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Episode: Kaşım Yarn (RI Director of Veterans Affairs)
Description: Send us Fan MailKasim Yarn is Rhode Island’s first Director of Veteran Affairs, a position that was raised to cabinet level in 2016. In his role as Director, Kasim oversees several key initiatives, such as Rhode Island Veterans Resource Center, Rhode Island Veterans Home, Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, serving as a connector between the state and Rhode Island’s 61,000+ veterans.His broader impact as a publicly visible member of the Raimondo administration - from his hands-on work with homeless veterans to sporting hilarious costumes at state functions - als...