veterans

ALEXANDRIA — Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day in the U.S., and taking into consideration the total U.S. population (315 million) and the number of veterans (22 million), that percentage seems disproportionately high. Since 2001, per-day veteran suicides have remained...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a newly redesigned website aimed at giving the state's veterans improved access to job opportunities, information about healthcare options and benefits, and other services. The site, MinnesotaVeteran.org,...

WILLMAR – Veterans outreach staff from Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office will be in Willmar tomorrow morning to kick-off a two-week tour to highlight resources available to veterans and their families. Klobuchar’s staff will meet with local veterans’ affairs officials and members...

When soldiers join the U.S. military, they do so with the an expectation of their community and their country. This expectation includes a military honor guard at their funeral. In recent years, funding from the state and federal governments for military honor guards has been reduced....

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of Austin-based Hormel Foods is presenting a $50,000 donation to a home for families of patients at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Hormel CEO Jeffrey Ettinger will visit the Minneapolis Fisher House on Tuesday to present the contribution, along with...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest private employer, is making a pledge to hire every veteran who wants a job. The plan is set to be announced as part of an address delivered in New York on Tuesday at the annual retail industry...

In response to Ron Mackedanz’s letter on Jan. 11, Kandiyohi County supports and honors the service of all our veterans. What we are doing with our redesign study is evaluating all programs and the organizational structures within the county and looking for ways to collaborate and...

Has this nation no shame? After refusing to raise taxes for the wars in the Mideast, our wounded veterans come home with lifelong injuries, and it is necessary to form charitable organizations such as Wounded Warriors to care for their very dire needs? Is our big government repudiated...

Wctrib.com wants photos of your favorite veteran in our Saluting Our Veterans. These veteran photos and your messages will be published in our online photo gallery and on our Saluting Our Veteran page printed Nov. 10 in the West Central Tribune. Enter your veteran's photo in our Salute...