Tag Archive for: Veterans of Foreign Wars

Commanders’ Task Force

State Commanders Task ForceThis week the state’s veterans service organizations join us for a special holiday show. Guests include:

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70th Anniversary of the End of WWII

WWII TreatyThis week we talk with three WWII Veterans about the 74th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Guests include:

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2015 Veterans Day Celebration Live

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

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Memorial Day Live 2015

The Minnesota National Guard Honor Guard team acts as a color guard for the posting of the colors during the Minnesota Military Mental Health Initiative conference held on Camp Ripley Apr 15, 2015.We’re live today for Memorial Day from 6-9 covering the events happening across the state to honor our fallen. Guests and special co-hosts include:

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Return of Vietnam POW’s 42 Years Later

Lt. Col. Barry B BridgerThis week we talk with Lt. Col Barry Bridger, a Vietnam POW who spent 6 years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Capt Bridger began flying combat missions during his first regular tour of duty in Southeast Asia with the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, in late 1966. He was forced to eject over North Vietnam on January 23, 1967, and was taken as a Prisoner of War. After spending 2,232 days in captivity, he was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and was hospitalized for his injuries at Andrews AFB, Maryland.

 

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