Tag Archive for: Minnesota National Guard

Veterans Day Live 2013

Veterans_Day_2013_PosterThis Veterans Day we’re live from the Inver Grove Heights Armory at the official Minnesota state event. Guests and co-hosts include:

  • Hour 1: Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
    • Governor Mark Dayton
  • Hour 2: Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner and Vietnam Veteran Larry Shellito
    • Les Hanson of Toys4Military Kids
  • Hour 3: Afghan War Veteran Mike McElhiney of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
    • U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
    • Maj. Gen. Rick Nash of the Minnesota National Guard

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State Partnership & Wells Fargo Yellow Ribbon

Croatian-soldierThis week we discover the Minnesota National Guard’s international partnership with Croatia and we’ll talk about one of the state’s largest Yellow Ribbon companies, Wells Fargo. Guests include:

  • Army Lt. Col. Guy Konietzko of the Minnesota National Guard
  • Mary Gabler of Wells Fargo
  • Army Col. (Ret.) Dino Sarracino of Operation Homefront
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Three Years of Minnesota Military Radio

450x321_q75This week, three years and hundreds of interviews later, we pull back the curtain on what it takes to create the show. Guests include:

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Rosemount Yellow Ribbon & The Pink Tank Project

IMG_5571This week, we take the show on the road to the Rosemount VFW to discover the area’s Yellow Ribbon Network. We’ll also find out about the Pink Tank Project, the Minnesota National Guard’s effort to spread breast cancer awareness to the force. Guests include:

  • Maj. Kristen Augé, Sgt. Cassie Mecuk and Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Woods of the Minnesota National Guard
  • Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste
  • Karl Xavier of the Rosemount Yellow Ribbon Network
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Suicide Prevention & Minnesota’s American Legion

American LegionThis week we’ll talk with the new commander of Minnesota’s American Legion about their projects and support of today’s veterans. We’ll also go in-depth on the serious issues of subsistence abuse and suicide in our state. Guests include:

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