Entries by Ryan

Building Strong Bonds & Minnesota’s Navy in Bahrain

This week, we’ll call our Minnesota Sailors currently deployed to Bahrain for an important international exercise and we’ll hear about the Minnesota National Guard’s Strong Bonds program and how it is helping deployed servicemembers and their families. Guests include: Navy Capt. Richard Henderson and Lt. Commander Jason Woodbury of the U.S. Navy Reserve Army Chaplain (Maj.) Buddy Winn […]

Live from the Ride for Healing

We’re live from the final rally point of Minnesota’s Ride for Healing. The week-long ride started at the Capitol, spread to the four corners of the state at converged here in Brainerd, Minnesota. Guests include: Lee Ulferts of Minnesota’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Commissioner Larry Shellito of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Kathryn Stotka of […]

Memorial Day Live 2013

We’re live today for Memorial Day from 6-9 covering the events happening across the state to honor our fallen. Guests and special co-hosts include: Hour 1:  Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Scott Lear of Burl Oaks Golf Club Dutch Craguns of Craguns Resort on Gull Lake Hour 2: Commissioner Larry Shellito of the Minnesota […]

The Red Bulls in Bosnia & Tribute to the Troops

This week, we’ll take a look at the Red Bulls’ historic deployment to Bosnia and we’ll discover a Minnesota organizations way of paying ‘Tribute to the Troops.’ Guests include: Army Col. Retired Don Kerr and Brig. Gen. Bill Lieder of the Minnesota National Guard Jim Woodruff & Jim Beardsley of Tribute to the Troops (listen)

Agent Orange & Army Reserve

This week, forty years after Vietnam we’ll go in-depth on the lasting, devastating effects of Agent Orange on our veterans and their descendants. We’ll also find out more about the Army Reserve’s presence here in Minnesota. Guests include: Maynard Kaderlik of the Vietnam Veterans of America Lt. Col. Gerald Ostlund of the Army Reserve Links: […]