Tag Archive for: Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Domestic Operations, the Red Cross & Soldiers Assistance

8639945145_6135e01ac7_bThis week we take a look at what our Minnesota National Guard and Red Cross are doing to prepare for the next state disaster. We’ll also discover our state’s soldier assistance program. Guests include:

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Tribal Veterans Service & VA Update

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This week we’ll hear about the our state’s tribal veterans services officers and the contributions of our Native American veterans. We also get an update from the Minneapolis VA and the Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers. Guests include:

  • Wendy Sederstrom of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Todd Kubinski of Scott County
  • Patrick Kelly of the Minneapolis VA Healthcare Center

 

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A Look Ahead at the New Year

11087227273_7a498a70a4_oThis week, we take a look back at the year that was and forward toward what’s to come in this new year for both the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and Minnesota National Guard. Guests include:

  • Minnesota’s Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Rick Nash
  • Commissioner Larry Shellito
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Commanders’ Task Force

Holiday lightsThis week the state’s veterans service organizations join us for a special holiday show. Guests include:

  • Mike Ash of the American Legion
  • Richard Jenkins of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
  • Duane Hermanson of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Beth Kocian of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper of the Minnesota National Guard
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Rebuilding Afghanistan & Veterans Adult Day Center

 

Tim Kerr (right) and Kabul Area Office resident engineer Randy Braley brief TAA commander Col. Michael J. Price, Kabul Area Office officer in charge Col. Richard Heitkamp at the site of a project that began as an open field near a village. (Official USACE TAA photo by T.W. Lyman/released)

 (Credit: T.W. Lyman, Army Corps of Engineers)

This week, we check in on the rebuilding efforts and drawdown in Afghanistan and with more and more aging veterans being cared for at home, we discover a respite option available for them and their caregivers. Guests include:

  • Army Col. Michael Price of the Afghanistan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Ann Rostratter & Craig Barness of the Minneapolis Veterans Home’s Adult Day Center
  • Command Sgt. Maj. Cindy Kallberg of the Minnesota National Guard

 

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