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Ladies of Wealth with JJ ConwayAuthor: JJ Conway
Ladies of Wealth are on a mission to Build Wealth That Changes Lives (tm). This podcast empowers you to dump debt, build wealth, and prosper! More money, less stress! Join us as we journey to elevate our lives in all 5 areas of abundance: Health, Wealth, Spiritual Growth, and Self Expression. JJ Conway is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve desired goals and improve their lives with education, ethics, and accountability. She offers financial, investment, and entrepreneurial education: Solutions, NOT a sales pitch! Learn how she is changing lives at JJConway.com Who is JJ Conway? JJ Conway was initially barred from declaring physics as her major because the Air Force Academy faculty believed, "Blacks can't do physics." She fought for her dream and became the first African American to serve as a physicist in the military. She served for 23 years, chairing some of our nation's highest technical committees and retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Although science will always be her first love, JJ became a financial planner after returning from a 6-month military trip to discover her house sold, divorce papers, and over 845,000 debt that had been charged in her name during her absence. Adapting to life as a military single mom, JJ learned how money worked and how to make it work for her quickly, yet ethically. She now teaches others the same fast-track skills to dump debt, build wealth, and prosper. She also mirrors these principles when working with businesses to improve processes, people, and profit. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildwealthwithjj Instagram: http://instagram.com/JJKnowsTheWay YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/JJKnowsTheWay Linked in: https://linkedin.com/in/JJKnowsTheWay Juneteenth Legacy: http://www.JuneteenthLegacy.com SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/JJKnowsTheWay Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JJKnowsTheWay Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJKnowsTheWay Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/JJKnowsTheWay Clubhouse: @JJKn Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 575: Air Force Widow Denied Benefits Because Technically We're "Not at War"
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026
There has been a lot of outrage this week over reports that the widow of Air Force Maj. John "Alex" Klinner is being denied military benefits because the United States has never formally declared war against Iran. The anger is understandable, but some of what is circulating on social media overstates what is actually happening. Maj. Klinner, 33, was one of six Airmen killed on March 12, 2026, when a KC-135 Stratotanker went down in western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fury. Contrary to some posts describing him as having been "shot down," U.S. Central Command says the aircraft was flying in friendly airspace and that its loss was not caused by hostile or friendly fire. The incident remains under investigation. Klinner left behind his wife, Libby, a young son and infant twins. Six months later, Libby Klinner publicly shared that the Air Force had told her that she and her children were not eligible for certain additional benefits because the United States had not formally declared war. That statement quickly morphed online into claims that the government had denied this Gold Star family its military death benefits altogether. That does not appear to be accurate. According to Klinner herself, the missing amounts were combat-pay related, including things such as hostile-fire or imminent-danger pay and combat-zone tax treatment. After she raised the issue publicly, the Air Force contacted her and began an audit to determine whether her family has received everything to which it is legally entitled. As of September 2, the Air Force has not publicly explained why those amounts were initially excluded. That distinction matters because the federal government provides several substantial benefits when a service member dies on active duty, and most do not require Congress to have formally declared war. As a financial planner—and as someone who has served—I want military families to remember that military benefits should be part of your financial plan, not the entire financial plan. SGLI is excellent and inexpensive coverage while you are eligible for it, but military status changes. People separate, retire, divorce, remarry and change careers. Benefits change with them. Building your own investments, emergency reserves and appropriate additional life insurance gives your family another layer of protection that does not depend entirely upon your current military status. Jackson. Class Schedule: Every 1st Thursday: Fireside Chat (Money Q&A) Every 2nd Thursday: 7-Figure Business Building Every 3rd Thursday: Real Estate Investing 101 Every 4th Thursday: Empowered Entrepreneur Every 5th Thursday: Wildcard or replay How to watch? Social Media @JJKnowsTheWay Join us on JJ's Facebook Channel Join us on JJ's YouTube Channel Join us on JJ's LinkedIn How to ask a question? Post a comment on the live video Ask anonymously at LadiesOfWealth.com Ask in-person (virtually) during our Group Coaching Calls (JJCLink.com/group) Music License Granted to JJ Conway for "Crestone" by Michael Payne through Filmstro. This license grants a Commercial use of the above named musical composition for synchronisation with one or more creative media projects for worldwide distribution and in perpetuity in accordance with the Filmstro terms of use to the license holder and/or the license holder's client(s).
