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STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! 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
THE NEW FORTY 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
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Synthetic drug bill passes Senate
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Consequences for selling synthetic drugs soon could be stronger in Minnesota. The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday that would make the sale of synthe...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 11:00 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Fit to Fight
I just got done watching an installment on a television morning show. The title of the piece was Unfit to Fight. It told how a high percentage of America's population does not fit into the mil...
Posted on 3/11/12 at 6:59 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND to host U.S Army War College discussion on national security March 19
A University of North Dakota campus and community discussion national security issues, featuring senior military officers from the U.S. Army War College, is being held at 7 p.m., Monday, March 19, in ...
Posted on 3/6/12 at 2:59 PM
N.D. Guard soldier receives Purple Heart 
A North Dakota National Guard soldier wounded while serving in Iraq has received the Purple Heart. Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprihn-suh-NAT'-ik) presented Sgt. Michael Wing with the award during a ceremony in Minot on Friday.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
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ND Guard soldier receiving Purple Heart
The North Dakota National Guard says a soldier wounded while serving in Iraq is receiving the Purple Heart on Friday.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2012
Nurse in Afghanistan dies during Skype chat with wife
The Texas-based wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday. The circumstances of Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark's death Monday were not immediately available.
By Michael Graczyk , May 04, 2012
Group lobbies for more uses for Grand Forks Air Force Base
A Grand Forks group will prepare a formal proposal to the U.S. Air Force that could become a blueprint for expanded use of Grand Forks Air Force Base. The Base Realignment and Impact Committee will develop the proposal within the next two months and, according to Chairman John Schmisek.
By Kevin Bonham , May 04, 2012
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VIDEO: Bin Laden's last words go online
In letters from his last hideout, Osama bin Laden fretted about dysfunction in his terrorist network and crumbling trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government and the West.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2012
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Hundreds of Minnesota soldiers return
Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard soldiers are settling back into civilian life after returning to the state in the past few days. And if they don't have a job to come back to, they will soon be looking for work.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2012
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Obama and Afghan president Karzai sign agreement of continued US-Afghan partnership
On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq. “We can see the light of a new day,” he said on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, and in the midst of his own re-election campaign.
By Ben Feller , May 01, 2012
Stewartville, Minn., soldier killed in Afghanistan
A 23-year-old Stewartville soldier has been killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. Sgt. Nicholas Dickhut died in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province. The family learned of his death Sunday.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2012
Denver company gets ND military construction job
A Denver construction company has been awarded a $32.1 million Defense Department contract to design and build a maintenance dock at an Air Force base in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2012
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HIGHER EDUCATION NOTEBOOK
UMC graduation set for Saturday The University of Minnesota-Crookston will host its largest graduating class at its commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday in Lysaker Gymnasium.
By Herald Staff Reports , April 29, 2012
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A year later, al-Qaida still a many-headed threat
A year ago this week, U.S. Navy SEALs slipped into a heavily fortified compound in Pakistan and killed the face of international terrorism. There is a growing fear, however, that Osama bin Laden’s death didn’t even seriously wound the international terror threat.
By Matthew Schofield , April 29, 2012
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Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets
President Barack Obama reached out to a generation of young soldiers Friday as he added new protections for veterans and military families misled or bilked by career colleges and technical programs that target their federal education benefits. "They don't care about you," he said, "they care about your cash."
By Anne Gearan , April 27, 2012
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Official: Afghan soldier kills US service member
An Afghan soldier fatally shot an American service member and a local interpreter in southern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks against U.S. and other foreign forces by their Afghan partners.
By Heidi Vogt , April 26, 2012
Veterans benefits fair scheduled in Grafton
A Regional Veterans Benefits Fair for veterans and spouses, widows, children, family and friends of veterans, active duty, guard and reserve will be held July 28 at the Grafton High School gym.
By Herald Staff Report , April 26, 2012
World War II, Korean War veterans from across the region to gather in Devils Lake this weekend
Veterans from across the region will gather together this weekend for the 23rd annual "Dakota Bull Session," an event in Devils Lake that will allow the dwindling number of World War II and Korea veterans to reminisce on their experiences in the military.
By Chuck Haga , April 25, 2012
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