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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
Pearl Harbor survivors return to ships after death 
HONOLULU (AP) — Lee Soucy decided five years ago that when he died he wanted to join his shipmates killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 06, 2011
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40,000 troops to leave Afghanistan by end of 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Drawdown plans announced by the U.S. and more than a dozen other nations will shrink the foreign military footprint in Afghanistan by 40,000 troops at the close of next year, leaving Afghan forces increasingly on the frontlines of the decade-long war.
November 29, 2011
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Change of scene for Texas Marines
GLADSTONE — They have been across the world with the Marines, but neither had ever stepped foot in North Dakota — that is until last week.
By Jennifer McBride , November 24, 2011
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Navy Blue Angels fly into era of budget questions
PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. (AP) — The Navy's Blue Angels have been thrilling audiences for more than six decades with their acrobatic flying in fighter planes, but a new era of federal budget worries and proposed deficit cutting has some inside and outside the military raising questions about the millions it costs to produce their shows.
November 23, 2011
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Thank you for your service
Many people came out to Dickinson State University this morning to show support for service members during the Veterans Day services.
November 11, 2011
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American hero from Bowman shares WWII recollections
Near-death experiences, bullets whizzing by, atomic bombs dropping and Purple Hearts make for epic war stories. One World War II veteran from Bowman lived through all those events in a matter of months.
By April Baumgarten , November 10, 2011
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US military veterans heed Occupy rallying cry
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came home — and can't make a living now.
November 03, 2011
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Iraqi speaker warns of meddling after US pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) — The speaker of Iraq's parliament is warning that neighboring nations will take advantage of the country if it is seen as vulnerable after U.S. troops leave at the end of the year.
October 24, 2011
64 Navy sailors to be kicked out for drug use
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sixty-four sailors from the San Diego-based U.S. Third Fleet will be kicked out of the Navy for drug use, mostly involving a synthetic drug that mimics marijuana, military officials said Thursday.
October 20, 2011
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Obama, first lady to tout jobs plan for veterans
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama is employing the services of the first lady on the final leg of his three-day bus tour as they tout proposals in the president's jobs bill that the White House says would put more of the nation's unemployed veterans back to work.
October 19, 2011
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US drops keeping troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has learned. The decision to pull out fully by January will effectively end more than eight years of U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, despite ongoing concerns about its security forces and the potential for instability.
October 15, 2011
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ND Guard soldiers bound for year of Kosovo duty
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — About 55 North Dakota National Guard soldiers are bound for a year of duty in Kosovo.
September 21, 2011
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Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in military
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of debate and months of final preparations, the military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its ranks.
September 20, 2011
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Events of 9/11 affected lives of thousands of North Dakotans; Dickinson family among those to share stories
Naomi Obrigewitch knew an hour after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that her life in Dickinson was about to change.
By By Teri Finneman , September 11, 2011
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