Tag Archive for: Minnesota National Guard

This week we talk about camping and fishing The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp, at little known haven for Minnesota’s veterans and their families, and the 55th Civil Support Team, a team of quiet professionals protecting Minnesotans from weapons of mass destruction.

This week we talk with Sergeants John McCann and Tim Berg of the Minnesota National Guard soldiers about Father’s Day and Debra Cain the executive director of the Armed Forces Service Center at the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Airport (MSP).

Today we are live for Memorial Day with special cohost Brig. Gen. Joe Kelly! Guests include: Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Charles Korlath of the Fort Snelling Memorial Rifle Squad, Doug Bley of the Minnesota Patriot Guard, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito, Scott Lear of Burl Oaks Golf Club, Minnesota’s Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, Dutch Cragun of Cragun’s Resort, the president Yellow Ribbon Network of Washington County retired Chief Master Sgt. Steve Campos, Lt. Col. Brian Bobo of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and the Commander in Chief of the Minnesota National Guard, Governor Mark Dayton.

This week we talk with Maj. Paul Rickert from Minnesota’s 1st Brigade of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division about the upcoming deployment of 2,400 Minnesotans and we take a look at Fischer House and their work to support our wounded veterans an their families.

This week we talk about the new Red Bull based feature film ‘Souvenirs’, later renamed ‘Memorial Day’, with Sam Fischer and Craig Christiansen and we get an update from Linda Ball at PawPADs on their work helping veterans through service dogs.