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    August 2, 2017
    U.S. Army Veteran Steve Brown is currently training with his service dog, Toby, to learn how Toby can help him through his daily functions living with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Special to The Globe)
    Argonne Post 32 sponsors veteran, service dog team
    ADRIAN — The Argonne Post 32 in Adrian is the first associate sponsor of a new program that pairs veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress...
    newsAugust 2, 2017 - 7:34am
    July 28, 2017
    Marine gives touching sendoff to the cancer-stricken dog who saved him
    The evening sky was thick with dark gray clouds. There were three volleys of rifle fire. Then silence. A bugler sounded the lonely notes to "Taps." As friends and fellow patriots saluted, Jeff DeYoung carried his best friend Cena, a hardened Marine combat veteran like his owner, past...
    newsJuly 28, 2017 - 1:32pm
    July 15, 2017
    A horse-drawn caisson carries the remains of Marine Sgt. James Hubert to the site of the funeral at Calvary Cemetery in Duluth Saturday morning. (Clint Austin / Forum News Service)play button
    'The ultimate sacrifice'
    DULUTH — After leaving Duluth nearly 75 years ago to become a U.S. Marine, Sgt. James Joseph Hubert came home on Saturday. "In terms of...
    newsJuly 15, 2017 - 8:00pm
    July 12, 2017
    Mary Hagen of Duluth holds a photo of her brother James Hubert, a World War II vet who died in battle in the South Pacific Island of Tarawa. DNA testing identified his long-lost remains that will be brought home to be buried this summer. Bob King / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Long lost Duluth Marine to be interred on Saturday
    DULUTH, Minn. — After shipping off to the Pacific theater following the attack of Pearl Harbor, U.S. Marine Sgt. James Joseph Hubert was...
    newsJuly 12, 2017 - 11:36pm
    July 9, 2017
    Joshua Wheeldon shows his POW-MIA tattoo. (Kjell Redal/Seattle Times/TNS)
    Loss, service, patriotism, resistance: Veterans' tattoos speak loudly
    SEATTLE — The American flag, when borne on the shoulder patch of an active-duty soldier, is supposed to be reversed, says Timothy Mangolds....
    newsJuly 9, 2017 - 7:00am
    July 4, 2017
    "In Their Honor: WDAY Honor Flight 2007-2017" is for sale in the lobbies of The Forum, WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV starting July 5th or online at WDAY.com.
    WDAY Honor Flight book is a keepsake of memories, stories and photos
    FARGO — Over the past 10 years, I've been asked a lot of questions about the WDAY Honor Flight — the project that sends World War...
    newsJuly 4, 2017 - 8:45am
    July 1, 2017
    Former N.D. Guard soldier Sam Floberg is the recipient of a trip from the Soldiers' Angels program. David Samson / The Forum
    Fourth of July fireworks put some combat vets on edge
    FARGO — Sam Floberg will hunker down at a quiet place in Minnesota's Lakes Country this Fourth of July. That's because the whoosh of fireworks...
    newsJuly 1, 2017 - 3:06pm
    June 28, 2017
    SugarLoom will brings its blend of music and comedy to Freedom Shore Park on Saturday night. (Special to The Globe)
    ‘Veterans Day at the Park’ set for Saturday
    WORTHINGTON — Freedom Shore Park’s 10th anniversary will be celebrated Saturday with a party for folks of all ages. In addition to celebrating...
    newsJune 28, 2017 - 10:19am
    June 10, 2017
    U.S. Marines from Wahpeton, N.D., carry the remains of Field Musician First Class Warren G. Nelson to his burial site in Lakota, N.D., Saturday. Nelson was killed in action Nov. 20, 1943, in the South Pacific. His remains were recently identified. (Andrew Hazzard / Forum News Service)
    73 years after death in WWII, warrior's remains laid to rest in North Dakota
    LAKOTA, N.D.—Warren Nelson was memorialized Saturday at Lakota Lutheran Church, where he was baptized in 94 years ago, for the second time....
    newsJune 10, 2017 - 6:49pm
    June 9, 2017
    Marcene Hassebroek (left) and Diane Sherwood stand with items in the Hass-A-Stitch storefront display as part of a Walking Military Memorial in downtown Luverne. The displays will remain through the summer and into the fall. (Julie Buntjer / The Globe)
    Walking Military Memorial created in Luverne
    LUVERNE — From hosting the red carpet premier of Ken Burns’ documentary “The War” to its welcoming Herreid Military Museum and recognition...
    newsJune 9, 2017 - 8:15pm
    June 6, 2017
    Veterans clinic is taking place today
    WORTHINGTON -- A free drop-in legal clinic for veterans is taking place until 3 p.m. today at the Nobles County Government Center. The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is coordinating the event. Information is available on housing, employment, benefits, debt collection,...
    newsJune 6, 2017 - 11:52am
    May 30, 2017
    UND hockey legend among vets injured in Memorial Day crash in Roseau County
    WARROAD, Minn. - At least one victim remains hospitalized in a Memorial Day crash involving a group of American Legion members on their way...
    newsMay 30, 2017 - 8:28pm
    May 29, 2017
    Sarah Merwin, from left, Melissa Lorentz and Micaela Brancato talk Monday, May 22, 2017, in the main kitchen of Holbrook Farms Retreat southwest of Detroit Lakes, Minn. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    At Minnesota lakes country retreat, military widows forge lasting connections
    FARGO — As members of the North Dakota Air National Guard here in 2011, Matt and Micaela Brancato lost two dear friends within a span of...
    newsMay 29, 2017 - 6:50am
    April 9, 2017
    Soldiers hang dog tags of the 32 A Company men who died in combat or captivity on the gun barrel of an M3 Stuart tank outside the armory Sunday during the wreath laying ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March at the Brainerd armory. Kelly Humphrey/Forum News Service
    Minnesota city remembers 75th anniversary of Bataan Death March
    BRAINERD, Minn.—A ceremony Sunday morning marked the 75th anniversary of a Brainerd National Guard unit's part in the Bataan Death March...
    newsApril 9, 2017 - 6:37pm
    March 30, 2017
    Homelessness is history for southwest Minnesota veterans
    WORTHINGTON — Southwest Minnesota has become the 40th community in the nation, and first in Minnesota, to end homelessness among veterans. The Southwest Minnesota Continuum of Care (SWMCC) announced March 21 that it had cleared its waiting list for homeless veterans in 18 counties,...
    newsMarch 30, 2017 - 8:15pm
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