Voices For Veterans

This month on WJON's Voices for Veterans segment I was joined by Barry Venable, Public Affairs Officer from the St. Cloud V.A. and Josh Goudge, Veteran Services Supervisor from the St. Cloud V.A. Barry says 70% of veterans enrolled at the St. Cloud V.A. have been vaccinated for Covid-19 inclu…

St. Cloud State V.A. has administered more than 25,500 does of the Covid-19 vaccine to veterans, spouses of veterans and caregivers. I was joined today by Barry Venable (Public Affairs Officer), Jessica Behrends (Caregiver Support Program Manager) and Joy Finkelson (Military Sexual Trauma/Intimate …

St. Cloud V.A. Director of Pharmacy J.D. Anderson and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable joined me on WJON today for our Voices for Veteran segment. Anderson says the St. Cloud V.A. has vaccinated more than 9,000 people with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and that number includes hea…

Today on WJON I was joined by St. Cloud V.A. Director of Pharmacy J.D. Anderson and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable. Anderson says they began vaccinating health care workers at the St. Cloud V.A. and veterans in long-term care facilities around Christmas time.

This month on our Voices for Veterans segment I talked with St. Cloud V.A. Director Dr. Brent Thelen and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable Thelen says the St. Cloud V.A. is ready to vaccinate veterans when the vaccine is shipped to St. Cloud.

Today on WJON's Voices for Veterans segment I was joined by Barry Venable, Public Affairs Officer, from the St. Cloud V.A. and St. Cloud V.A. Care Giver Support Program Manager Jess Behrends. Jess explained the different levels of Care Giver support available for veterans which includes an adj…

Today on WJON's monthly Voices for Veterans segment I talked with Chief of Beneficiary Travel, Gordon Giswold and Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable from the St. Cloud V.A. The V.A. is transitioning how beneficiary travel benefit payments are being handled. The change from doing this manuall…

Today on WJON I talked with Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable and Community Engagement Partnership Coordinator Laura Kuntsleben from the St. Cloud V.A. Barry talked about the V.A. plan to make flu shots available to veterans by using a drive up at the Municipal Athletic Complex in September and …

Today on WJON I talked with Barry Venable (Public Affairs Officer), Leah Martin (Comprehensive Care Giver) and Tanya Greene (General Care Giver) from the St. Cloud V.A. about their upcoming Virtual Care Giver Resource Fair. The Fair will take place Monday August 24 from 9 a.m. to noon on the St. Cl…

Today on WJON's Voices for Veterans segment I talked with 4 members of the St. Cloud V.A. They are Director Dr. Brent Thelen, Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable, Health Hub Coordinator Melissa LaFleur and TeleHealth Coordinator Joann Houge.