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    January 19, 2015
    Letter: Upper Midwest takes good care of veterans
    I was just reading in the West Central Tribune about Marlyn Marquardt’s proposal to build a veterans cemetery on his property being refused by the Planning Commission in Kandiyohi County. He said he wants to provide a cemetery for veterans who “don’t have a place” to be buried....
    opinion / lettersJanuary 19, 2015 - 4:43pm
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    news / localJanuary 19, 2015 - 12:25pm
    December 9, 2014
    Montevideo rallies troops to build veterans' nursing home
    MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo is rallying the troops for another run at winning state support to build a 90-bed veterans’ nursing home in the community. Some 70 supporters on Tuesday joined Sen. Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City, and House Rep.-elect Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg, to discuss a...
    newsDecember 9, 2014 - 11:07pm
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    November 4, 2014
    Letter: An honor to serve veterans
    On Oct. 25, the Chippewa County Pheasants Forever Chapter and the Two Rivers Chapter of Minnesota Deer Hunters Association in Montevideo co-hosted a veterans hunt at Heartland Hunting Preserve in Granite Falls. There were 43 veterans that attended as well as a large number...
    opinion / lettersNovember 4, 2014 - 6:00am
    October 20, 2014
    Willmar vets serve up pheasant for comrades in nursing homes
    Gayle Larson, left, adds corn to a meal being prepared by John Krouth. Members of the Willmar American Legion Post prepare pheasant meals Monday for veterans in local nursing homes. The volunteers made and delivered 43 meals for veterans at Bethesda Heritage, Bethesda Pleasant View...
    news / localOctober 20, 2014 - 11:26pm
    August 12, 2014
    Free tickets to Saturday's Twins game available to local veterans
    The first 50 Kandiyohi County veterans to call the Veterans Service Office in Willmar will get a free ticket and bus ride to Saturday's Minnesota Twins baseball game. Nearly 30 buses from central Minnesota will be traveling to Target Field as part of the second annual Harmon...
    news / localAugust 12, 2014 - 9:42am
    August 6, 2014
    Veterans honored at the county fair: Opening day offers assortment of activities
    WILLMAR — At 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Kandiyohi County Fair officially opened with style as Dennie Kline, a United States Army veteran, raised the American flag to the tune of “Stars and Stripes Forever” played by the Prairie Winds Concert Band. The Kandiyohi County Fair designed...
    news / localAugust 6, 2014 - 11:01pm
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    June 22, 2014
    Veterans Home starts program treating vets to special trips
    HASTINGS — During the first week of June, Ken Ross was treated to a special overnight trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior.
    news / stateJune 22, 2014 - 11:09pm
    June 2, 2014
    Family still waits for closure: D-Day veterans will not be forgotten
    WILLMAR — U.S. Navy Motor Machinist Mate 1st Class John E. Anderson of Willmar fought in the battles of North Africa, Sicily and Italy before giving his life for country at age 24 in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy. Seventy years later, a community and family will remember his sacrifice...
    news / localJune 2, 2014 - 11:33pm
    May 27, 2014
    YM County ponders vets program: What they need most
    GRANITE FALLS — Veterans struggling with a return to civilian life could get the housing and training they need for a new career on the campus of a Minnesota West Community and Technical College. That is a proposal the Veteran’s Service officer for Yellow Medicine County is pursuing...
    newsMay 27, 2014 - 11:50pm
    May 26, 2014
    Memorial Day for remembering sacrifice of veterans
    WILLMAR — A crowd gathered amongst the shade trees and grave markers, the Willmar High School band played the Star-Spangled Banner, the honor guard smartly fired the 21-gun salute and the names of military veterans killed in action and recently deceased were read. Thus, the Willmar...
    news / localMay 26, 2014 - 11:10pm
    May 23, 2014
    Veteran logs 1,000 hours driving fellow veterans to VA
    WILLMAR –– It’s 7:45 a.m. on a foggy Tuesday and Wayne Emberland is going over paperwork and chatting with the three military veterans — all men from Willmar — who have medical appointments at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. The 71-year-old Emberland, who served more than...
    news / localMay 23, 2014 - 3:00am
    American Indian veterans receive Minnesota Capitol honor
    ST. PAUL — American Indians volunteer for the U.S. military in higher percentages than any other ethnic group, and now Minnesota officially...
    news / stateMay 23, 2014 - 1:00am
    May 22, 2014
    Minnesota Commentary: Sound alarm even in VA stories not local
    From Forum News Service An editorial from a Minnesota newspaper. Sound alarm even in VA stories not local DULUTH — Problems plaguing VA medical facilities in Phoenix and elsewhere apparently aren’t happening here in the Twin Ports. That’s something...
    opinion / commentaryMay 22, 2014 - 5:00am
    February 24, 2014
    George W. Bush launches program to help veterans transition from war
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday promoted a new initiative to help veterans transition back to civilian life and aid in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
    news / nationFebruary 24, 2014 - 3:31pm
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