Amber DeGrandpre joined me in a conversation on Tuesday via Zoom to talk about her work and her volunteering after having served active duty. This is part of the VFW #StillServing series to highlight the volunteer work Amber and many other veterans do naturally.

Her day job is with the Massachusetts National Guard serving in an IT role currently but with a variety of roles over her years of service. Amber stepped down from the leadership team with the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance and is in the middle of a transition moving from Franklin to Western MA. She is still involved as we hear during our conversation.

The recording runs about 23 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Amber. 

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The link to Sway’s #stillserving post -> https://todaysvfw.org/stories/amber-2/ 

LinkedIn profile -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-degrandpre-a8134855/ 

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance -> https://www.facebook.com/franklinLBGTQalliance 

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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