Veterans
Museum seeks Legion History
The Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum is requesting donations of Minnesota Legionnaire newsletters and Minnesota Legion post newsletters.
Snowmobiling event is back
GRAND RAPIDS — Registration begins Dec. 1 for the annual Honor & Ride snowmobile event.
New ADSO: Meet the new ADSO
For the many of you who do not know me, my name is Jason Storm. I was hired six months ago as the American Legion’s assistant department service officer (aka ADSO) for the Department of Minnesota.
Veterans Day at Apple Valley High School
Apple Valley Post 1776 provided colors at a Veterans Day observance at Apple Valley High School.
John Kriesel: ‘Life is good, even when we think it is not’
ST. CLOUD ─ John Kriesel joined the Minnesota National Guard on his 17th birthday after watching U.S. forces on TV in the Persian Gulf War ─ not just a stint but as a career.
Veterans Day Film Festival to follow ceremonies across Minnesota
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, communities across Minnesota will come together for the statewide Veterans Day Film Festival, a free event honoring the service and sacrifice of Minnesota’s veterans. The film festivals will occur in Mankato, Stillwater and Little Falls.
Remember the Kennedy and Belknap!
BLOOMINGTON — A remembrance will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Mall of America, Nov. 21-23, for the 1975 collision of the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Belknap, where the lives of eight sailors were lost.
What’s up at the World War II Round Table?
Here are upcoming programs for the Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Round Table. The history presentations happen at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul:
State Veterans Day program to leave the metro
MANKATO — The official Minnesota State Veterans Day Celebration takes place this year at the Mankato Armory.
Know the organization behind the CVSOs
NISSWA — Many veterans across the Land of 10,000 Lakes are aware of the existence of county veteran service officers, dedicated county employees who help veterans file and receive their earned benefits.
USS Ward gun removed from Capitol grounds
A forklift removes the USS Ward Gun 3 from the grounds of the State Capitol Complex on Sept. 2 during a ceremony observing 80 years since V-J Day.
Museum work is at the midpoint
CAMP RIPLEY — The $40 million Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum is at its construction midpoint. The local news media was invited on a tour July 23.