Entries by Ryan

Veterans in Piping & Family Prep

This week, Anne St. Eloi and Chuck Buari join us to talk about Veterans in Piping, a free training program available to veterans, and Lt. Jonathan Johnson and Darlene Wetterstrom are here to tell us about what it takes to prepare a family for deployments and reintegration.

Yellow Ribbon Rendezvous Live at Cragun’s

We’re live in Brainerd, Minnesota for the first annual Yellow Ribbon Rendezvous at Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake. Commissioner Larry Shellito joins us as co-host as we talk with Kathryn Stotka of Cragun’s Resort, Steve Campos of the Washington County Yellow Ribbon Network, Mike Farren of the Family Assistance Centers, Col. Scott St. Sauver of the Minnesota […]

Afghanistan’s Agribusiness and the Marines in Vietnam

Building the infrastructure needed to feed a nation may be one of the keys to stabilizing Afghanistan. This week we’ll catch up with Col. Eric Ahlness, the commander of the Minnesota National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team currently deployed in Zabul Province and see why the National Guard is so well suited for this critical mission. Also, as […]

Veteran Employment Roundtable

Nearly one-third of our deployed 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division Soldiers say that as they return home unemployment is a serious concern. This week we explore the solutions with MInnesota’s experts in the field. Guests include: Jim Finley of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Barb O’Reily of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, Maj. Aaron Krenz and Command […]

Minnesota’s Last Tuskegee Airman & the 934th Airlift Wing

This week, Minnesota’s last Tuskegee Airmen, Maj. Joe Gomer, tells us about his experiences in World War II, Korea and the Cold War and Col. Darrell Young of the Minneapolis based 934th Airlift Wing talks about his unit’s ongoing deployment to the Middle East.