Chat with the Director of 'Stop Loss'

This week Ward talks to Kimberly Peirce about her new movie "Stop Loss" that deals with how soldiers deal with being kept on active duty against their will and reintegration after combat tours. Is a soldier's duty always to his country or does his family come first sometimes?

Check out more about the movie here.

From Baghdad to Capitol Hill

Navy veteran Doug Denneny led some of the first "Shock and Awe" strikes into Iraq five years ago. Now he's running for Congress. How does a military veteran break into politics? And how does Doug feel about the war, the economy, and the other issues facing America?

And while you're listening, be sure to check out Doug's op-ed in The Passdown.

Anita Interviews Co-Author of Best Selling Cookbook, 'Skinny Bitch'

Military Spouse Tara Crooks Interviews the Founder of MilSpeak Creative Writing Seminars

Military Spouse Tara Crooks Interviews Maj. Edwina Walton of AAFES

Obama Talks Military Issues

Ward talks to Military.com's political correspondent, Carissa Picard, who is fresh from tracking down Senator Barack Obama in Texas. Carissa reports the facts from the campaign trail and offers her impressions of the Obama phenomenon. Does he really support veterans? Is he ready to be Commander-in-Chief?  (This episode includes Obama himself talking about the GI Bill.)

And here's a snippet from the end of Obama's appearance before veterans and military spouses in San Antonio:

And be sure to check Military.com's Election Center daily for all the latest from the campaign fronts.