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War filled with terrible memories
LUVERNE — Sixty-five years have passed since Gordon Tobiason boarded a ship to bring him back home after World War II had ended in the European Theater, and to this day the Rock County veteran still does not want to talk about the horrific sights of war.
By Julie Buntjer , April 07, 2011
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Vet served in Pacific, European theaters
Fulda man sees greatest conflict at Battle of the BulgeFULDA — Edwin “Johnny” Descombaz looked death straight in the face after an SS Trooper punched him in the nose and put a sword to his gut.
By Julie Buntjer , March 31, 2011
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Sweeping the sea
Jackson man served aboard a wooden minesweeper in WWIIJACKSON — Don Nielsen graduated from Jackson High School in the spring of 1941, and by the end of that year, Japan had led an assault on America with the bombing at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to spark America’s involvement in the Second World War.
By Julie Buntjer , March 24, 2011
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Man on a mission
Turner flew B-26 bomber in WWII, foot patrol in KoreaBINGHAM LAKE — It was quite an opportunity for a southwest Minnesota farm boy — flying one of those airplanes he’d often admired from the ground while growing up.
By Julie Buntjer , March 17, 2011
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Proper etiquette for the U.S. flag
WORTHINGTON — Many people proudly wave the flag of our great nation, but are they properly displaying it?
By Daily Globe , November 09, 2010
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WW II veterans view documentary of inaugural Honor Flight SW Minnesota
LUVERNE — Fantastic, real good, great and awesome.
Those were the words of World War II veterans reacting to the special presentation of the Pioneer Public Television documentary on the inaugural Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota Saturday morning at the Historic Palace Theatre in Luverne.
By Julie Buntjer , October 17, 2010
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Rempel happy to have served
Second Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight is Friday
and SaturdayMOUNTAIN LAKE — Harry Rempel drives a Toyota. He does other things too, of course. The 86-year-old Mountain Lake man helps transport students from Butterfield and Odin to the Cottonwood County DAC, and keeps busy whittling away at a series of woodcarvings ranging from birds to biblical-themed wall hangings.
September 29, 2010
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Navy veteran: On the sea, in the air
WWII service included chasing subs, training pilots
LAKEFIELD — If Darrell Gentry’s commitment to the U.S. Navy was anything like his commitment to his dance moves, he deserves every patch and medal.
September 01, 2010
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Kopp helped camouflage equipment in Rhineland
LUVERNE — Walter Kopp hasn’t seen pigs fly, but he has seen tanks float.
August 25, 2010
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New vet plates unveiled
Storden veteran receives first two sets of Korean Defense Service plates
STORDEN — A Storden man and member of the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 41, The Frozen Chosin of Mankato, received the first Korean Defense Service license plates during a presentation Monday afternoon in Worthington.
By Julie Buntjer , August 23, 2010
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Vet prepped subs in Philippines
Doust began his service aboard the U.S.S. Anthedon
WORTHINGTON — Eighty-three-year-old George Doust and his wife Doris are newlyweds.
July 28, 2010
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Soderquist fought polio, trained men in WWII
SIBLEY, Iowa — On the manual typewriter he keeps upstairs, Donald Soderquist carefully composed a three-page recollection of his time in the Air Force during World War II.
July 21, 2010
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