MILITARY
Sneak peak: The impact of 9/11 10 years later
DICKINSON, N.D. Naomi Obrigewitch knew an hour after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that her life in Dickinson was about to change. It started to dawn on me that I have a husband in the mi...
Posted on 9/8/11 at 9:21 AM
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
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
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
A Boy Scout Salute to Veterans
On this Veteran's Day, 2010, the Boy Scouts of America and the Northern Lights Council salute and thank our active and retired military for their service to this great Country. With nearly 24 milli...
Posted on 11/11/10 at 5:38 PM
Defense says Muslim soldier never built bomb
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Muslim soldier was stopped just hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops, prosecutors said during opening statements Tuesday at his federal trial.May 22, 2012
GFAB economic impact drops with new mission
The military says the economic impact of the Grand Forks Air Force Base continued to slip in fiscal year 2011 and the number of airmen dropped to the lowest level in decades.May 21, 2012
Soldiers training on Missouri River
North Dakota National Guard soldiers are conducting weekend training on the Missouri River south of Bismarck.May 19, 2012
Free passes to refuges for military
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance for active duty military members and their dependents to national wildlife refuges, as well as national parks and other public lands.May 18, 2012
Cass County, West Fargo help Air Guard base effort
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cass County and West Fargo are contributing to the effort to lobby for the continuation of a manned flying mission at the Air National Guard base in Fargo.May 13, 2012
Cass County, West Fargo join the fight 
Cass County and West Fargo have joined a growing coalition of metro governments and organizations fighting to keep a manned air mission at Fargo’s part-time Air National Guard base.
By By Kristen M. Daum , Forum Communications Co. , May 08, 2012
Dewald graduates from basic training 
Army Pvt. Levi O. Dewald has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
May 05, 2012
Panetta: Troop scandals hurt US Afghan mission 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned troops Friday that it takes just seconds for misconduct to make headlines and said that enemy insurgents can use recent military scandals to fuel their fight.
May 05, 2012
ND Guard soldier receives Purple Heart 
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota National Guard soldier wounded while serving in Iraq has received the Purple Heart.
May 04, 2012
ND Guard soldier receiving Purple Heart 
The North Dakota National Guard says a soldier wounded while serving in Iraq is receiving the Purple Heart on Friday.
May 04, 2012
Military commanders warned to get troops in line 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are telling commanders to get their troops in line and refrain from misconduct such as urinating on enemy corpses, in a sharp response to the tasteless photos and other disturbing examples of bad behavior that have enraged Afghans and complicated war-fighting.
May 04, 2012
Group lobbies for Grand Forks Air Force Base 
A delegation from Grand Forks is in the nation's capital early this week lobbying to bring a high-tech intelligence facility for unmanned aircraft to the Grand Forks Air Force Base.
May 01, 2012
Denver company gets ND military construction job 
A Denver construction company has been awarded a $32.1 million Defense Department contract to design and build a maintenance dock at an Air Force base in North Dakota.
April 30, 2012
Ceremony honors soldiers before deployment 
By Teri Finneman, Forum Communications Co. , April 30, 2012
Red tape grounds Otter Tail County drone 
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The foam-and-balsa-wood gizmo sitting idle in the offices of Otter Tail County isn’t exactly the spitting image of the sleek unmanned warplanes the word “drone” brings to mind.
By Marino Eccher, Forum Communications Co. , April 30, 2012
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