Veterans

Go to Department Convention next year to be hosted by Willmar

Department Convention next year to be hosted by Willmar

Jim Mertens, chairman of the Convention Corp., said Willmar was approved for the site of the 105th Department Convention. He said committee members are in negotiation for a five-year deal much like the one St. Cloud has for the Fall Conference. Multi-year contracts result in better rates.

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Hassing rides again

“Somebody just told me that when you get to this level, you should no longer be nervous up here. I beg to differ,” he said.

Go to Meet the new MDVA deputy commissioner of healthcare

Meet the new MDVA deputy commissioner of healthcare

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs gained a new deputy commissioner of healthcare in late May.

Go to From Eagle Scout to Gulf War combat to transition years to Legionnaire

From Eagle Scout to Gulf War combat to transition years to Legionnaire

Minnesota Legion College is a good way to get skills noticed

Go to Time to repair Fort Snelling National Cemetery carillon

Time to repair Fort Snelling National Cemetery carillon

Chanhassen Post 580 and V4V join forces to bring back the music

Go to Meet Bill Strusinsky, lobbyist and Army medic veteran

Meet Bill Strusinsky, lobbyist and Army medic veteran

Book details Strusinski’s leap year in Vietnam

Go to Tax bill scales e-tabs back severely

Tax bill scales e-tabs back severely

‘It’s going to be further back than when they came out’

Legislature OKs 9/11 bonus, veterans omnibus, Hastings

For the second year in a row, the Minnesota Legislature passed an omnibus bill for veterans and military affairs