# April 27, 2026 Host Brad Ferland talks with the Highest Ranked NCO in the Vt. Army National Guard, and Christine Werneke of Vt. Home, Health, and Hospice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice.md Podcast: [Vermont Viewpoint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549) Published: 2026-04-27T15:20:14+00:00 Episode link: https://blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/153841215/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/content.blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/VTVP042726.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/episodes/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice Duration seconds: 5621 ## Resource Host Brad Ferland 9:00 to 10:00 U.S. ARMY COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR RAYMOND MYERS Senior Enlisted Leader CSM Raymond J. Myers enlisted into the Vermont Army National Guard on 11 July 1983. He entered Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. CSM Myers’ assignment history include Cannon Crewman and promoting to 1SG in C Battery 1/86 Field Artillery Burlington, Vermont (1983-2004), 1SG Headquarters 1/86 FA Williston Vermont (2004-2007), 1SG HHC 86th IBCT to include a Deployment to Afghanistan (2009-2013), CSM 86th Troop Command (2014-2019), CSM Garrison Support Command (2019-2022), Vermont Army National Guard CSM (2022- Current). 10:00 to 10:30 Christine.Werneke UVM Health - Home Health & Hospice UVM Health - Home Health & Hospice is a nonprofit organization providing home-based nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and family care services throughout Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. They serve over 5,000 individuals annually, offering 24/7 care for chronic conditions, post-surgical recovery, palliative care, and end-of-life care. 10:30 to 11:00 Matt Cota - Meadow Hill Consulting Montpelier updates ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/episodes/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/april-27-2026-host-brad-ferland-talks-with-the-highest-ranked-nco-in-the-vt-army-national-guard-and-christine-werneke-of-vt-home-health-and-hospice.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.