Tag Archive for: Veteran Homes

vetHomePhotosThis week, U.S. Senator Al Franken joins us to talk about volunteering with the USO and the current gridlock in Congress effecting our Veterans. We also take a look at Minnesota’s five veterans homes. Guests include:

This week we talk with former Navy Captain, now Representative, Chip Cravaak about his service in the military and congress. We also talk with Eric Carranza about his work bringing the joy of music to Minnesota’s veterans’ home.

This week’s veteran is former Navy Corpman Bill Lamoreaux. Bill served 8 years as a Navy Corpsman with the Marines during the Gulf War and continued his service with the Naval Reserve out of Fort Snelling. For the past 17 years, Bill has worked for a local financial business providing IT support, networking, web administration and web development services. He is currently looking for a position in Web Development, Web Administration or similar.

Bill and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Bill contact the Blaine WorkForce Center at 763-279-4342 or to learn more, visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

This week we learn  what’s new with Minnesota’s Veteran’s Homes from  MVH-Mpls Administrator Dennis DeCosta and we receive some great information from The Minnesota Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Senior Director of Programs and Services, Brad Lindsay.

This week’s veteran is former Army Staff Sgt. Tanya Whale. This veteran served as a Spanish Linguist and completed her master’s degree in International Relations while stationed in San Antonio. She is looking for a career in international relations.

Tanya and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Tanya contact the South Minneapolis Work Force Center at 612-821-4009. That’s 612-821-4009, or to learn more, visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.