Military

This Saturday, May 21, in Armed Forces Day, a day to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches. Over the course of the next couple of days you'll see members of the American Legion Auxiliary handing out bright red crepe paper poppies around town to honor those who have served or are currently serving in the military and the sacrifices they've made to ensure our freedom... Read Mor

Elizabeth "Betty Wall" Strofus was very outspoken about rights for WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots). She worked hard to get women recognized as veterans. They flew non-combat missions to free up the male pilots for the combat missions during World War II...

Former Rice County Sheriff Richard Cook and past American Legion Commander Lloyd Grandprey will be guests on today's KDHL AM Minnesota program. We will talk about the changes to plans for the Rice County Veterans Memorial on the north lawn of the Rice County Courthouse in Faribault...

Last week I had the opportunity to drive this Army truck. It was manufactured by Dodge during the Korean War. It is called an M37 heavy weapons carrier. All the four-wheel drive pick-ups of today can be traced back to the M37. It was the first "all wheel drive" truck that was manufactured...

The Traveling Wall Faribault group is bringing an 80 percent to scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial to the Rice County Fairgrounds at the end of August, and to support that endeavor, the group is hosting a five-band extravaganza and fundraiser on April 23.

The Town of Randolph worked hard this holiday season, taking donations at the music concerts to purchase basic toiletry supplies and snacks to send to Jesse Johnson and all 200 men in the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y., stationed in Afghanistan...

Don Matejcek of Owatonna reminisces about spending Christmas with, and away from, his family while he was in the military in the mid-1960s. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

Peter Van Sluis stops by the KDHL studio to discuss details about the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall coming to Faribault Labor Day weekend 2016. A breakfast fundraiser is Sunday at the Faribault American Legion Post #43. The half-size replica of the original memorial in Washington, D...

On the eve of Veterans Day, the Better Business Bureau warns veterans to beware of fraudulent schemes. Whether fresh out of the military or long retired, veterans are often the targets of scammers. The BBB shares some tips to protect those who have served our country...

Gol Lutheran Church in Kenyon invited me to services Sunday to see the dedication of a veterans wall at their church. It's called Gol's Wall of Glory and the dedication service was in a word, fantastic. During the service in the church established in 1864 we sang "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies" and "God Bless America...