Ampers

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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

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36 Pieces

In an effort to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States recruited, trained and financed the Hmong and Loas to serve as surrogate soldiers in the American armed forces. Today, there are over 350,000 Hmong living in the United States, with over 81,000 individuals in Minnesota, the largest urbanized Hmong population in the US. Veterans Voices': The Secret War is a program featuring the stories of some of these veterans. To learn more, visit MinnesotaVets.org

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 02, 2023
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30 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 12, 2023
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22 Pieces

Native American veterans explain why protecting our land and resources is an important part of Native culture and traditions.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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8 Pieces

Extended podcast versions of Kevyn Burger's interviews with some of the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans featured in the Ampers radio series

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 24, 2017
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3 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota's WWII Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Oct 21, 2019
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34 Pieces

Family conversations exploring the question “what matters most?” to those involved in providing or receiving care in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016

Pieces

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Many veterans who returned home to their wives after serving in Vietnam had problems reconnecting. Three veterans who experienced marital struggles...

Bought by KRPR, KBEM, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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A career military officer, Jerry Newton’s assignment in Vietnam was to collect the data about the number of American casualties. His reports ultima...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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As an Army nurse in Vietnam, Valerie Buchan worked 12-hour shifts caring for a steady stream of young GI’s injured in combat. She explains how her ...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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By testing into Officers Candidate School when he enlisted to go to Vietnam, Doug Bekke achieved a lieutenants rank. That put the Army veteran, sti...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Remembering his own struggles with reintegrating after returning from the war zone, former Marine Fletcher Hinds is thinking about the dilemmas tha...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Many of those who fought in Vietnam came home to a public that greeted them with indifference or downright hostility. Those veterans have watched w...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Based in St Paul, the Minnesota Humanities Center has opened its doors to veterans, including those who served in Vietnam. The nonprofit’s initiati...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Fifty years after his service, veteran Michael Medina returned to Vietnam as a tourist. He was looking to the journey to help him come to terms wit...

Bought by KRPR, KSRQ, KBEM, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Lee Walker still carries shrapnel in his body. He sustained multiple injuries when his squad walked into an ambush in Vietnam. But the legacy of th...

Bought by KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WDSE and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Serving in Vietnam left Ronn Easton with a combat injury and searing memories. Decades after his Army hitch was up, the former soldier found comfor...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ, KBEM, WDSE, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9