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    April 18, 2018
    Governor Mark Dayton
    Governor skeptical about vet home proposal
    ST. PAUL—A GOP House plan to fund new veterans homes in the state, including one in Bemidji, would tap excess funds from U.S. Bank Stadium,...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 18, 2018 - 5:44pm
    April 10, 2018
    The 32 replica dog tags of the soldiers from the 194th Tank Battalion Company A who died in combat, as a prisoner of war or the Death March are positioned on a scabbard of a sword after the Fall of Bataan 76th Anniversary Wreath Laying Ceremony Monday, April 9. Each soldier’s name was read and during a ceremony at the Brainerd National Guard Armory. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch Video and Gallery
    Bataan memorial service honors Brainerd armed forces
    Bruce Paine came to the Brainerd National Guard Armory to remember his uncle Donald even though the two have never met as Donald, a soldier,...
    community/historyApril 10, 2018 - 4:00am
    April 9, 2018
    HUD, VA team up to help 100 homeless veterans find permanent homes in Minnesota
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the availability of nearly $627,000 to five housing authorities in Minnesota to provide permanent homes for 100 veterans experiencing homelessness. The supportive housing assistance...
    newsApril 9, 2018 - 11:30am
    Reader Opinion: Veterans
    I wanted to write about this because I can't wrap my mind around the disrespectful way our armed forces are used and abused. Day after day we read about the plight of our veterans and the care they don't get. Yet we do our best to make more of them. When someone serves their country...
    opinion/lettersApril 9, 2018 - 8:30am
    March 30, 2018
    Jenny Pacanowski carries her puppy after leading a writing workshop for combat women with her organization Females Veterans Empowered to Transition in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Must credit: Photo by Mark Makela for The Washington Post
    Female vets keep fighting to be written into history
    BETHLEHEM, Pa. - When Jenny Pacanowski took the floor, she stood tall, looked straight into the crowd and told her story just like this: When...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 30, 2018 - 8:00pm
    March 28, 2018
    Vietnam-era veterans recognition and town hall meeting planned in Brainerd
    A ceremony honoring Vietnam-era veterans living in the Brainerd lakes area and a veterans town hall meeting focused on improving U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care services and programs are scheduled beginning 5 p.m. May 1. The event will be at the Brainerd VA Clinic,...
    newsMarch 28, 2018 - 4:30am
    March 23, 2018
    FILE -- An Amtrak Acela Express train near Old Saybrook, Conn., May 15, 2015. Passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck on the tracks north of Manhattan without power or heat for several hours early on Feb.10 in below-freezing temperatures because of an “overhead power issue,” an Amtrak spokeswoman said. (Michael Appleton/The New York Times/Copyright 2018 / New York Times)
    Amtrak's plan to end discounts for veterans is 'inexcusable,' Democratic senator says
    Amtrak's recent move to eliminate special discount programs - including those for veterans - is raising the ire of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn....
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 23, 2018 - 10:27am
    Representative Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin, authored a bill that could help veterans.
    Lueck's bill related to veterans advances
    A bill Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin, authored to add a simple "yes or no" veterans' status box on open state appointment applications moved through...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 23, 2018 - 9:00am
    January 15, 2018
    Jefferson Keel, a Native American Vietnam vet, who was awarded a Bronze Star, looks at an exhibit dedicated to Native American vets at the Museum of the American Indian. Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez.
    Native American veterans will be honored with memorial on National Mall
    WASHINGTON - The Mall is studded with monuments to iconic people and events, from presidents to wars to civil rights leader Martin Luther King...
    newsJanuary 15, 2018 - 9:44am
    December 31, 2017
    Bill Bongs of Ironton talks recently about his intricate wooden dome clock he created which has a prominent place in his living room. Bongs started with a scroll saw and a set of plans, the Korean War veteran has made over 30 clocks. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch Video and Gallery play button
    Maker of wood clocks carves out a niche in time - Time-consuming hobby part art, part craftsmanship
    IRONTON—Bill and Vonda Bongs always know what time it is when they are at home and with New Year's Day mere hours away. They are literally...
    community/peopleDecember 31, 2017 - 4:00am
    December 25, 2017
    Thanks to the Christmas for Vets program and 20 volunteers, 316 veterans at five lakes area cemeteries were honored with wreaths for the holiday season. Submitted Photo
    Christmas for Vets lays wreaths to honor veterans
    Thanks to the Christmas for Vets program and 20 volunteers, 316 veterans at five lakes area cemeteries were honored with wreaths for the holiday...
    community/nonprofitsDecember 25, 2017 - 4:00am
    December 24, 2017
    Duluth Warriors hockey players Brett Jelinek (left) and Kevin Kroll laugh together after an impromptu wrestling match on the ice while Matt Caple adjusts his goalie pads at Superior Ice Arena. Being together on the team allows the players to experience the sense of brotherhood that they shared while in the military. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    SOLIDARITY ON SKATES: Duluth Warriors offer way for servicemen to reconnect through hockey
    DULUTH—When he left the Navy in 2007 after four years and three deployments, Nate Miller returned to his hometown of St. Cloud, Minn. Gathering...
    sports/hockeyDecember 24, 2017 - 10:02pm
    December 22, 2017
    This 1941 edition of the Brainerd Dispatch heralded an upcoming event to make phonograph records of family members to send to service members stationed overseas. Jim Knudsen, nephew of World War II participant Julius Knudsen, recently uncovered one such record. Zach Kayser / Brainerd Dispatch
    Mysterious recordings reveal Brainerd WWII history
    The nephew of a Bataan Death March victim is trying to uncover more about a recently discovered recording destined for the Philippines before...
    community/historyDecember 22, 2017 - 8:00am
    December 8, 2017
    Reader Opinion: An act of kindness
    We would like to thank the lady who paid for our meal at the Sunway in Baxter on Nov. 27. It was such an act of kindness to a veteran and his wife. Just shows there are so many good people in our world. John and Grace Schuller
    opinion/lettersDecember 8, 2017 - 9:30am
    November 19, 2017
    Amber Nielsen and Holly Breeden pose with a photo from when they enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Nielsen and Breeden, both of Superior enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard together as 11th graders. (Clint Austin / Forum News Service)
    'It made me stronger': MN, WIS women recount a mix of military experiences
    DULUTH — Best friends since sixth grade, Amber Nielsen and Holly Breeden decided to enlist together in the Wisconsin Army National Guard...
    newsNovember 19, 2017 - 6:00am
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