HONOR FLIGHT
STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT A marvelous, fabulous journey
When a reporter has a hard time putting into words the personal thoughts, emotions and experiences of Honor Flight, it sort of puts into perspective what this trip means to those of us lucky to have a...
Posted on 10/3/11 at 8:34 PM
OH LOOK! A SHINY THING Chair Auction Raises Cash for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota
The chair auction went extremely well this year and we raised $3,011 for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight! The Globe's going to kick in extra, so the total amount of the donation will be $4,000! T...
Posted on 6/12/10 at 12:59 PM
STAFF BLOG LAGNIAPPE I'm NOT taking the plunge
In my 20-plus years here at the Daily Globe, I’ve covered a lot of unusual events, but I’m pretty sure that Saturday’s Deep Freeze Dip will stick out in my memories some day when I r...
Posted on 1/25/10 at 5:00 AM
Letter: Honor Flight memories will last a lifetime
The fourth and final Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight is history, but the memories linger on.
By Ruth Nystrom, Worthington , October 18, 2011
Letter: Honor Flight guardian awed by experience
What a privilege and honor it was to be on the fourth and final Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight.
By Teri Hill, Hector , October 11, 2011
Honoring our WWII veterans
Weekend marks the final Honor Flight for southwest MinnesotaWASHINGTON, D.C. — Rain drops and a little wind Saturday morning couldn’t stop 109 veterans from walking along the granite pillars that make up the grand oval tribute to all who served in World War II.
By Julie Buntjer , October 02, 2011
What an Honor
Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota spent the first of two days in Washington, D.C., Friday.
By Brian Korthals , September 30, 2011
First comes war, then comes marriage
FAIRMONT — When the fourth and final journey of Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota takes to the skies from the Sioux Falls Airport this morning, Orville and Virginia “Tootie” Austin will be side-by-side in their seats, perhaps holding hands and most likely eager to see the World War II Memorial built in their honor.
By Julie Buntjer , September 29, 2011
Honor Flight banquet
Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight trip captain and organizer Terrie Gulden addresses the attendees at the pre-flight banquet Thursday night in Luverne.
By Brian Korthals , September 29, 2011
Editorial: One last flight
A large contingent of World War II veterans and volunteers will gather tonight in Luverne for a banquet that will precede Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota’s fourth trip to Washington, D.C.
By Daily Globe , September 29, 2011
Band of brothers
Sanborn siblings share their experiences in WWIISANBORN — Stan and Glenn Dammann don’t recall their parents hanging blue-starred banners in their window during World War II, but they do remember their dad was pretty upset when draft papers arrived first for Stan, and then 16 months later, for Glenn — the two oldest boys in the family.
By Julie Buntjer , September 22, 2011
Vet guarded captured Germans
LUVERNE — John “Gordy” Aanenson beams with pride when he pulls a dagger from its sheath and points out the “Alles für Deutschland” inscription on the blade.
By Julie Buntjer , September 15, 2011
Honor Flight to lay wreath at Arlington
LUVERNE — The fourth and final journey of Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota will be special in many ways, not only for the veterans and guardians, but for the staff people who have accompanied our World War II heroes on each of the journeys to Washington, D.C.
By Julie Buntjer , September 13, 2011
WWII vet trained in chemical warfare
PIPESTONE — Not long after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and set the stage for what would be a nearly four-year battle on the Pacific and Atlantic fronts, America had called its people to not only help in the war effort, but to make sacrifices because of it.
Some took that call to duty rather seriously, including the Earhart family of rural Pipestone.
By Julie Buntjer , September 08, 2011
Windom's Meyers delivered troops to shore via landing craft in World War II
Marine steered into Saipan, Okinawa invasionsWINDOM — While many young men in the early 1940s waited for Uncle Sam to come calling with draft papers, there were a fair share who volunteered — some stepping up even before they could legally sign their name on enlistment papers.
By Julie Buntjer , September 01, 2011
Treating the wounds of war
Bendt was nurse’s aide on Texas air base in World War IILUVERNE — Ruth Bendt dreamed of nothing more than becoming a registered nurse like her mother.
By Julie Buntjer , August 25, 2011
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