Huckabee Guests

Gary LeBlanc's Mercy Chefs originated as a disaster relief organization, and that remains as their primary focus. Outside of natural disasters and national emergencies, they utilize their equipment, resources, skills and volunteers to the meet the needs of others. And when Mercy Chefs isn't responding to a crisis situation, they're busy working on other service initiatives.

Learn more about Gary LeBlanc and Mercy Chefs via the links to the left

Gary L. Littrell is a retired United States Army command sergeant major who, while serving as an adviser to Army of the Republic of Vietnam's Ranger units during the Vietnam War, acted with extraordinary courage during a four-day siege on his battalion, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. His Awards include: Medal of Honor, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (3), Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Cross of Gallantry (Vietnam).  Following his retirement, he has served as Vice-President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame. He is currently the President of a Medical Rehabilitation Equipment Company and Chairman of the Tribute to Valor Foundation.

The Tribute to Valor Foundation was founded in 2018 as an all-volunteer organization focused on influencing, impacting and inspiring students involved in STEAM curriculum. Their goal is to help these students understand and engage the values of the Medal of Honor; Courage, Sacrifice, Patriotism, Citizenship, Integrity and Commitment.  They also provide students with the opportunities to meet and learn from wounded, ill, or injured service members, and understand the importance of STEAM and how new technologies have been critical to improving their quality of life and that of their families. Engaging young people with these veterans gives the students a unique perspective of the positive impact STEAM can make in the lives of others.

Comedian and musician Gary Mule Deer has performed on every major concert stage in the U.S. He has made over 350 television appearances including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman and has entertained everywhere from the Grand Ole Opry to Royal Albert Hall in London.  His unique blend of comedy and music set him apart as a one-of-a-kind performer. Gary was one of six comedians, along with Jay Leno, to star on the very first HBO comedy special, and was the comedy host of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert on NBC. He has appeared regularly in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Atlantic City, and for over 20 years toured as a special guest with Johnny Mathis in major venues all across the U.S. and Canada.

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was one of the most successful musical groups of the sixties.  Gary has performed on more than thirty network television shows and prime time specials during his career, even adding a command performance for the President and Prince Charles at the White House. The Union Gap disbanded in the seventies. In 1974, “Young Girl” was reissued in England where it received a silver record award for attaining a top five position on the pop charts, several years after its initial release.

Gary currently resides in Clearwater, FL with his wife and family, and he continues to tour nationally & internationally.

Gary Sinise’s stage, film and television career has spanned more than four decades. In 1974, at 18 years old, he co-founded Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 20 years later, for his performance as Lt Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump he received nominations for Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards, and earned the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Board of Review and the Commander's Award from the Disabled American Veterans. Other film credits include Apollo 13, Ransom, Snake Eyes, Impostor, The Green Mile, Mission to Mars and The Human Stain. In 2011, to expand upon his individual efforts, he established the Gary Sinise Foundation with the mission to serve and honor America’s defenders, veterans, first responders, Gold Star families and those in need. The foundation remains committed to finding new and exciting ways to give back to those who sacrifice for our nation and encouraging others to do the same has become his personal quest and what he hopes will endure as a legacy of service to others.

General Michael T. Flynn served more than 33 years of service in the United States military and is current Chairman of America’s Future, among America’s oldest non-profits. General Flynn’s military career culminated as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and as the nation’s highest serving military intelligence officer. After retiring from the Army, General Flynn went on to serve in a variety of business, educational, and non-profit roles, to include supporting veterans’ organizations around the nation. Among his public service included service as a national security and foreign policy advisor to several organizations and people, and professional speaker and author. He also served as National Security Advisor to the 45th President of the United States of America. General Flynn is a National Bestselling Author, holds three master’s degrees, has participated in and produced several documentaries and is also the recipient of numerous national and international intelligence, military and law enforcement awards and honors. He is happily married with two sons and has several grandchildren.

Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, Ret., is a proven strategic planner, motivational leader and talented communicator. He is a highly decorated retired general of the U.S. Air Force where he reached the highest levels of military leadership as one of six geographic combatant commanders and the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

During 39 years of service, General Breedlove served in a variety of demanding command and staff positions, leading large-scale, diverse, global operations across two theaters of combat and earning a reputation as an inspirational leader focused on his people, their families and mission accomplishment. Leading a diverse political-military alliance, he was able to build consensus and form teams to accomplish complex tasks spanning multiple continents.

As the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the Commander of U.S. European Command, he answered directly to NATO’s governing body, the North Atlantic Council, and to the President of the United States and Secretary of Defense. He led the most comprehensive and strategic structural and policy security changes in the alliance’s 70-year history. His diplomatic skills reassured allies, deterred potential aggressors and maintained alliance unity during the most dynamic and challenging period since its inception. He led the forces of 28 nations and multiple partners in ensuring the security of an alliance that accounts for more than half the world’s gross domestic product.

As Commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, General Breedlove was responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces while ensuring theater air defense forces were ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime defense. This diverse portfolio included both theater and operational air and ballistic missile defense, areas where his operational designs remain in place today.

As Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, he presided over the Air Staff and served as a member of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group during a period of intense challenge, including devising measures to meet the requirements of the Budget Control Act’s required $480 billion reduction of the Department of Defense budget. Accordingly, he led the organization, training and equipping of more than 690,000 people serving in the U.S. Air Force and provided oversight of its $120 billion annual budget.

As Assistant Chief of Staff for Air Operations, Plans and Requirements, General Breedlove directed all Air Force operations across the globe, oversaw strategic and operational planning, and set the requirements for all Air Force procurement. Additionally, he was one of two original authors of the Defense Department’s Air-Sea Battle Concept.

General Breedlove served in a variety of assignments leading up to those leadership positions, including commanding a squadron, a group, three fighter wings and a numbered Air Force in service across three different continents. His extensive command and control experience in wartime, contingency planning, and humanitarian relief actions include operations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

He earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in aerospace technology from Arizona State University. Additionally, he completed a Masters of International Security Affairs from the National War College, a Fellowship in International Security Affairs, Seminar XXI from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed Leadership at the Peak at the Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs. 

General Breedlove currently serves on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, as a Distinguished Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, as a Senior Advisor to Culpeper National Security Solutions and on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council.
Retired from the Air Force in 2016, General Philip M. Breedlove’s active duty biography is available on the Air Force website

Georgette Jones was born to Country Music legends and Hall of Fame couple, George Jones and Tammy Wynette. At the age of ten, she recorded her first duet with her Father titled, "Daddy Come Home". After being a RN for seventeen years and raising her twin sons, she returned to music full time. She then recorded her second duet with her Father titled, "You and Me and Time".  Georgette has performed at the Opry, the Ryman and has toured across the US, Canada and overseas.  In addition to singing and songwriting, she is also an author. She co-wrote her biography, "The Three of Us", which was about her life growing up with her famous parents.  Most recently, she is concentrating on her love of gaming and on bringing Country Music into the world of gaming.  A game lover since childhood, she is now streaming and enjoys connecting with fans and other gamers online.  

Gino Vannelli has been one of the most dynamic and enduring artists since his 1970 debut.  The singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer is in what must be a small class of artists who have scaled the upper reaches of Billboard’s pop, rock, adult contemporary, R & B, club, jazz and classical charts. He hit his stride in the mid-‘70s with bold albums appealing to all of those audiences and more while centering his lithe, soaring, and virtuosic vocals with total conviction. A hot streak of gold records in Vannelli’s native Cananda culminated in Brother to Brother (1978), a platinum album featuring the Canadian number one hit, “I Just Wanna Stop” also a Grammy-nominated Top Ten U.S. hit. Since his second Canadian platinum album , Black Cars (1984), Vanelli has moved steadily from one unpredictable project to the next, including Yonder Trees (1995), Canto (2002), and Wilderness Road (2019)

Give back to Veterans in your community:

American Legion (www.legion.org)

AMVETS (www.amvets.org)

Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)

For a more complete list, go to the U.S. Department of Defense website. (www.defense.gov/resources/veteran-support-organizations/)