#StillServing: The VFW Podcast

Gaming the System

Nov 21, 2025

Host Rob Couture is joined by Mike Figlioli, Ryan Gallucci, and Brittany Dymond Murray for a dynamic episode covering Veterans Day events, Combat Tested Gaming, and the VFW’s ongoing fight to Honor the Contract. The team reflects on a meaningful Veterans Day weekend with Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore,...

Absurdly Generous AND Dubious

Nov 7, 2025

Host Rob Couture is joined by Ryan Gallucci, Kristina Keenan, and Mike Figlioli from the VFW Washington Office to discuss the Washington Post’s latest coverage of veterans’ benefits and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The team addresses a recent series of articles that, they argue, mischaracterize how veterans...

Keep Calm and March On

Oct 24, 2025

Hosts Rob Couture and Brittany Dymond Murray go hybrid to tackle two urgent themes: real-time support for service members during the government shutdown, and the healing power of rucks and long-distance “yomps.”

Retired 16th Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston, now CEO of Army Emergency Relief (AER),...

Honor the Contract

Oct 10, 2025

Host Rob Couture convenes a powerhouse panel from the VFW Washington Office — Ryan Gallucci, Kristina Keenan, Mike Figlioli, and special guest Pat Murray — to tackle misleading media portrayals of veterans’ benefits and defend the promise made to all who serve.

The team reacts to a Washington Post...

Let Us Reason Together

Sep 26, 2025

Host Rob Couture welcomes Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin’s 3rd District to the podcast. Van Orden is a retired Navy SEAL, VFW Life Member, chairman of the House VA Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and recent recipient of the VFW Life Saving Award.

Van Orden reflects on his path from military service...