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    September 20, 2017
    New apartment complex for homeless veterans opening at Fort Snelling
    FORT SNELLING, Minn.—A new apartment complex aimed at assisting Minnesota's homeless military veterans opens Wednesday, Sept. 20. A five-story,...
    newsSeptember 20, 2017 - 8:57am
    September 12, 2017
    Another Hero Dog, Maverick, helps with grocery shopping. Hero Dogs
    Hero Dogs program enlists pups to help those who served
    A new school year is starting. No, not yours. We're talking about the newest class in the Hero Dogs training program. These special pups were...
    newsSeptember 12, 2017 - 12:52pm
    Joe Bristol (left) and Lane Lindsay connected last week when Lane and his wife, Karen, stopped by Michigan on their way back from a trip to the East Coast. (submitted photo)
    Vietnam veterans bond for life -- and in death
    WASHINGTON—The last time Joe Bristol talked to fellow Marine Gary Lindsay of Grand Forks was in August 1967, and they were in the thick...
    newsSeptember 12, 2017 - 6:10am
    August 14, 2017
    Roosevelt Township celebration and community picnic set for Aug. 19
    A picnic lunch and presentations/exhibits by organizations serving the community will be given throughout the afternoon for the Roosevelt Township celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. In keeping with the centennial of World War I, this year's celebration and picnic will honor...
    newsAugust 14, 2017 - 12:30pm
    August 8, 2017
    ynn Graham sits on his porch in Redwater, Texas, after returning from an appointment at the closest U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs medical center, which is 85 miles from his home. The VA is testing new programs to ensure that veterans in rural areas get health care. (Jen Fifield /Statelie)
    For rural veterans, new approaches to health care
    newsAugust 8, 2017 - 3:52pm
    August 7, 2017
    Little Falls artist Charles Kapsner sketches Marine Cory Engen from Browerville this week at his studio. Kapsner is working on the fourth mural for the committal hall at the State Veterans Cemetery at Camp Ripley. The mural will depict the Marine Corps from it’s origin to present time. Steve Kohls/ Brainerd Dispatch Videoplay button
    Painting the Marines
    LITTLE FALLS—Charles Kapsner's art studio is impressive: walls covered in portraits and elegant nudes. His seven years of training in Italy—including...
    newsAugust 7, 2017 - 8:00am
    August 4, 2017
    Motorcycle ride for vet family scholarships coming to Brainerd
    The American Legion Legacy Scholarship was created as a result of the global war on terror that left many children of active-duty military personnel in single-parent households. The funds raised are intended to ensure higher education will be a reality for these families. American...
    newsAugust 4, 2017 - 10:56am
    July 28, 2017
    Marine gives touching sendoff to the cancer-stricken dog who saved him
    The evening sky was thick with dark gray clouds. There were three volleys of rifle fire. Then silence. A bugler sounded the lonely notes to "Taps." As friends and fellow patriots saluted, Jeff DeYoung carried his best friend Cena, a hardened Marine combat veteran like his owner, past...
    newsJuly 28, 2017 - 1:32pm
    July 16, 2017
    Scott St. Sauver teaches kids about one of his favorite hobbies: fishing. Minnesota National Guard
    Camp Ripley commander prepares to hang up his boots - St. Sauver to retire from 37-year Guard career
    Col. Scott St. Sauver is about to leave the greatest job he's ever had: post commander of the Minnesota National Guard Base at Camp Ripley. In...
    newsJuly 16, 2017 - 6:00am
    Dayton proclaims July 'Hire a Veteran Month' in Minnesota
    Gov. Mark Dayton declared the month of July to be "Hire a Veteran Month" in Minnesota. Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith encourage all Minnesota employers to help connect military service members with employment opportunities during the month of July, and to continue hiring veterans...
    news/businessJuly 16, 2017 - 5:30am
    July 15, 2017
    A horse-drawn caisson carries the remains of Marine Sgt. James Hubert to the site of the funeral at Calvary Cemetery in Duluth Saturday morning. (Clint Austin / Forum News Service)play button
    'The ultimate sacrifice'
    DULUTH — After leaving Duluth nearly 75 years ago to become a U.S. Marine, Sgt. James Joseph Hubert came home on Saturday. "In terms of...
    newsJuly 15, 2017 - 8:00pm
    July 12, 2017
    Mary Hagen of Duluth holds a photo of her brother James Hubert, a World War II vet who died in battle in the South Pacific Island of Tarawa. DNA testing identified his long-lost remains that will be brought home to be buried this summer. Bob King / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Long lost Duluth Marine to be interred on Saturday
    DULUTH, Minn. — After shipping off to the Pacific theater following the attack of Pearl Harbor, U.S. Marine Sgt. James Joseph Hubert was...
    newsJuly 12, 2017 - 11:36pm
    July 9, 2017
    Joshua Wheeldon shows his POW-MIA tattoo. (Kjell Redal/Seattle Times/TNS)
    Loss, service, patriotism, resistance: Veterans' tattoos speak loudly
    SEATTLE — The American flag, when borne on the shoulder patch of an active-duty soldier, is supposed to be reversed, says Timothy Mangolds....
    newsJuly 9, 2017 - 7:00am
    July 4, 2017
    "In Their Honor: WDAY Honor Flight 2007-2017" is for sale in the lobbies of The Forum, WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV starting July 5th or online at WDAY.com.
    WDAY Honor Flight book is a keepsake of memories, stories and photos
    FARGO — Over the past 10 years, I've been asked a lot of questions about the WDAY Honor Flight — the project that sends World War...
    newsJuly 4, 2017 - 8:45am
    July 1, 2017
    Former N.D. Guard soldier Sam Floberg is the recipient of a trip from the Soldiers' Angels program. David Samson / The Forum
    Fourth of July fireworks put some combat vets on edge
    FARGO — Sam Floberg will hunker down at a quiet place in Minnesota's Lakes Country this Fourth of July. That's because the whoosh of fireworks...
    newsJuly 1, 2017 - 3:06pm
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