Tag Archive for: Veterans Affairs

SundayThis week we discuss the Gary Sinise Foundation and it’s mission to help wounded warriors, we learn about the program Team Red, White and Blue’s program to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity, we also get an update from the Minneapolis VA director. Guests Include:

Lt. Col. Barry B BridgerThis week we talk with Lt. Col Barry Bridger, a Vietnam POW who spent 6 years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Capt Bridger began flying combat missions during his first regular tour of duty in Southeast Asia with the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, in late 1966. He was forced to eject over North Vietnam on January 23, 1967, and was taken as a Prisoner of War. After spending 2,232 days in captivity, he was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and was hospitalized for his injuries at Andrews AFB, Maryland.

 

Camp Ripley

This week we discuss the busy schedule at Camp Ripley and hear about proposed legislation that could affect military retirement pay here in Minnesota, we also get and update from our senior enlisted advisor. Guests include:

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon hosts Family Reintegration Academies

This week, we’ll hear about the Minnesota Military Family Assistance Centers of Minnesota, and we’ll find out about the VA’s Community Based Outpatient Clinics.  Guests include:

 

140107-Z-KL308-287This week, just in time for tax season, we get financial advise from a military money expert and we hear how the Minneapolis VA is reaching out to the latest generation of veterans. Also, we’ll find out why VA claims in Minnesota will now take longer to file. Guests include:

  • Craig Hovland from Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
  • Mark Frenzel of the Minneapolis VA
  • Todd Kubinski of the Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers