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THE NEW FORTY The 12 Days Before Christmas - 216 Veteran Suicides.
As we all go about merrily this holiday season I want to remind everyone of an unpleasant reality that will forever mar this season for an untold number of veterans' families - the veteran suicide epi...
Posted on 12/13/11 at 7:05 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Sneak 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...
Posted on 9/8/11 at 8:21 AM
FLICKERTALES FROM THE HILL Hoeven 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...
Posted on 7/15/11 at 2:10 PM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Military 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...
Posted on 6/2/11 at 2:08 PM
NIE ROCKS Armed Forces Day 2011
What is Armed Forces Day? President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of ...
Posted on 5/16/11 at 9:37 AM
Obama praises Special Forces for hostage rescue 
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message.
January 25, 2012
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Before ND sub is launched, there's bookwork
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The commander of a nuclear submarine that's named for North Dakota says he's impressed by the state's support of the vessel.
January 12, 2012
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Army reservists return to ND from Afghanistan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Army reservists who served in Afghanistan have returned to North Dakota.
January 11, 2012
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2 ND National Guard senior leaders retiring
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two of the North Dakota National Guard's senior leaders are retiring this weekend.
January 06, 2012
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Attacks targeting Shiites kill 57 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 57 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just as soon as the last American troops left the country in mid-December.
January 05, 2012
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'Synthetic' marijuana is problem for US military
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. troops are increasingly using an easy-to-get herbal mix called “Spice,” which mimics a marijuana high, is hard to detect and can bring on hallucinations that last for days.
December 30, 2011
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As Iraq War ends, no parade for troops is imminent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans probably won't be seeing a huge ticker-tape parade anytime soon for troops returning from Iraq, and it's not clear if veterans of the nine-year campaign will ever enjoy the grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming that the nation's fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War.
December 30, 2011
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Hoeven to discuss UAS program with officials
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven plans to meet with local and military officials at the Grand Forks Air Force Base on Tuesday morning to plan for the future of the unmanned aerial systems program.
December 19, 2011
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No public service for 4 killed in helicopter crash
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Joint Base Lewis-McChord says no public memorial service is planned for all four Army aviators who died Monday night in the crash of two helicopters in a training area of the base.
December 16, 2011
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Editorial: Solemn reminders of strength
Many Americans go to work every day with the expectation of coming home at a reasonable hour, eating supper, lounging around and sinking into a warm bed when their eyelids grow heavy. They get up in the morning and do just about the same things, most days.
December 16, 2011
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Panetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq — a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy.
December 15, 2011
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Update2: Officials name those killed in helicopter crash, former western North Dakota resident among them
A former western North Dakota resident was among four soldiers killed when helicopters crashed Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, family friend Nikki McAlpin, Grassy Butte, said this morning. A family email also confirmed the tragedy.
By The Dickinson Press and AP , December 14, 2011
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