Orient Shield 14 comes to an end with closing ceremonyThis week we take a look at the moral injuries of war and we meet the team behind one of our state’s most active yellow ribbon networks. Guests include:

148th Fighter Wing deployment returnThis week we’ll hear about what it takes to make Minnesota Military Radio and what year five holds for listeners. Guests include:

Re-creating-History-with-the-Red-Bulls-620x410This week we’ll learn about “Through a Soldier’s Eyes”, the upcoming feature on Twin Cities Public Television that spans the generation from WWII to Iraq. We’ll also hear about all that the Hastings Veteran Home has to offer and we’ll meet the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the United State’s Army’s First Army. Guests include:

  • Command Sergeants Maj. Sam Young and Doug Wortham
  • Luke Heikilla of TPT and Staff Sgt. Dillon Jennings
  • Andrew Burnside of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Guard aviation units finish training, head for KuwaitThis week we’ll hear about the damaging effects on our military from the return of sequestration and we’ll discover how Minnesota is honoring our state’s top veterans. Guests include:

130910-Z-CQ961-078This week we’ll hear about an upcoming business seminar specifically for Minnesota’s current and aspiring Yellow Ribbon companies and we discover the VA’s stipend program for helping the caregivers of disabled veterans. Guests include: