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Tim McGraw Donating Homes To Wounded Warriors and Servicemembers

Dave McCord — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:23:13 +0000

Tim McGraw is teaming up with Chase Bank and Operation Homefront to award 25 mortgage-free homes to wounded servicemembers at each concert on his tour including Minnesota. Our men and women in uniform have given so much of their lives to serve our country. When one of them gets injured, it creates quite a burden [...]

More Red Bulls Coming Home Today

Jim Maurice — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:37 +0000

The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday). There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state. A bus will drop off soldiers from Central Minnesota at the St. Cloud Armory at 11:15 a.m. this morning. On Sunday 215 soldiers returned home, [...]

Nearly 3,000 Soldiers Returning Home to Minnesota

Jim Maurice — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:54:11 +0000

The Minnesota National Guard has announced the return of nearly 3,000 soldiers to Minnesota over the next three weeks. They have been serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait during the past year. A National Guard spokesman says, given the complexity of transporting and processing that large number of soldiers, they won’t have firm dates and times [...]

Send Girl Scout Cookies to the Troops [VIDEO]

Ricky Woods — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:25:11 +0000

You know you love Girl Scout cookies. Now, thanks to a local troop of awesome Girl Scout Daisies, you can send that love and the cookies to our soldiers overseas. The Daisies will be dancing and selling cookies Friday at Gilleland Chevrolet on West Division Street in St. Cloud from 3 to 5pm and Sunday [...]

President Obama Welcomes Home US Soldiers After 8 Years of War [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:40:45 +0000

President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.

Tears, Hugs as Soldiers Return Home from Iraq [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:54:56 +0000

70 Minnesota National Guard soldiers returned home to St. Cloud today to tears, hugs and celebrations just in time for Thanksgiving.

Pentagon Releases Names of 30 Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:59:42 +0000

The Pentagon has released the names of 30 American troops who were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade downed their Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan last weekend

The attack represented the biggest single day loss of military personnel America has suffered during the nearly ten-year Afghanistan war. Overall, 1648 Americans have died in the conflict.

How Are We Supposed To Celebrate Memorial Day?

Dave McCord — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:14:08 +0000

We all celebrate Memorial Day every year. We have our parties, we have our fun and we travel to our lake houses. But what should we be doing on Memorial Day? I asked myself that question and found the answer.