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.
Tag Archive for: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
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
This week we hear from the U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard based right here in Minnesota. We’ll also take a look at the Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program. Guests include:
- Navy Capt. Jeffrey Davis, Commanding Officer Naval Operations Support Center Minneapolis
- Marine Lt. Col. C. J. Busch, Commanding Officer Marine Wing Support Squadron 471
- Petty Officer 1st Class Garrett Kravitz of Coast Guard Station Duluth
- Annette Kuyper, Director of Military Outreach for the State of Minnesota
This week we take a look at the Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program with Maj. Aaron Krenz of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and we explore the Million Veteran Program with Dr. Scott Sponheim of the Minneapolis VA.
This week we talk with Don LaCroix and Robert Nelson about The Yellow Ribbon Community of Spring Lake Park and we take a look at the recent deployment of Minnesota’s 372nd Engineer Brigade with Capt. Simone Butler.

