From our media partners at WOOD TV:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With a military career that spanned more than two decades and a chest lined with medals for valor, including two Purple Hearts, five Bronze Stars, the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross, retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Denny Gillem is on a new mission.
“I call my listenership the military veteran, patriotic community,” he told News 8.
After graduating from West Point in 1964, he served several tours in Vietnam as an infantry leader and over time rose through the ranks of the Army. His last assignment brought the California native to Michigan as an adviser to the state’s Army National Guard. This is where he retired.
Twelve years ago, he launched "Frontlines of Freedom" on WOOD Radio.
“The Frontlines of Freedom team really appreciates you joining us this fine day in America,” he greets radio listeners from iHeartMedia’s downtown Grand Rapids studios.
Gillem said most military-themed talk shows are cut of the same cloth.
“You were a sergeant, he was a corporal, I was a something and we talk about our time in the Army. It’s the good ol’ boy kind of thing. We don’t do that at all,” Gillem said. “I talk about foreign policy. I talk about homeland defense. One of my interviews today is (author) Lela Gilbert on the Mideast. Things that will impact the security, safety of our nation.”
Frontlines of Freedom airs from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday nights on WOOD Radio.
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