Paris D. Davis (born 13 May 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was previously nominated twice for the Medal of Honor, but both times the paperwork relating to his nomination disappeared. Davis, then a captain with the 5th Special Forces Group, was instead awarded the Silver Star. After 50 years his award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor and Col. Davis tells of this story to host Jim Fausone.

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• Dr. Jason Vassy is a doctor and medical researcher at Harvard Medical School and the VA Boston Healthcare System. He cares for patients as a primary care physician and studies how to use genetic information to improve medical care. For the past 10 years, he has led the Genomes2Veterans research program, which looks at how genetic testing can help doctors choose safer, more effective treatments for individuals and provide a more accurate understanding of someone’s disease risks. Dr. Vassy also works with patients in large studies like the Million Veteran Program and is a lead researcher in the VA’s All of Us Research Program. He is currently heading up a Prostate Cancer research project at the VA.

Bill Elmore is the grandfather of the veteran owned business field. He has been working with VOBs for about 50 years. He explains the SBA process for getting involved with VOBs and where that future for VOBs may be heading with host Jim Fausone.