Entries by Ryan

Minnesota’s VFW & The Healing Power of Music

This week we’ll meet the state’s new VFW commander and we discover the healing power of music at Minnesota’s Veterans Homes. Guests include: Commander Frank Presfield of the Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars Jeromey Darling    

Rebuilding Afghanistan & Veterans Adult Day Center

  This week, we check in on the rebuilding efforts and drawdown in Afghanistan and with more and more aging veterans being cared for at home, we discover a respite option available for them and their caregivers. Guests include: Army Col. Michael Price of the Afghanistan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ann Rostratter […]

Veterans Day Live 2013

This Veterans Day we’re live from the Inver Grove Heights Armory at the official Minnesota state event. Guests and co-hosts include: Hour 1: Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Governor Mark Dayton Hour 2: Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner and Vietnam Veteran Larry Shellito Les Hanson of Toys4Military Kids Hour 3: Afghan War Veteran […]

State Partnership & Wells Fargo Yellow Ribbon

This week we discover the Minnesota National Guard’s international partnership with Croatia and we’ll talk about one of the state’s largest Yellow Ribbon companies, Wells Fargo. Guests include: Army Lt. Col. Guy Konietzko of the Minnesota National Guard Mary Gabler of Wells Fargo Army Col. (Ret.) Dino Sarracino of Operation Homefront

Three Years of Minnesota Military Radio

This week, three years and hundreds of interviews later, we pull back the curtain on what it takes to create the show. Guests include: Beth Kocian of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Loch, Sgt. Johnny Angelo and Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper of the Minnesota National Guard Neil Freeman of 106.1 BOB […]