Military

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...

If you're a Marine, former Marine, parent or sibling of a Marine or just plain interested, you're invited to a meeting of the Cannon Valley Marine Corps League. The meetings in Owatonna will occur every other month. Plans are for the meetings in Owatonna to be held the first Wednesday of every other month at the American Legion Club, 137 West Broadway in Owatonna...

World War II veteran Arnold Hjermstad has received another honor, this time from France, for his service in the war. On Saturday, June 6, the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France, Christina Selander Bouzoina, honorary consul of France, presented Hjermstad, of Cannon Falls, with the Legion of Honor, according to Bob and Roslyn Hjermstad, Arnold's son and daughter-in-law...

Refueled and ready to go, the MV-22B Osprey that landed at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon got held up by a brief thunderstorm Wednesday morning. About 30-40 people, many retired military members, gathered at the airport to watch the Marine aircraft take off...

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey landed at the Owatonna Degner Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon to refuel and make an overnight stop on its way to its next military base. It will fly out sometime Wednesday. Airport manager Dave Beaver said it's the most expensive plane ever to have landed at the airport...

Thank you to all of our veterans. America is the home of the free because of the brave. Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day. It is a day to remember our fallen soldiers. Thank you, veterans. "Some gave all. All gave some" ...  Billy Ray Cyrus...

On Saturday, May 16, after 71 years of waiting, 96-year-old Arnold Hjermstad of Cannon Falls finally received a Legion of Merit award. Hjermstad earned the medal for his U.S. Army service in North Africa and Europe during World War II. U.S...

Jerry Ganfield with the Steele County Historical Society tells us about the 13 men from Steele County who died in Vietnam during the war. The exhibit includes their military ranks and personal stories from friends, family and comrades who served with them...

Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn is the chairman this year of the Beyond The Yellow Ribbon Committee and will update us on what the organization does for military veterans. Faribault was proclaimed a Beyond The Yellow Ribbon community on June 1, 2012, and I have to say it was one of the proudest days I've witnessed in my nearly 28 years in Faribault...