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Day of the Deployed
The Day of the Deployedevent today at the state Capitol recognized troops and their families for their service. ...
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This is a church?
A man who lost his son in Iraq is now told he must pay the legal costs of a church that picketed his son’s funeral. Those legal costs were incurred when the church appealed a decision made by a ...
Posted on 4/2/10 at 12:10 AM
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Two-war veteran returns home one last time

He made it back to the home of his youth one last time, then back to the warmth of his last home in the South, and then he died. Maurice Hedstrom, four times wounded as an Army Special Forces soldier in Korea and Vietnam, died on Thanksgiving Day at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Augusta, Ga. He was 81.

By By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , November 29, 2011

Project offers free snow removal

Project EverGreen’s SnowCare for Troops, a non-profit program entering its second year, matches volunteers with military families serving overseas to provide free snow removal services.

November 16, 2011

‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ seeks card writers

For a fifth year, the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. are teaming up to deliver holiday cheer and greetings to service members, their families and veterans throughout the holiday season.

October 05, 2011

U.S. troops have Memorial Day ceremony

Nearly a decade later, after more than 1,400 killed in combat, some U.S. troops paused for a moment Sunday to remember what brought America to Afghanistan and to honor the lives that continue to be lost.

May 30, 2011

White House warns shutdown could affect troops

Time growing short, Congress’ leaders reported making headway Wednesday in talks to cut spending and avert a partial government shutdown that the White House warned would hit U.S. combat troops abroad and taxpayer refunds from the IRS at home.

April 07, 2011

Phone collection for soldiers begins

The Cell Phones for Soldiers drive hopes to collect more than 1 million cell phones this year to keep troops connected with their families.

January 22, 2011

N.D. soldiers to be home by Christmas

GRAND FORKS — Worsening weather kept the messengers from making it to Grand Forks on Wednesday, but the message made it through loud and clear: They’re coming home. And they’ll all be home for Christmas. Via a video teleconference call from Bismarck, Gov. John Hoeven and Brig. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, deputy adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard, announced that about 75 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment are on their way home after a year’s deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq.

By By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , November 26, 2010

NATO: 5 service members killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of bomb blasts and insurgents attacks killed 11 people across Afghanistan on Sunday, including five NATO service members and three Afghan police, officials said.

November 14, 2010

SnowCare for Troops seeks volunteers to clear snow for families of deployed servicemembers

A new national volunteer program supporting military families, Project EverGreen’s SnowCare for Troops, brings together volunteers to provide free snow removal services for military families with a spouse or family member serving overseas in the armed forces.

November 10, 2010

N.D. soldiers killed in war on terror honored

N.D. soldiers killed in war on terror honored BISMARCK — Three North Dakotans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were honored Saturday “to ensure they are forever remembered and thanked for their sacrifice.”

By By Teri Finneman , Forum Communications Co. , September 13, 2010

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Names to be added to soldier memorial in Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three more North Dakota soldiers killed in action in the global war on terror will be honored Saturday, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

September 10, 2010

Fallen soldiers to be honored

Three North Dakotans who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan will be honored by adding their names to the North Dakota Memorial to the Fallen in the Global War on Terrorism. The recognition ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Saturday.

September 10, 2010

Memorial ride for fallen soldiers rolls from here Saturday

The Memorial Motorcycle Run in Remembrance of All Fallen Soldiers will leave Jamestown this Saturday for the sixth year in a row. The Christian Motorcycle Association started hosting the event in 2005. Two 141st Engineer Combat Battalion soldiers came up with the idea to honor their fallen friends while in Iraq, said Paul Byron, president of the CMA Dakota Son Shine Riders, Jamestown chapter.

By Ben Rodgers , August 20, 2010

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Marine Corps veterans remember their time of service in 1946

Marine Corps veterans remember their time of service in 1946 It’s been 63 years since they have seen each other but the bond between Marine Corps veterans Harley Stoltenburg of Jamestown and Gene Loveall of Sedalia, Mo., is as strong as ever, despite the different paths each man took.

By Ben Rodgers , August 14, 2010

N.D. Guard initiates new system to connect with families

A new system allows the North Dakota National Guard to quickly contact soldiers’ and airmen’s family members.

July 12, 2010

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