Rocky Sickmann grew up in a small town in Missouri and joined the Marines after graduating from high school. He had no idea he would be the center of world attention when the U-S embassy in Iran would fall, he would be taken hostage, and eventually there would be an...
The Missouri Veterans Memorial has monuments for every war that Missouri veterans have fought in. Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Veterans Commission Executive Director Paul Kirchoff, who says a new one will be unveiled on Veterans Day in Jefferson...
Adequate funding for Missouri’s veterans homes is an annual struggle. Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Veterans Commission Chair Kelly McClelland, who says funding sources have not kept up with the dramatic increase in costs to care for veterans.
“We owe it to our veterans.” That’s what Paul Kirchoff, executive director of the Missouri Veterans Commission, says about a giant military package signed into law that is designed to prevent veteran suicides. Alisa Nelson talks to Paul about the bill.
The VA has announced that military veterans who have been exposed to toxins and similar risks during their military service could be eligible to enroll in VA health care. Alisa Nelson talks to David Lee, Missouri’s Veterans Service Program Director, who says the...
