Commanders’ Task Force

Holiday lightsThis week the state’s veterans service organizations join us for a special holiday show. Guests include:

  • Mike Ash of the American Legion
  • Richard Jenkins of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
  • Duane Hermanson of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Beth Kocian of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper of the Minnesota National Guard
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Military Order of the Purple Heart & The 133rd Airlift Wing

Preparing for a late night flightThis week, we discover a Minnesota organization dedicated to helping our combat wounded warriors and meet a Vietnam veteran who survived against the odds. We’ll also get an update from Minnesota’s 133rd Airlift Wing. Guests include:

  • Air Force Brig. Gen. Greg Haase and Col. Jim Johnson
  • Richard Jenkins
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Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima Remembered and the Drevnick Memorial Fund

9927_163226492527_503642527_2754107_7571635_n This week, we’ll remember a fallen Minnesota Soldier and see the legacy he left behind. Also, in conjunction with the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we’ll meet a Minnesota Veteran of both Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima. Guests include:

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Minnesota’s VFW & The Healing Power of Music

VFW LogoThis 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

 

 

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Rebuilding Afghanistan & Veterans Adult Day Center

 

Tim Kerr (right) and Kabul Area Office resident engineer Randy Braley brief TAA commander Col. Michael J. Price, Kabul Area Office officer in charge Col. Richard Heitkamp at the site of a project that began as an open field near a village. (Official USACE TAA photo by T.W. Lyman/released)

 (Credit: T.W. Lyman, Army Corps of Engineers)

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 & Craig Barness of the Minneapolis Veterans Home’s Adult Day Center
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Cindy Kallberg of the Minnesota National Guard

 

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