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WAR

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Columns
Nelson: America must break the cycle of endless wars
"Is it too much to ask of Americans to open a history book once in a while?" InForum columnist Ross Nelson asks. "How often must we meddle in European wars that have little or nothing to do with us?"
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The Vault
Before there were American Legions or VFWs, Civil War veterans built this place in Minnesota
Since its construction in 1885 by Civil War veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Litchfield (the first built in Minnesota), remains a perfectly preserved piece of history, the same as it was when being used by veterans who built it as a place to gather, connect and socialize.
December 02, 2022 01:30 PM
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Minnesota
The first American killed in the Vietnam War was born in Minnesota and died watching a movie
Master Sgt. Chester Ovnand was born in Thief River Falls and also spent part of his childhood in Adams, North Dakota.
November 16, 2022 09:33 AM
Protestors gather outside the Russian embassy after missile strikes in Ukraine, in Warsaw
Columns
Port: Republicans, and all Americans, must stand behind Ukraine and against Putin
"In the 1940s, Americans joined our global allies in fighting the spread of fascism in Europe. In the 2020s we are being asked, again, to help protect a democratic state against the encroachment of Putin's modern form of fascism," Rob Port writes. "Eschewing that cry for help, fleeing from our duties as leaders of the free world, would mean repeating the mistakes of the past."
October 26, 2022 06:00 AM

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Latest Headlines
Scenes from the burial of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan, of Benson, July 9, 2022 at Normandy American Cemetery in France. McGowan was shot down on D-day, June 6, 1944, over France. His remains were recovered in 2018 and identified in 2019. He was buried with full military honors with his family in attendance.
Minnesota
World War II pilot from Minnesota buried with full honors Saturday in France
The family of 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan was able to lay him to rest Saturday, 78 years after the 23-year-old pilot's plane was shot down on D-Day. His remains were recovered in France in 2018 and identified in 2019.
July 11, 2022 05:40 PM
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By  Linda Vanderwerf
Shelling in Kharkiv
World
Russians close in on east Ukrainian cities, defenders set to quit Sievierodonetsk
The Russian advances appeared to bring the Kremlin closer to taking full control of Luhansk province, one of Moscow's stated war objectives, and set the stage for Lysychansk to become the main frontline city on that front.
June 24, 2022 08:20 AM
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By  Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth / Reuters
Ukrainians call on EU leaders to approve candidate status
World
Ukraine takes tentative step toward EU membership as Donbas battles reach 'fearsome climax'
Although the approval of the Kyiv government's application by EU leaders meeting in Brussels is just the start of what will be a years-long process, it marks a huge geopolitical shift and will anger Russia as it struggles to impose its will on Ukraine.
June 23, 2022 07:31 AM
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By  Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi / Reuters
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk
World
Fifteen killed as Russia rains rockets on Kharkiv
The Russian strikes on Kharkiv, throughout Tuesday and continuing on Wednesday morning, were the worst for weeks in the area where normal life had been returning since Ukraine pushed Russian forces back in a major counter-offensive last month.
June 22, 2022 07:26 AM
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By  Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi / Reuters
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region
World
Moscow fumes after EU cuts off shipments to Baltic outpost
The latest diplomatic crisis is over the Kaliningrad enclave, a port and surrounding countryside on the Baltic Sea that is home to nearly a million Russians, connected to the rest of Russia by a rail link through EU- and NATO-member Lithuania.
June 21, 2022 07:31 AM
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By  Reuters
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region
World
Russians advance, Zelenskyy expects escalation as EU set to welcome Ukraine
Moscow's separatist proxies claimed to have captured Toshkivka, a town on the mostly Ukrainian-held western bank of the Siverskyi Donets river, south of Sievierodonetsk, which has become the main battlefield city in recent weeks.
June 20, 2022 06:33 AM
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By  Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder / Reuters

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Lifestyle
A hidden gem in Minnesota lakes country, the Prospect House and its museum embraces 'his' story
Jay Johnson, the great-grandson of a Civil War veteran, is grateful to share his family's treasures at the Battle Lake, Minn., museum.
June 17, 2022 01:00 PM
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By  Tracy Briggs
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region
World
EU backs Ukraine's membership bid as war brings huge shift
Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February. Four days later, so did Moldova and Georgia — smaller ex-Soviet states also contending with separatist regions occupied by Russian troops.
June 17, 2022 07:31 AM
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By  Robin Emmott and Max Hunder / Reuters
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region
World
EU leaders visit Ukraine in show of support after criticism
On the battlefield, Ukrainian officials said their troops were still holding out against massive Russian bombardment in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, and described new progress in a counteroffensive in the south.
June 16, 2022 07:28 AM
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By  Natalia Zinets / Reuters
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