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    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
    Clay Conover / Tribune This barn at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds in Willmar will be full of animals this week during the County Fair. Exhibits begin showing up Tuesday, and the annual event opens to the public Wednesday.
    Preparations underway for Kandiyohi County Fair; gates open Wednesday
    WILLMAR — The sound of doors opening and closing, the scraping of brushes on tarps and brooms on barn floors can all be heard from the...
    News/localAugust 7, 2017 - 5:51am
    August 6, 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 / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Minn. artist uses talents to shed good light on armed forces
    LITTLE FALLS, Minn.—Charles Kapsner's art studio is impressive with walls covered in portraits and elegant nudes. His seven years of training...
    NewsAugust 6, 2017 - 12:55pm
    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 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
    June 10, 2017
    U.S. Marines from Wahpeton, N.D., carry the remains of Field Musician First Class Warren G. Nelson to his burial site in Lakota, N.D., Saturday. Nelson was killed in action Nov. 20, 1943, in the South Pacific. His remains were recently identified. (Andrew Hazzard / Forum News Service)
    73 years after death in WWII, warrior's remains laid to rest in North Dakota
    LAKOTA, N.D.—Warren Nelson was memorialized Saturday at Lakota Lutheran Church, where he was baptized in 94 years ago, for the second time....
    NewsJune 10, 2017 - 6:49pm
    May 30, 2017
    UND hockey legend among vets injured in Memorial Day crash in Roseau County
    WARROAD, Minn. - At least one victim remains hospitalized in a Memorial Day crash involving a group of American Legion members on their way...
    NewsMay 30, 2017 - 8:28pm
    The Willmar Senior High School Band plays at the Memorial Day service Monday at Fairview Cemetery on Willmar. The service featured prayers, readings, and ceremonial gun salutes and flag raising by veterans. Clay Conover / Tribune
    Memorial Day 2017
    Photos from Memorial Day events in the Willmar area.
    News/localMay 30, 2017 - 12:04am
    May 29, 2017
    Sarah Merwin, from left, Melissa Lorentz and Micaela Brancato talk Monday, May 22, 2017, in the main kitchen of Holbrook Farms Retreat southwest of Detroit Lakes, Minn. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    At Minnesota lakes country retreat, military widows forge lasting connections
    FARGO — As members of the North Dakota Air National Guard here in 2011, Matt and Micaela Brancato lost two dear friends within a span of...
    NewsMay 29, 2017 - 6:50am
    May 28, 2017
    Korean War and Navy aviation veteran Leonard Isdahl places American flags on Saturday morning at the graves of military service members buried at Mamrelund Cemetery in rural Pennock. More than 2,000 flags have been placed in Kandiyohi County for Memorial Day observances. (Photo courtesy Rand Middleton)
    Placing the flags
    Korean War and Navy aviation veteran Leonard Isdahl places American flags
    News/localMay 28, 2017 - 10:08am
    April 9, 2017
    Soldiers hang dog tags of the 32 A Company men who died in combat or captivity on the gun barrel of an M3 Stuart tank outside the armory Sunday during the wreath laying ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March at the Brainerd armory. Kelly Humphrey/Forum News Service
    Minnesota city remembers 75th anniversary of Bataan Death March
    BRAINERD, Minn.—A ceremony Sunday morning marked the 75th anniversary of a Brainerd National Guard unit's part in the Bataan Death March...
    NewsApril 9, 2017 - 6:37pm
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