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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
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 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
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Sept. 11 ceremony honors ND soldiers
BISMARCKThree North Dakotans killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan will be honored this weekend as their names are added to the North Dakota Memorial to the Fallen in the Global War on Terrorism. ...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 12:30 PM
Obama: Half of US combat troops home within 1 year 
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan, shrinking the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated war.
By Julie Pace and Robert Burns , February 13, 2013
US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of containers home through a once-blocked land route through Pakistan.
By Patrick Quinn & Rahim Faiez , February 11, 2013
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Prince Harry returns from Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defense revealed Monday that the 28-year-old prince is returning from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps. It did not immediately divulge his exact whereabouts.
By Jill Lawless , January 21, 2013
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N.D. Medal of Honor recipient: ‘We weren’t going to be beat that day’
More than 300 Taliban fighters attacked the lonely outpost in the valley. Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha led the defense that kept the outpost from being overrun. He credits his Army training and his fellow soldiers.
By Stephen J. Lee , January 16, 2013
Obama, Karzai meet to discuss ending Afghan war
Charting the course for a war's end, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Friday at the White House to discuss the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the 66,000 American troops in harm's way.
By Julie Pace and Robert Burns , January 11, 2013
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ND Guard unit might be called for Afghanistan duty
A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has been notified that it might be called for duty in Afghanistan. The Guard says the Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company has been put on alert. If the unit is called to duty, about 100 soldiers would head overseas in the spring of 2014.
By Associated Press , January 09, 2013
Afghan violence falls in 2012, insider attacks up
Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics compiled by The Associated Press.
By Denis D. Gray and Rahim Faiez , December 30, 2012
US family pleas for couple missing in Afghanistan
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The family of an ailing, pregnant American woman missing in Afghanistan with her Canadian husband has broken months of silence over the mysterious case, making public appeals for the couple's safe return.
By Denis D. Gray and Eric Tucker , December 30, 2012
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Devils Lake guardsman remembered as mentor to soldiers
A 41-year-old father of four, Darren Linde got called “Grandpa” and “Papa Bear” for being older than most of the soldiers he served with and trained, but also for putting his safety after that of his comrades.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 05, 2012
Slain N.D. soldiers return to U.S. soil
One was a seasoned soldier, with multiple tours and more than 20 years of experience. The other was fresh out of high school and on his first overseas deployment. Both received the military’s fourth-highest award for bravery and heroism – the Bronze Star Medal – after being killed in action on Monday evening.
By Erik Burgess , December 05, 2012
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Flags line funeral route for fallen Minnesota Marine
A Minnesota Marine who was killed in Afghanistan last week will be laid to rest, and his community has set up a patriotic memorial in his honor.
By Associated Press , November 28, 2012
Funeral for Minnesota Marine killed in Afghanistan
The funeral will be Wednesday for a Minnesota Marine killed last week in Afghanistan.
By Associated Press , November 26, 2012
9 more Iraq, Afghan war veterans joining Congress
As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her legs and faced the prospect of losing her right arm.
By Kevin Freking , November 23, 2012
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Friends, family recall slain Minnesota Marine's dedication
Marine Lance Cpl. Dale Means wasn't afraid of going to Afghanistan and saw it as an opportunity to honor his country, a family member said. Means was killed Sunday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday.
By Associated Press , November 20, 2012
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Veterans, military families form anti-amendment group
A group of military veterans and family members plans to fight a proposal to define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution that effectively bans gay marriages.
By Don Davis , September 25, 2012
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