Tag Archive for: Minnesota National Guard

Minnesota’s Disabled American Veterans & Fort Snelling’s Civil War Weekend

This week we discover Minnesota’s Disabled American Veterans with Stephen Whitehead and we’ll take a look at Fort Snelling’s Civil War Weekend with historian Stephan Osman.

This week’s veteran is Army Corporal Erik Melia. He has a bachelors degree in law enforcement and is post board certified.

Erik and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Erik contact the Alexandria WorkForce Center at 320-762-7800 or visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

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Minnesota’s American Legion & Reintegrating the Red Bulls

This week we go in depth on what it takes to reintegrate the thousands of Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Brigade Red Bulls after their yearlong tour in Iraq and Kuwait. We’ll also meet Minnesota’s newly elected commander of the American Legion and hear about his plans for the future of the state’s largest veterans’ service organization. Guests include:

This week’s veteran is Army Capt. Clint Graves. He has several years of leadership and logistics experience and is pursuing a degree and career in Information Technology Project Management.

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

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Minnesota Military Family Foundation

This week we’re recording live at the T.G.I. Friday’s in Saint Louis Park talking about Minnesota’s support system for military families. Guests include:

This week’s veteran is Staff Sgt. Matthew Duggan. With bachelor degrees in law enforcement and psychology and a minor in biology, he brings a blend of academic and field leadership experience.

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

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Congressman Tim Walz & Veterans Play Project

This week, former Sgt. Maj. now Congressman, Tim Walz joins us to talk about his service and three bills he’s working on in the U.S. House’s Committee on Veterans Affairs to help our veterans. Artistic Director Leah Cooper of the Footprints Collective also joins us to talk about their new collaboration, the Veterans Play Project.

This week’s veteran is Connie Coutier of Bloomington. Connie recently completed several full time tours in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Master Sergeant, she ran the Awards and ID Card Section for a year before becoming First Sergeant of a Soldier Readiness Center. During that mobilization she helped develop the first Pre-­Retirement Seminar program for the Army Reserve and National Guard. With more than 20 years of management experience, she is eager to continue her career helping others.

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

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Lt. Col. Mark Weber

This week we’ll meet Lt. Col. Mark Weber and hear his inspiration story of service, sacrifice and courage as he faces his own death. We’ll also take a look at substance abuse prevention and treatment options with Sgt. 1st Class Christine Dawson.

This week’s veteran is Specialist Richard Leonard of Woodbury. Leonard recently returned from his second tour in Iraq and Kuwait, where he was also deployed from 2005 to 2007. As an infantryman, he provided security and ensured the proper operation for a zone of the camp housing for up to 3,500 service members and civilian contractors. SPC Leonard has previous experience providing support to fellow Veterans while working in a Congressional office.  Specialist Leonard’s goal is to continue his work with Veterans while he is enrolled at Metro State with a double major in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.

Leonard and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Leonard contact the Ramsey County WorkForce Center at 651-­779-­5407, or to learn more, visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

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