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Two North Dakota soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Monday. The soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Darren Linde, 41, of Devils Lake, and Spc. Tyler Orgaard, 20, of Bismarck, were doing a routine clearance o...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 1:44 AM
STORM TRACKER Afghanistan Cold
The harsh winter weather that has hit much of Europe and Asia has also been impacting Afghanistan. This in turn has created another battle for our troops stationed there, fighting the cold and the sno...
Posted on 2/22/12 at 4:34 AM
FARMBLEAT Spread a little cheer to the troops
As people gather in schools throughout southwest Minnesota today to honor our veterans of all wars, Id like to ask you to hit the stores afterward and buy some requested supplies for our soldiers serv...
Posted on 11/10/11 at 8:56 PM
UND NEWS UND student to pay tribute to fallen brother-in-law during Veterans Day ‘Roll Call’ event Nov. 11
Sherry Fieber-Beyer, a UND doctoral student, has a special duty to perform on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. She will be one in a solemn line of UND and Grand Forks area community members w...
Posted on 11/9/11 at 3:52 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Minnesota farming soldiers head to Afghanistan
Twenty-two Minnesota National Guard soldiers are heading to Afghanistan on an unusual mission: teach agriculture. The Guards Agri-Business Development Team leaves for training Tuesday for a one-year ...
Posted on 9/30/11 at 11:07 AM
Marine from Princeton killed in Afghanistan 
MINNEAPOLIS – A Marine from Minnesota has been killed in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense reports 21-year-old Cpl. Sean Osterman of Princeton died Thursday.
By Associated Press , December 21, 2010
Female veterans say service overlooked by military and civilian worlds
MINNEAPOLIS – Anne Baumtrog remembers the slight well. She and her husband, Paul, were at a support program in the Twin Cities for returning soldiers, checking out a Veterans of Foreign Wars table.
By Mark Brunswick, McClatchy Newspapers , November 29, 2010
Operation Chocolate Chip: More cookies needed to send to troops in honor of fallen New London soldier
NEW LONDON, Minn. — More chocolate chip cookies, disposable plastic food containers, cardboard boxes with lids and someone with a vehicle big enough to haul several thousand cookies from New London to Minneapolis are needed this weekend to help get those cookies to soldiers in Afghanistan.
By Forum Communciations Co. report , October 15, 2010
Soldier’s body brought back to Minnesota
WILLMAR, Minn. – A chartered jet descended from a cloudless blue sky to bring the body of Army Pfc. Ryane Clark home Thursday. Clark was killed Oct. 4 while deployed to Afghanistan.
By Linda Vanderwerf and David Little, Forum Communications Co. , October 15, 2010
Body of Minnesota soldier to arrive home today
WILLMAR, Minn. – The body of Army Pfc. Ryane Clark is scheduled to arrive at 12:30 p.m. today at Willmar Municipal Airport.
By Forum Communications Co. reports , October 14, 2010
Body of Minnesota soldier killed in Afghanistan to arrive Thursday in Willmar
WILLMAR, Minn. – The body of Army Pfc. Ryane Clark is scheduled to arrive at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Willmar Municipal Airport.
By Forum Communications Co. report , October 13, 2010
Funeral set for soldier killed in Afghanistan
NEW LONDON, Minn. – The funeral for Army Pfc. Ryane G. Clark, 22, of New London, will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the New London-Spicer High School gymnasium.
By Forum Communications Co. report , October 09, 2010
Funeral for fallen Minnesota soldier set
NEW LONDON — The funeral for Army Pfc. Ryane G. Clark, 22, of New London, will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the New London-Spicer High School gymnasium.
The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16, also at the high school.
By Forum Communications Co. report , October 08, 2010
UPDATED: New London soldier killed in Afghanistan
An Army private who graduated from high school in New London, Minn., in 2007 was killed Monday in Afghanistan, according to his family.
By Forum Communications Co. report , October 05, 2010
Afghanistan President Karzai marks 9/11 with appeal over civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the U.S. on Saturday by insisting the origins of the continued Taliban insurgency are not in Afghanistan.
By Associated Press , September 11, 2010
Thousands of Afghans in anti-Quran-burning protest
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans set fire to tires in the streets and shouted "Death to America" for a second day Saturday despite a decision by an American pastor to call off plans to burn copies of the Islamic holy book.
By Associated Press , September 11, 2010
Former Fergus Falls resident killed in Afghanistan
Wife recently worked for Fargo Public SchoolsSAUK CITY, Wis. – A Wisconsin solder with ties to Fergus Falls, Minn., and Fargo has died while serving in Afghanistan.
By Forum and wire reports , August 31, 2010
Marine from Pine City killed in Afghanistan
PINE CITY, Minn. (AP) — A highly decorated bomb disposal technician from Pine City has been killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
By Associated Press , August 30, 2010
Sole survivor recounts group’s last moments
Recalls ambush that killed 10, including former Park Rapids resident
KABUL, Afghanistan – The first sign of danger was the crackle of gunfire over their heads. Ten gunmen, their faces covered, rushed toward terrified humanitarian workers and began shouting “Satellite! Satellite!” – a demand to surrender their phones.
By Associated Press , August 12, 2010
Body of Park Rapids dentist headed back from Afghanistan
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The family of a Minnesota native killed while volunteering his medical services in Afghanistan is making funeral plans while waiting for word when Dr. Thomas Grams' body will arrive home.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2010
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