Col. Rod Gerdes during the assault through the mine and oilfields of Iraq.
This week we follow the path of two of Minnesota’s Marines though the first Gulf War and we talk about a cash grant available to Minnesota’s troops just for serving. We also get a update from the flag line of the Minnesota Patriot Guard on their plans to welcome the 1st Brigade Red Bulls home. Guests include:
- Retired Marine Col. Rod Gerdes
- Marine Sgt. Maj. Duane Hauer
- Skip Krawczyk of the Minnesota MIlitary Appreciation Fund
- Doug Bley of the Minnesota Patriot Guard
This week we talk about the evolving role of women in our armed forces with the Minnesota National Guard’s Chief of Staff (Air) Col. Deon Ford and we’ll find out about loans of up to $100,000 available for veteran entrepreneurs with Nancy Libersky & Thomas Osborne of the Small Business Administration and John Leschak of Minnwest Bank. Doug Bley also joins us for an update from the flag line of the MInnesota Patriot Guard.
This week we explore the summer camp options available for Minnesota kids with Capt. Marian Belinski and Kirsten Fisher. We’ll also take a look at classes in photography, pottery, paining and more available though Veterans in the Arts with Suzanne Asher.
This week, we call Capt. Bryan Watters in Kabul, Afghanistan for an update on the Minnesota National Guard’s  mission in Afghanistan and Todd Kubinski, President of the Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers, joins us to talk veterans benefit advocacy.
Tom sits down with Davis & Emmer and talks about the show, service in Vietnam, the Minnesota Military Family Foundation and more…
This week, Anne St. Eloi and Chuck Buari join us to talk about Veterans in Piping, a free training program available to veterans, and Lt. Jonathan Johnson and Darlene Wetterstrom are here to tell us about what it takes to prepare a family for deployments and reintegration.
We’re live in Brainerd, Minnesota for the first annual Yellow Ribbon Rendezvous at Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake. Commissioner Larry Shellito joins us as co-host as we talk with Kathryn Stotka of Cragun’s Resort, Steve Campos of the Washington County Yellow Ribbon Network, Mike Farren of the Family Assistance Centers, Col. Scott St. Sauver of the Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley and Rick Johnson of the Minnesota Patriot Guard.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Afghanistan!
Building the infrastructure needed to feed a nation may be one of the keys to stabilizing Afghanistan. This week we’ll catch up with Col. Eric Ahlness, the commander of the Minnesota National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team currently deployed in Zabul Province and see why the National Guard is so well suited for this critical mission.
Also, as our troops, like Marine Dick Theis, returned from Vietnam their welcome was not what they expected. We’ll explore that turbulent time in American history and how we’ve learned from our mistakes.
TOM LYONS, FOUNDER AND HOST
HOST DOUG WORTHAM
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