We talk to our first guest Army veteran Herm Breuer
Herm Breuer, Army veteran and Trumbull County Ohio veteran advocate spent over a decade working on a package to get Vietnam Vet Ken David’s medal upgraded to the Medal of Honor. Herm and Ken were friends from the local DAV post. Host Jim Fausone talks about Medal of Honor Ken David’s journey with Herm Breuer, who led the team to assemble the package to seek the upgrade to the Medal of Honor. He talks about the long path and some behind the scenes twists and turns.
Learn more about Army veteran Herm Breuer.
Then meet our next guest, NAVREF CEO Rashi Romanoff
Next, we interview National Association of Veterans’ Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF) CEO Rashi Romanoff about the support NAVREF gives to the wide array of VA medical research. The NAVREF has been the nation’s preeminent association dedicated to advancing research and education partnerships between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and stakeholders interested in advancing health research and innovation. Its network of over 75 congressionally authorized nonprofit foundations was created as a flexible VA research infrastructure, bridging the gap between the academic affiliate and the local VA healthcare system.