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Oslo, Minn., site of Sandy Puttbrese benefit today
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, a benefit at the Oslo (Minn.) Community Center will provide a spaghetti feed, bake sale and silent auction, all toward helping Oslo American legion Auxiliary member and G...
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:01 AM
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Future education center in D.C. will honor N.D. veterans
Editors Note: This story is part of an occasional series about the nations commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. President Barack Obama recently proclaimed May 28, 2012, through No...
Posted on 7/21/12 at 5:40 AM
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Review of 'Dress Gray' by William A. Ekberg and Susie Ekberg Risher
Editors note: Gail Gabrielson is one of our Book Nook bloggers and writes The Book Bag blog. Below is an excerpt from her review of Dress Gray by William A. Ekberg and Susie Ekberg Risher. Read her r...
Posted on 7/20/11 at 9:58 AM
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They've gone away
I met the young wife of a soldier the other day as she stood by a road trying to catch a last glimpse of her husband as he rode by in a bus. He was leaving on a year-long deployment, and she was waiti...
Posted on 6/3/11 at 3:04 PM
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Military blogs: an update
An update now on the post I wrote just before Memorial Day. I threw out a question, "Wouldn't it be great for someone to write a blog to honor our fallen soldiers?" I heard a resounding "YES" from so...
Posted on 6/2/11 at 3:08 PM
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NYC's Fleet Week decimated by federal budget cuts

Fleet Week, New York City's annual ode to the sea, will be virtually devoid of white-capped sailors and tall ships this year thanks to federal budget cuts that have severely curtailed spending by the U.S. Navy.

By Associated Press , April 13, 2013

Navy officer in Conn. facing expulsion over affair

A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair knows he made a terrible mistake and has apologized, and the Navy shouldn't throw away his talent and training, his lawyer said Friday at a hearing to determine whether he will be expelled from the service.

April 12, 2013

Bin Laden raid member can be WikiLeaks witness

A military judge is clearing the way for a member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden's compound to testify in the trial of an Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets.

April 10, 2013

Navy's Blue Angels won't headline Fargo AirSho

The Navy has canceled remaining 2013 performances of the Blue Angels because of federal budget cuts, meaning the elite aerial demonstration team will not be headlining this year's Fargo AirSho as planned.

By Associated Press , April 09, 2013

Chaplain gets Medal of Honor 62 years after death

In the cold, barren hills of Korea more than 60 years ago, two teary-eyed soldiers stood in a prisoner of war camp where their chaplain lay dying.

By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press , April 07, 2013

Suicide bomber kills 20 at political rally in Iraq

A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday at a lunch hosted by a Sunni candidate in Iraq's upcoming regional elections, killing 20 people, officials said.

By Associated Press , April 07, 2013

Palestinian leader clamps down on critics

Mahmoud Abbas' government in the West Bank is getting tougher with critics, interrogating, prosecuting and even jailing several journalists and bloggers in recent months for allegedly "defaming" the Western-backed Palestinian leader.

By Associated Press , March 31, 2013

Official: Commander's ousting shouldn't hurt goals

A Grand Forks County commissioner says that despite a leadership change at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, a handful of regional economic development goals should remain on course.

By Grand Forks Herald , March 31, 2013

Veterans fight changes to disability payments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem. They say they've sacrificed already.

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press , March 30, 2013

Minot airmen prepare to deploy to Guam

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — About 200 airmen from the Minot Air Force Base are preparing to deploy to Guam.

By Associated Press , March 29, 2013

Schaffner talks about work in Afghanistan

Schaffner talks about work in Afghanistan North Dakota National Guard Sgt. Maj. Rashad Schaffner of Dawson,?N.D., is back home after nine months of very detail-oriented work in Afghanistan. As part of the NDNG 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), Schaffner and his fellow soldiers cleared roads of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other obstacles to keep military and local national traffic moving. The Sappers’ job required a lot of patience.

By By Chris Olson, The Jamestown Sun , March 27, 2013

Soldiers return from Afghanistan

Soldiers return from Afghanistan Almost a year after the community hosted a send-off in their honor, more than 90 soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) were united with family and friends when they arrived home to North Dakota Friday.

March 25, 2013

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Amputee veteran helps train troops for war

The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy.

By Associated Press , March 24, 2013

Palestinians cool to partial settlement freeze

A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough times ahead for the Obama administration's new attempt to bring the sides together.

By Associated Press , March 24, 2013

US aids Honduran police despite death squad fears

The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing."

By Associated Press , March 23, 2013

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