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    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
    March 28, 2017
    Kiana Coleman-Woods, 14, (left) and longtime Worthington resident Gerald Bruxvoort, 84, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Submitted photo
    Teenager supporting veterans around Minnesota with clothing
    LUVERNE, Minn. — A veteran of the Korean War, lifelong Worthington resident Gerald Bruxvoort, 84, recently moved to the Minnesota Veteran's...
    NewsMarch 28, 2017 - 8:55pm
    March 20, 2017
    Veterans fill the Capitol Rotunda during a Veterans Day on the Hill event at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Monday, March 20, 2017. Veterans Day on the Hill is a day when Minnesota veterans of all eras gather to announce the 2017 legislative agendas for the 350,000 veterans in Minnesota. Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press.
    Minnesota tax bills seek reductions for veterans' spouses
    ST. PAUL—Widows and widowers of disabled military veterans in Minnesota could be eligible for a permanent property tax exemption after...
    NewsMarch 20, 2017 - 6:23pm
    January 7, 2017
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune file photo The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg marching band went to Hawaii to play at Pearl Harbor for the 75th anniversary.
    2016 Year in Review: In other news
    KMS band plays at Pearl Harbor The KMS Marching Saints marching band took part in the 75th anniversary observance of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
    News/regionJanuary 7, 2017 - 6:12am
    December 19, 2016
    Robert Ripley is given a Christmas present Saturday at Bethesda Health and Housing. The American Legion went to different elderly homes in the area and gave Christmas presents to veterans. Briana Sanchez / Tribune
    American Legion gives Christmas presents to Veterans
    The American Legion of Willmar handed out Christmas presents to veterans Satruday at different elderly homes in the are. The Christmas presents...
    News/localDecember 19, 2016 - 11:29am
    A 2013 file photo shows a teleconference between a a woman at a mental health center in Moorhead and another woman located in Alexandria. Researchers found that veterans with PTSD were able to receive effective treatment via video conferencing. David Samson / Forum News Service file photo
    Telemedicine for PTSD no less effective than in-person therapy
    • • Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who have difficulties making it to in-person therapy sessions may be able to get treatment...
    Life/healthDecember 19, 2016 - 7:26am
    December 9, 2016
    Veterans join activists in a march to Backwater Bridge just outside of the Oceti Sakowin camp during a snow fall as "water protectors" continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline adjacent to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota on December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
    For U.S. veterans, pipeline protest promises to galvanize activism
    CANNON BALL/FORT YATES, N.D. — U.S. veterans, thousands of whom last week helped stop a contested oil pipeline running through North Dakota,...
    News/nationDecember 9, 2016 - 4:29am
    December 1, 2016
    Traditional canoes approach the shore Thursday at the Oceti Sakowin camp located on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. A protest has been underway for months against the Dakota Access Pipeline, slated to be routed beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Reuters
    Veterans head to pipeline protest camp in North Dakota
    CANNON BALL/WEST FARGO, N.D. — U.S. military veterans were arriving Thursday at a camp to join thousands of activists braving snow and...
    News/nationDecember 1, 2016 - 5:35pm
    November 11, 2016
    Cartoon by Bruce Plante
    Cartoon by Bruce Plante Bruce Plante is an editorial cartoonist for the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is syndicated nationally. Editorial...
    opinion/cartoonsNovember 11, 2016 - 12:19pm
    Cartoon by Dave Granlund
    Cartoon by Dave Granlund Dave Granlund is a national syndicated cartoonist based in Minnesota. Editorial cartoon feedback can be sent to: cartoons@wctrib.com....
    opinion/cartoonsNovember 11, 2016 - 8:45am
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