WAR
Book/Documentary of the Month: A Tour of the Rhine
There are many ways to write a book on bridges, let alone do a documentary for a TV program. One can focus on one bridge and its history, but that is more for locals who are closely attached to the ...
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:48 AM
Minnesota history exhibit features dark episode
Museums often tell war stories, but an exhibit the Minnesota History Center just opened is more emotional than others. This is our war, History Center Director Dan Spock said while touring the exhi...
Posted on 7/6/12 at 4:50 AM
This is not goodbye
It's amazing how perspective can change. As I drove home last night, I felt like things were different. I met my cousin, Kyle, and his wife, Kayla, in Spencer on Tuesday night. I hadn't seen them fo...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 10:42 AM
Education: Minnesota-style
A couple of years ago, I splurged and bought a year-long pass to the great state parks of Minnesota. I had visions of visiting every one of them if not throughout the state, at least those right here...
Posted on 2/7/12 at 9:05 PM
Dresden Neumarkt: The Medieval Market
Moving on from the markets in the outer portion of Dresden, we come to the Christmas market in Dresdens Neumarkt, one of two major Christmas markets in Dresden's Altstadt. The market is loca...
Posted on 12/23/11 at 7:04 PM
UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region
By Associated Press , September 24, 2012
U.S.-Dakota War anniversary observances planned
SUNBURG — The words as written by the survivors of the attack on settlers in the Norway Lake and Monson Lake areas during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 will be heard during a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the fateful date.By West Central Tribune , August 16, 2012
U.S.-Dakota War commemorative events set at Lake Shetek
CURRIE — A pair of events will take place Saturday at Lake Shetek State Park to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War of 1862.By Daily Globe , August 16, 2012
Iowa ad war: Late starting but nasty
By Associated Press , December 29, 2011
Last troops exit Iraq at end of the war
AT THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER (AP) — Outside it was pitch dark. The six American soldiers couldn’t see much of the desert landscape streaming by outside the small windows of their armored vehicle.
By Associated Press , December 18, 2011
U.S. formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare
BAGHDAD (AP) — There was no “Mission Accomplished” banner. No victory parade down the center of this capital scarred and rearranged by nearly nine years of war. No crowds of cheering Iraqis grateful for liberation from Saddam Hussein.By Associated Press , December 15, 2011
Veterans Day: A time to honor our heroes
WORTHINGTON — Today marks Veterans Day, the special day set aside to honor our veterans — the men and women of the United States who sacrificed their time, and even their lives, so that future generations of Americans could live in the land of the free.
By Julie Buntjer , November 10, 2011
With vet's passing, WWI is another kind of history
What was it like? What was it like in the trenches? What was it like in all those places whose names have faded in the dusty recesses of memory, places like Ypres and Gallipoli, Verdun and the Marne? What was it like to fight the war that was supposed to make the world safe for democracy?March 01, 2011
Photo Gallery: Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight II
October 13, 2010
First things first: Initial stop
WASHINGTON — It was dessert first for veterans on the second Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota.October 09, 2010
Roll call of veterans aboard the Honor Flight
All the World War II veterans on the second Southwest Minnesota Honor FlightBy Daily Globe , October 09, 2010
Banquet honors veterans as living history
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For the men so surprised to be treated like royalty, a meal fit for a king.October 09, 2010
“Song of the Seabees”
We’re the Seabees of the NavyWe can build and we can fight
We’ll pave the way to victory
And guard it day and night
By Sam M. Lewis and Peter de Rose , October 09, 2010
Hereditary heroes: Guardian accompanied both grandfathers on flight
WASHINGTON — Some veterans were lucky enough to be accompanied by family members on their Honor Flight trip. Some insisted on it. But for one guardian, the event was twice as nice after both her grandfathers were allotted places on the journey.October 09, 2010
The World War II Memorial
The memorial consists of 56, 17-foot pillars that represent the 48 states of 1945, the District of Columbia, the Alaska and Hawaii territories and Commonwealths of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.By Daily Globe , October 09, 2010
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