Tag Archive for: Minnesota National Guard

Military Order of the Purple Heart & The 133rd Airlift Wing

Preparing for a late night flightThis week, we discover a Minnesota organization dedicated to helping our combat wounded warriors and meet a Vietnam veteran who survived against the odds. We’ll also get an update from Minnesota’s 133rd Airlift Wing. Guests include:

  • Air Force Brig. Gen. Greg Haase and Col. Jim Johnson
  • Richard Jenkins
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Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima Remembered and the Drevnick Memorial Fund

9927_163226492527_503642527_2754107_7571635_n This week, we’ll remember a fallen Minnesota Soldier and see the legacy he left behind. Also, in conjunction with the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we’ll meet a Minnesota Veteran of both Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima. Guests include:

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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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