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    November 23, 2015
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    Video: VFW Post 1639 Willmar assembles Thanksgiving Day Meals for Area Veterans
    All the fixings for both breakfast and a turkey dinner were placed in boxes on Saturday for distribution to Kandiyohi County area veterans and...
    Life/communityNovember 23, 2015 - 7:24am
    November 18, 2015
    Supporters of a proposed veterans’ nursing home in Montevideo wait in the rain for members of the state senate’s capital investment committee to arrive to tour the proposed site. An estimated 200 plus came to rally for the home Wednesday evening.
    Montevideo rallies for veterans’ home
    MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo offered a hero’s welcome to members of the state Senate’s Capital Investment Committee as they arrived to see where...
    News/regionNovember 18, 2015 - 11:59pm
    November 13, 2015
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    Video: Veterans recognized at Bethesda Heritage Willmar
    The 22 military veterans living at Bethesda Heritage in Willmar were recognized for their service during a Veterans Day program led by Rev. Mike...
    News/localNovember 13, 2015 - 12:00am
    November 11, 2015
    Video: Raising the Stars and Stripes at Flags of Honor in Willmar
    By 7 a.m. on Veterans Day, a record number of volunteers had showed up to raise the American Flag. By 7:30, Wednesday, the Flags were rippling in the morning breeze at the Flags of Honor on Business 71N in Willmar. To view video, click here: Raising the Colors at Flags of Honor...
    milestonesNovember 11, 2015 - 4:41pm
    Cartoon by Tom Stiglich
    Editorial: Remember to thank the veterans you know
    “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause.” — Abraham Lincoln Today is the 97th anniversary...
    opinion/editorialsNovember 11, 2015 - 1:00am
    The Belview community recognized the service of the six Grannes brothers during its annual Old Sod Day celebration in September. They are from left: Alden, Orland, Gordon, Burton, Charles and Melvin. (SUBMITTED)
    Honoring America’s ‘quiet generation’
    BELVIEW — All six of the Grannes brothers nearly got away with it, until this September. Each had put their lives on hold, served their country...
    News/regionNovember 11, 2015 - 12:04am
    November 10, 2015
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    Video: Carved in Stone: military family memories
    The Military Family Tribute captures moments in writing from past wars. One Story Stone from each county features an excerpt of correspondence...
    Life/communityNovember 10, 2015 - 2:46pm
    October 21, 2015
    Kandiyohi County Recorder’s Office launches veterans reward program
    WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Recorder’s Office and Veterans Service Office, in partnership with Fidlar Technologies, is launching a new service for veterans known as Honor Rewards. Veterans can sign up at the Recorder’s Office or online to receive an Honor Rewards card qualifying...
    News/localOctober 21, 2015 - 9:14pm
    October 20, 2015
    Alice Isdahl, left, Gayle Larson and Leonard Isdahl load up Monday at the American Legion Post in Willmar to take pheasant meals to veterans in area nursing homes. The meal is an annual event conducted by Legion members. (GARY MILLER | TRIBUNE)
    Willmar veterans receive pheasant dinners
    Alice Isdahl, left, Gayle Larson and Leonard Isdahl load up Monday at the American Legion Post in Willmar to take pheasant meals to veterans...
    News/localOctober 20, 2015 - 9:37am
    September 29, 2015
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    Video: Veterans reap what these women sew
    They came from far and near Saturday to the Willmar Senior Community Center to sew pillow cases for active-duty sailors and military in Veterans...
    Life/communitySeptember 29, 2015 - 12:42pm
    August 20, 2015
    Total Fitness in Willmar will host Workout of the Day to Prevent Veterans Suicide 11 a.m. Saturday. The event will raise funds for Active Heroes, a national nonprofit organization. (TRIBUNE)
    Community workout to raise funds to help prevent suicide in veterans
    Suicide claims the lives of 22 veterans in the U.S. each day, and about 30 suicides occur per 100,000 veterans, according to a Time Magazine...
    News/localAugust 20, 2015 - 9:22am
    May 28, 2015
    Suspected theft at veterans' grave sites solved
    WILLMAR – As he has done for previous Memorial Day observances, Chuck Bredeson placed bronze stars on the graves of all veterans in Bethel Lutheran Cemetery this weekend. This Tuesday, when he arrived at the Willmar cemetery to place the grave decorations into storage, all of the...
    News/localMay 28, 2015 - 11:57am
    May 26, 2015
    Cartoon by Chris Britt
    Cartoon by Chris Britt
    opinion/cartoonsMay 26, 2015 - 5:30am
    May 25, 2015
    Video: WWII Medic, from Atwater, receives Quilt of Valor
    World War II combat medic Glenn Stranberg, 97, of Atwater, served in both the Pacific and European Theaters from 1943-45. On Memorial Day weekend, he was presented with a Quilt of Valor by Gayle Liebe. The Sunday ceremony was held at Bethesda Pleasantview, where Glenn is a resident....
    News/localMay 25, 2015 - 8:16am
    May 24, 2015
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    Video: Korean veterans place flags at St. Mary's Cemetery
    On Memorial Day Weekend, military veterans from the American Legion, VFW, Disabled Veterans and other groups place over 1,800 flags on the gravesites...
    News/localMay 24, 2015 - 12:33pm
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