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NIE ROCKSWhat is Armed Forces Day?
May 19 is Armed Forces Day. What is it and how did it originate? President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members f...
5/14/12 at 11:46 AM Armed Forces Day 2011 5/16/11 at 10:37 AM
Armed Forces Day 5/10/10 at 12:00 AM
THE NEW FORTYWhere is the sense in it all?
Can you hear me screaming? Can you feel veterans' pain? Can you see the cost of their patriotism? Can you taste the families' tears? Can you smell the fresh dirt that covers their graves? A veter...
4/26/12 at 8:22 PM Where the tragedy began... 3/24/12 at 9:53 PM
The 12 Days Before Christmas - 216 Veteran Suicides. 12/13/11 at 8:05 AM
UND NEWSUND to host U.S Army War College discussion on national security March 19
A University of North Dakota campus and community discussion national security issues, featuring senior military officers from the U.S. Army War College, is being held at 7 p.m., Monday, March 19, in ...
3/6/12 at 2:59 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYONDSneak peak: The impact of 9/11 10 years later
DICKINSON, N.D. Naomi Obrigewitch knew an hour after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that her life in Dickinson was about to change. It started to dawn on me that I have a husband in the mi...
9/8/11 at 9:21 AM VIDEO: National 9/11 Flag event honors North Dakota heroes 8/13/11 at 12:11 PM
Potter military presser 9/3/10 at 12:09 PM
FLICKERTALES FROM THE HILLHoeven seeks Air Force Academy applicants
FARGO - As a newly sworn-in member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven wants to recruit high school students from his home state to apply for the mil...
7/15/11 at 3:10 PM Hoeven visits Cuba, wants Gitmo detention facility open permanently 6/14/11 at 4:45 PM
Hoeven appointed to Air Force Academy oversight board 5/12/11 at 2:25 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE AREA VOICES COMMUNITYMilitary blogs: an update
An update now on the post I wrote just before Memorial Day. I threw out a question, "Wouldn't it be great for someone to write a blog to honor our fallen soldiers?" I heard a resounding "YES" from so...
6/2/11 at 3:08 PM Help wanted: A blogger to write about military heroes 5/27/11 at 11:29 AM
More proof of the changing news game... 5/2/11 at 4:55 PM
NDSU NEWSDefense Secretary Gates to address NDSU spring commencement
Fargo, N.D.February 2 -- North Dakota State University President Dean L. Bresciani announced today that U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will be the guest speaker at NDSUs spring commencement...
2/2/11 at 9:31 AM
BOY SCOUT BLOGA Boy Scout Salute to Veterans
On this Veteran's Day, 2010, the Boy Scouts of America and the Northern Lights Council salute and thank our active and retired military for their service to this great Country. With nearly 24 milli...
11/11/10 at 5:38 PM Scouts Kick Off Popcorn Fund-Raiser! 10/5/10 at 4:50 PM
Celebrate Scouting by Sending Letters 12/11/09 at 8:07 AM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN NDWalmart, as a corporation, just lost some business from me
According to Stars and Stripes, Walmart has been gouging online shoppers who send purchases to members of the military overseas. Even though the Department of Defense picks up the tab for the extra di...
12/16/09 at 8:58 AM
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