This week we take on veterans unemployment with Jim Finley of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), we showcase Toys4Military Kids with founder Les Hanson, a non-profit dedicated to bringing Santa to our financially stressed military families, and we discover ‘Operation Liberty’ , the Courage Center’s effort to push wounded warriors down the path of recovery, with Junior Mamea and Mike Simon.
This week we’ll learn about the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Airport based 934th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve and we’ll hear about the Minnesota Warriors Hockey. Guests include:
- Air Force Col. Darrell Young
- Gabriel Thomas & David Jensen
This week, we’ll hear from the Minnesota National Guard’s retiring Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Mills, we’ll meet the state’s next Senior Enlisted Advisor, Sgt. Maj. Cindy Kallberg and Chaplain (Capt.) Vince Hokkanen of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division joins us to talk about supporting military families.

This week, Patricia Boyd joins us to talk about the Minnesota Fallen Heroes Project Fundraising Calendar and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr of Minnesota’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division calls in from Kuwait for an update on their mission in the Middle-East.
This week we take a look at two books for military kids with deployed parents and we’ll talk about Minnesota’s Allina Hospitals & Clinics Military Support Network. Guests include:
- Mary Linda Sather, author of ‘Boo Boo Bear’s Mission‘
- Geri Timperley and Nikki Arrow, authors of ‘A Very Long Time‘
- Stephanie Lyons and Craig Malm from Allina Hospitals & Clinics

