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    June 6, 2018
    President Donald Trump at a rally at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. (Tom Brenner/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Trump signs veterans health bill as White House works against bipartisan plan to fund it
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new law Wednesday aimed at expanding veterans' access to private-sector health care. But...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 6, 2018 - 2:29pm
    May 31, 2018
    Hannah Kim hugs Korean War veteran Ed Valle, president of the Minnesota Korean War Veterans Chapter 1, in front of the Korean War memorial on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Kim has visited more than 30 memorial sites in 21 states to raise funds and awareness for a proposed "Wall of Remembrance" she hopes to see added to the national Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Frederick Melo / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
    Korean immigrant's odyssey brings her to Minnesota
    ST. PAUL — With a twinkle of affection in her eyes, Hannah Y. Kim stood in front of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the Minnesota State...
    newsMay 31, 2018 - 8:56pm
    May 27, 2018
    Jay Hagen of Duluth speaks to students about the search for his uncle's remains while participating in the Memorial Day program at Congdon Park Elementary School in Duluth Thursday, May 24. Hagen's uncle was killed during a battle in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Piecing together the past
    DULUTH — Jay Hagen didn't get too emotional when he talked about his uncle to kids assembled at Congdon Park Elementary School last week....
    newsMay 27, 2018 - 6:05am
    May 26, 2018
    Rand Middleton / Special to the Tribune Members of VFW Post 1639, Willmar, including Brian Gislason, foreground, place flags at the graves of military veterans on Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Pennock while visiting cemeteries in northwest Kandiyohi County.
    Flags placed on veterans' graves in Kandiyohi County
    Squads of veterans from the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, AMVets and others place flags on the graves...
    community/peopleMay 26, 2018 - 10:34am
    May 25, 2018
    Katie Pinke, right, in 1989 with her friend, Sara, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Submitted photo
    Commentary: Some gave all: A visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
    WISHEK, N.D. — Every year around Memorial Day, my dad's relatives, Robert and Frieda Hammack, who lived in Idaho, traveled back to North...
    business/agricultureMay 25, 2018 - 10:26am
    May 22, 2018
    Shawn Bolf of Normanna Township works through a pile of medical records Tuesday, May 22. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Area veteran says he’s suffering consequences of antimalarial drug prescribed during 148th Fighter Wing deployment
    DULUTH—Shawn Bolf works at his family's garage-door company, as he has for 25 years, but these days the work is mostly at a desk, preparing...
    business/healthcareMay 22, 2018 - 10:18pm
    May 3, 2018
    Minnesota state Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm talks with Sens. Dan Sparks of Austin, left, and Kent Eken of Twin Valley during the Thursday, May 3, Senate session. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minnesota leaders ready to negotiate taxes
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota state leaders are preparing to negotiate one of the most complex tax law rewrites in decades. With the Senate passing,...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 3, 2018 - 5:38pm
    April 18, 2018
    Governor skeptical about vet home proposal
    ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton voiced skepticism Wednesday about a Republican proposal to tap U.S. Bank Stadium reserve funds to build veterans...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 18, 2018 - 10:38pm
    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 6, 2018
    Thomas Ricks
    Commentary: Why do so many veterans kill themselves?
    Why do so many soldiers continue to take their own lives at a higher rate than their civilian counterparts, whether young or old? I've spent...
    opinion/columnsApril 6, 2018 - 3:57am
    April 2, 2018
    White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, seen in January, was taken aback by his own nomination for Veterans Affairs secretary, said senior White House officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
    American Opinion: American veterans deserve reforms, not politics
    The firing of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin may seem like just another in the recent spate of executive-branch departures. But for...
    opinion/editorialsApril 2, 2018 - 6:00am
    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 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
    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 / Forum News Service) play button
    Maker of wood clocks carves out a niche in time - Time-consuming hobby part art, part craftsmanship
    IRONTON, Minn.—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...
    newsDecember 31, 2017 - 6:05am
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