This week we take you to Tartan Park in Lake Elmo for the second annual Minnesota Military Family Foundation (MMFF) Golf Classic. We’ll talk with Bill Popp, about the MMFF, Mike Farren about Minnesota’s Family Assistance Centers, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Morris, Craig Hanson from 3M, Todd Schwartzenbach from Tartan Park and many other guests.
This week we’ll hear the story of Staff Sgt. John Kriesel’s road to recovery after being seriously injured in the Iraq War and we take a look at the Minneapolis VA Hospital with Dr. Michael Armstrong and talk about their work to help our wounded warriors recover.
Insight – Tom Lyons – Lee Valsvik interviews Tom on ‘Insight’ about Minnesota Military Family Foundation Golf Classic fundraiser. MMFF is a community supported fund who soften the extraordinary financial hardships that may occur when a family member is deployed by providing a financial safety net. Listen to all ‘Insight’ podcasts.
This week we get an update from Lt. Col. Brian Melton of Minnesota’s Red Bulls as they arrive in the Middle East and we talk about the help available for our homeless vets at this year’s Veterans Stand Downs with Nathaniel Saltz, the Metro Regional Manager Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MAC-V).
This week we talk about camping and fishing The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp, at little known haven for Minnesota’s veterans and their families, and the 55th Civil Support Team, a team of quiet professionals protecting Minnesotans from weapons of mass destruction.