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Emergency Preparedness & Summer Camps

When the 35W Bridge collapsed, what did it take to get Navy salvage divers to help with the recovery? This week the Navy and Air Force are here to talk about the resources they and the Army can and have tapped to help Minnesota in emergencies.

We’ll also take a look at the summer camp options available for military kids. Guests include:

This week’s veteran is Marine Corporal Nathan Warner of Minneapolis. Serving during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003, Nathan was responsible for retrofitting the unit’s unarmored Humvees and overseeing their maintenance.  Nathan now has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from the University of St. Thomas and has studied at the University of London and Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. He has leadership experience in Sales, Marketing, Quality Assurance and Training.

Nathan and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Nathan contact the South Minneapolis WorkForce Center at 612-821-4009 or to learn more at: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

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WASP of WWII & Saint Paul Goes Yellow Ribbon

This week, the amazing story of WWII pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Elizabeth “Betty Wall” Strophus of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and we’ll talk with the people behind Saint Paul becoming the latest yellow ribbon community. Guests include:

  • Derek Sharrer of the Saint Paul Saints
  • Jake Spano of the City of Saint Paul
  • Capt. Jeffrey Pratt of the Minnesota National Guard

 

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Commemorative Air Force & Mothers’ Luncheon

This week we’ll find out how you can catch a ride on a World War II bomber or fighter and we hear about an upcoming event for military mothers and grandmothers. We also talk about this year’s solider and sergeant of the year competition.

Guests include:

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Women in the Military & Veterans Business Loans

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.

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Minnesota’s Last Tuskegee Airman & the 934th Airlift Wing

Col. Young & Tom

This week, Minnesota’s last Tuskegee Airmen, Maj. Joe Gomer, tells us about his experiences in World War II, Korea and the Cold War and Col. Darrell Young of the Minneapolis based 934th Airlift Wing talks about his unit’s ongoing deployment to the Middle East.

 

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