Ted Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer with the Timberwolves and Lynx, joins Cory in studio to talk about his passion for working with Serving Our Troops, their upcoming trip to Kuwait and how the Wolves and Lynx work to support the military.
Captain Maggie Gregg joins from Kuwait where she's serving with the National Guard. She talks about Cory about her family's history of military service and her journey to become a young leader with the National Guard.
Cory's first hour of Support Our Troops Day features an interview with Sergeant Kalea Swenson from Kuwait, in-studio visits from John Marshall of Serving Our Troops and Butch Whitehead of Disabled American Veterans, and a conversation with Sergeant Kathryn Ranfranz.
Butch Whitehead, Senior Vice Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, joins Cory to talk about his military experience and what DAV does to help service members after they return home.
John Marshall talks with Cory about the mission of Serving Our Troops, how the organization was founded in St. Paul, and about their upcoming trip to Kuwait.
Cory opens Support Our Troops Day with Sergeant Kalea Swenson joining the show from Kuwait to talk about her decision to join the military at a young age and her work as a paralegal in the National Guard.
The hour begins with the Timberwolves press conference announcing Ryan Saunders as head coach. Later, Colonel Steve Shemenauer joins Cory to discuss his busy life in the National Guard, as a lawyer, and husband and father.