BIO: I enlisted in the Mn. National Guard in February 1976 and attended Basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri and the Infantry school at Ft. Benning Ga. Upon returning to Minnesota I was assigned to the Combat Support Company 2/135/47th Inf Fairmont as a Scout Plt. M-60 gunner. I was part of the Norwegian exchange {Nortec 11) in 1983. I Went NCO school and Winter Operations school, was part of the cadre of that school. On unit reorganization in 92 I was assigned to HHC- and a 19Delta section leader and was also both the Unit retention NCO and Chemical Dependency NCO. I retired in late 1996, transferring to the U.S. Army retired reserve until reaching mandatory retirement. As a civilian. As my father was a WWII Veteran and an active member of both The American Legion and VFW and brought mee to many post functions were I learned the importance of Veterans helping Veterans. “Being The One”. As a single parent I coached CER girls summer softball (10+ years) , Maintenance foreman for Stokley Van Camp/Untied foods, A Journeyman Electrician with the IBEW local Union 343. After leaving construction I worked for Nestle Food and Hy-Vee. Today, helping Veterans and their families are a major priority.