With Monday being Veterans Day, many cities that have city council meetings on the second Monday of the month have had to change their schedules. The city councils in Barnesville, Fertile, Twin Valley, Clearbrook, Winger, Crookston and Lake Park will meet Tuesday, November 12. The Red Lake Falls City Council will meet on Wednesday, November…
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Monday is Veterans Day, and local schools, and organizations will be honoring veterans with their annual Veterans Day Programs. Polk County Veterans Service Officer Kurt Ellefson encourages people to attend one of these programs, and to thank a veteran this Veterans Day. Ellefson also encourages people to show their support to veterans, by participating in…
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CLIMAX, MN—Veterans are invited to enjoy a free breakfast at the Climax-Shelly School next Monday for Veterans Day. Climax-Shelly Principal Lucas Soine tells us more. Following the breakfast, there will be a Veterans Day ceremony at the Climax-Shelly School Auditorium.
Mark Persons, Vietnam veteran and member of the Brainerd VFW, Brainerd American Legion and DAV and Bill Wroolie, Vietnam veteran and past state commander of the Disabled American Veterans, also a past state and national commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and currently a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and…
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Retired North Dakota National Guard State Command Sergeant Major Derek Heck gave a speech at the Hillsboro School Veterans Day Program on Thursday. Heck reminds us that no matter the way they served every Veteran made a sacrifice. Derek Heck’s full speech and the entire Hillsboro Veterans Day Program can be heard on the Your…
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John Rosenberger of Norman County Veterans Services appeared on the Kaleidoscope Program to discuss some topics regarding Veterans Day and the Department of Veterans Affairs. One thing discussed in length was the Veterans Legacy Memorial which is an online database of veterans who have passed away. Rosenberger shares more details on what it is and…
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Local veterans, Jeff McArthur and Mark Persons, remind us about Veterans Day ceremonies coming up in the Brainerd Lakes Area and tell us their own stories of how they served to defend our freedom.
Crow Wing County Veterans’ Service Officer, Erik Flowers, updates us on the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs State Soldier’s Assistance Program (SSAP), provides a claims status update and reminds us of programs and events coming up observing Veterans Day 2023.
ADA, MN—Ada-Borup-West High School hosted a Veterans Day program Friday morning to thank those who have served in the military. Ada VFW Post 7557 Commander Craig Larson was the featured speaker. Ada American Legion Post 26 Commander Ken Pazdernik spoke about the high amount of suicide among veterans and the need to reduce that. Pazdernik…
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Mark Persons, Brainerd VFW Post Chaplain, discusses local events for Veterans Day, Friday November 11th, 2022.