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STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Memorial Day Resources
Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memoria...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 9:20 AM
NEW PLATEAUS The Thrill to Serve: Know Your Glow
I recently celebrated seven years sober. I recognized this milestone as one typically does in AA. I received a small medallion during a meeting and said a few words about my experiences and obstacles ...
Posted on 6/1/12 at 8:59 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Lazarus the Bee
The last weekend in May has always been touted as the celebration of life. In the USA, we honor our fallen war veterans through Memorial Day and reflect on how the soldiers gave their lives for thei...
Posted on 5/31/12 at 4:28 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Memorial Day: It’s not just another holiday for new second lieutenant
Memorial Day this year was special in more ways than one for Brenna Goodman, a third-generation service member who graduated from UND earlier this month as a newly commissioned second lieutenant thr...
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:46 AM
THE NEW FORTY Remembrance...
Remembrance...it is more than just a word, it is a commitment. Today let us rememberall who gave of themselves for this country. We have lost so many men and woman in the defense of democracy and huma...
Posted on 5/28/12 at 8:37 AM
MEMORIAL DAY: Project IDs more than 4,000 Civil War graves 
The first Civil War casualty to be buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn was a 12-year-old drummer for a New York regiment.
By Chris Carola , May 29, 2011
Memorial Day observances
A list of area Memorial Day events.
By Herald Staff Report , May 29, 2011
U.S. troops in Afghanistan hold candlelight Memorial Day ceremony
Nearly a decade later, after more than 1,400 killed in combat, some U.S. troops paused for a moment Sunday to remember what brought America to Afghanistan and to honor the lives that continue to be lost.
By Jon Gambrell , May 29, 2011
N.D. gov. orders flags at half-staff in observance of Memorial Day
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
By Associated Press , May 29, 2011
A nursing life: GF woman cared for wounded during WWII
Anna Walker consoled wounded GIs after D-DayOn this Memorial Day weekend, Anna Walker of Grand Forks is thinking again about England, about the young men and women she lived and worked with nearly 70 years ago and the wounded who filled wards of her hospital after D-Day.
By Chuck Haga , May 28, 2011
Area Memorial Day events
Schedule of Memorial Day observances held around the area.
By Herald Staff Report , May 28, 2011
Poppy Day tradition honors those lost in war
In honor of Poppy Day, which always falls on the Saturday before Memorial Day, the American Legion Auxiliary will be at various Grand Forks grocery stores and shops providing red poppies to the general public and accepting donations for disabled veterans in North Dakota and nationwide.
By Erik Burgess , May 27, 2011
Memorial Day closings
Most city, county and state offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Regular city business will not be conducted that day. However, emergency police and fire services will continue to operate as scheduled.
By Herald Staff Report , May 27, 2011
Rain showers, thunderstorms possibly Memorial Day weekend norm
The Memorial Day weekend in the Red River Valley is shaping up to be warmer than the chilly — and sometimes below-freezing — weather earlier this week. That, for many people, is the good news.
May 26, 2011
Memorial Day observances
Here's a list of area Memorial Day weekend events.
May 24, 2011
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THAT REMINDS ME with Marilyn Hagerty: Civil War pageantry, memorials marked 1911
When they talked of veterans around here 100 years ago, they meant men who had served in the Civil War.
By Marilyn Hagerty , May 24, 2011
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Memorial weekend, Victoria Day likely will cause long lines at border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding all travelers planning trips across the border into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents.
By Herald Staff Report , May 18, 2011
‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign
As part of national “Click It or Ticket” efforts, the increased enforcement period will run from Monday through June 5.
By Herald Staff Report , May 17, 2011
Soldiers pause as violence rages
U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Iraq mark Memorial DayU.S. forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq remembered friends and colleagues Monday in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation’s war dead.
By Heidi Vogt , May 31, 2010
Memorial Day: ‘Refusing to forget’
GF, nation hold services to honor military sacrificeMemorial Day is about a lot of things, but the “sacred day” is “mostly about refusing to forget” those who have served in America’s armed forces. That’s how Mike Dobmeier, national judge advocate of Disabled American Veterans, explained the federal holiday to a crowd of about 300 during the annual Memorial Day service at Memorial Park South in Grand Forks.
By Ryan Johnson , May 31, 2010
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