Episodes
NVCAF Intro with Chris, Lisa, and Karen 6/11/26
Opening discussion on the 2026 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Columbia, South Carolina.
NVCAF David Waddell and Dan Cardwell 6/11/26
David (Navy) and Dan (Army) from V.O.I.C.E.S. joined us to chat about their Short Video Gold Medal.
NVCAF Richard Kiser (Army) 6/11/26
Richard has 4 medal winning songs he's performing at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
NVCAF Patrick Ward (Navy) 6/11/26
Patrick served as a doctor while in the Navy and lost his leg during an enemy attack. He's attending his 5th National Veterans Creative Arts Festival and shares some advice on what keeps him smiling in the face of adversity.
NVCAF Richard Kiser (Army) Hotel California Performance 6/12/26
Richard stopped back by to play his guitar, named Hannah, in honor of his granddaughter.
NVCAF Mike McCann (Army) 6/12/26
Mike is a Vietnam veteran and is enjoying his 20th time coming to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
NVCAF James Ferris (Air Force) 6/12/26
James is an Air Force Academy graduate and spoke to us about his experience during his first visit to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
NVCAF Pete Mohan (Marine Corps) 6/12/26
Pete came to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival from New York with his guitar, and has unofficially been dubbed "The Happy Plucker!"
NVCAF Sandra Lee (Army) 6/12/26
Sandra kicked off the Veteran Performances event with a flourish at he first National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
NVCAF Nate Moran (Army) 6/12/26
Nate joined us once again at the broadcast booth to chat about how his involvement with the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival literally saved his life.
NVCAF Devon Stewart (Army) 6/12/26
Devon brought his guitar to the booth to showcase one of his original songs.
NVCAF Randy Schmidt (Air Force) 6/13/26
Randy joined us to chat about his short story entry to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival that came from a real-world experience while serving as a crew chief on a C-130.
Dan Wiley American Legion Commander 6/13/26
Dan Wiley, American Legion National Commander, stopped by to chat about the importance of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
NVCAF Tommy Walk (Army) 6/13/26
Tommy shared his experience from his 2nd National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, and how the arts have really helped his struggles from his time in the military.
NVCAF Nicolette Brier (Army) 6/13/26
Nicolette is a first-timer at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, and her painting caught both of our eyes.
NVCAF Kevin Stuart (Army) 6/13/26
We chatted with Kevin about his 7th journey to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival and how thankful he is the program exists.
Pam Ray American Legion Auxiliary National President 6/13/26
Pam serves as the current President of the American Legion Auxiliary and spoke to us how important and meaningful it is to be the corporate sponsor of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
