MILITARY
Gulleson pledges support for veterans
FARGO Democrat Pam Gulleson pledged Friday to maintain funding and other support for veterans services if shes elected as North Dakotas congresswoman this fall. In a press conference with Fargo-ar...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 4:55 PM
Obama signs Minnesota-pushed bill to restore military benefits
The Pentagon will restore military personnel leave time that was stripped from nearly 50,000 soldiers in October. President Barack Obama Friday signed into law a bill co-sponsored by all of Minnesota...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 12:59 PM
What 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...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:46 AM
Where 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...
Posted on 4/26/12 at 8:22 PM
Military experience gives veteran push to overcome struggles
Hes jumped out of more than 530 airplanes and hauled a 150-pound rucksack on his back for 20 years. Now, its tough for Steve Bauman, 45, to get out of bed in the morning. But, he does much more than t...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 5:44 AM
Military Line program launched in Minnesota, North Dakota 
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota will launch a local Military Line program on Saturday, Armed Forces Day.
By Forum staff reports , May 17, 2012
Army reviews whether women can go to Ranger school 
WASHINGTON — Army leaders have begun to study the prospect of sending female soldiers to the service's prestigious Ranger school — another step in the effort to broaden opportunities for women in the military.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2012
After 93 years, Civil War vet gets grave marker in MInn. 
HEWITT, Minn. — A Civil War veteran whose Minnesota grave has been unmarked for nearly a century now has a military marker in honor of his service.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Veterans Memorial event set at Bonanzaville 
WEST FARGO – The Bonanzaville Veterans Memorial Celebration will be held May 23, with festivities starting at 3 p.m.
By Forum staff reports , May 12, 2012
Event set for Employee Fitness and Health Day 
FARGO – The Fargo Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System is sponsoring a 2K walk and roll event Wednesday for National Employee Health and Fitness Day.
By Forum staff reports , May 12, 2012
House bill could restore Fargo Guard’s manned air mission 
FARGO – A U.S. House bill that restores new flying mission for Fargo’s Air National Guard base is a “giant step forward” in keeping a manned air mission here, officials said Friday.
By Kristen Daum , May 11, 2012
Minn. Civil War soldier to be honored with marker 
HEWITT, Minn. — A Civil War soldier from Minnesota will be honored with a marker placed on his grave.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
House seeks to keep C-27J flying 
FARGO – There’s progress in the fight to keep a manned aircraft mission at Fargo’s Air National Guard base, supporters said Thursday.
By Helmut Schmidt , May 10, 2012
Veterans’ organizations donate to family groups 
FARGO – Three West Fargo military veterans groups on Saturday presented a donation of almost $13,700 to organizations that help North Dakota military families, according to a news release from the North Dakota National Guard.
By Forum staff reports , May 08, 2012
West Fargo, Cass County chip in for Air Guard lobbying 
FARGO – Cass County and West Fargo have joined a growing coalition of metro governments and organizations fighting to keep a manned air mission at Fargo’s part-time Air National Guard base.
By Kristen Daum , May 07, 2012
USS North Dakota keel-laying ceremony set for Friday 
BISMARCK, N.D. — A delegation from North Dakota is traveling to Rhode Island this week for the keel-laying ceremony for the nuclear submarine being named for the state.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
Flags honor fallen soldier's procession in Minnesota 
By Associated Press , May 06, 2012
Military notes 
Air Force Airman Joel Bischoff graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
May 05, 2012
AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop 
NEW YORK — In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the biggest scoop in its history. He reported, a full day ahead of the competition, that the Germans had surrendered unconditionally at a former schoolhouse in Reims, France.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
Photo exhibit of North Dakota fallen heroes on display 
FARGO – “Remembering Our Fallen,” a photo exhibit of the 19 North Dakotans killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, is on display through May 16 in the lobby of the Gate City Bank Village West branch at 3909 13th Ave. S.
By Forum staff reports , May 04, 2012
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