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

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.

This week we take you from the skies of Vietnam to the war on terror with retired Maj. Gen. Rick Erlandson and we get an update from the commander of Minnesota’s 2,400 Red Bulls as they depart for the Middle East.

This week we talk with Dr. Steven Frantz and Gina Sobiana from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities about higher education options and the Deputy Adjutant and Executive Director of Disabled American Veterans of MN Foundation or D-A-V Martin Ludden.

This week we explore Minnesota’s Camp Ripley with Col. Scott Saint Sauver and we get and update from the commander of Minnesota’s 1st Brigade Red Bulls, Col. Eric Kerska.

This week we talk with Jim Wright and David LaPlante from the 1st Cavalry Division Association, we take a look at the Career and Civilian Marksmanship Program with retired Maj. Gen. Harry Sieben and we talk with Lt. Col Terry Sieben about the 133rd Airlift Wing’s 90th Anniversary Air Expo.

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