem Hellfighters, a Legion resolution supporting a review of minority awards of Medal of Honor in WWI and other historical Legion positions on segregation and voting rights. Jeff and the gang are over the moon about Netflix's highly anticipated new series, "Space Force." Rapid Fire DARPA lasers in on jet lag and diarrhea Heroes at NAB Corpus Christi up for awards Airmen supporting Space X

Part two of our exclusive interview with Retired Army Captain, Gary Michael Rose. He will receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 23, 2017. President Donald Trump will present the medal, which commemorates Rose's heroic actions in Laos during a four-day mission, Sept 11-14th, 1970. https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/rose/ https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/usarmy/)

Retired Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose will receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 23, 2017. President Donald Trump will present the medal, which commemorates Rose's heroic actions in Laos during a four-day mission, Sept. 11-14, 1970. https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/rose/ https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/usarmy/