Eh? Running for Our Heroes
Duluth News TribuneThe second annual “Running for Our Heroes: 9/11 Remembered” 5K run/walk will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday in Superior.Registration, and the start and finish line, will...
View ArticleEh? Honor Flight reunion
Duluth News TribuneHonor Flight Northland will hold a reunion Saturday for veterans who took part in the trip to Washington, D.C., in June.The reunion will take place from 1-3...
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Local authorities take on mental health crises
Duluth News TribuneSeated in a panel on post-traumatic stress disorder, Jeff Hall told a roomful of people about his combat service in the Gulf War and his disdain for the label PTSD....
View ArticleReader's view: Horton unfairly judged for military service
I was contacted recently by brother-in-arms and friend Chuck Horton. He was in pain due to the insensitivities of uninformed persons using Facebook. This was regarding “friendly fire” versus...
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Local view: 148th’s relevance and need are undiminished
Duluth News TribuneSeptember has marked the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth. For many, the wing’s presence in the Twin Ports is about as commonplace as...
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Local view: Wing has proven its worth nationally, locally
Duluth News TribuneIt was a stroke of luck that I was tapped to be chairman of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee in 2005 during the midst of the...
View ArticleReader's view: US policies have failed in the Middle East, Asia
Recent news of the failure of Iraqi troops to retake Ramadi in Iraq and the Sept. 30 story on the Taliban’s seizure of Kunduz in Afghanistan (“Taliban attack airport after...
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19 die in apparent US airstrike on Afghan hospital
Duluth News TribuneKABUL, Afghanistan — The war in Afghanistan, at least for the United States, was supposed to be winding down. But an apparently errant bombing Saturday morning thrust the U.S....
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Duluth's worst year: Talk to look back on tragedies of 1918
Duluth News TribuneThe mounting toll of World War I, then a deadly flu outbreak, then an apocalyptic firestorm.1918 was a very bad year in Duluth and the Northland — no more...
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Despite hard knocks, Duluth mayoral candidate Chuck Horton looks to make a...
Duluth News TribuneMayoral candidate Chuck Horton proudly proclaims that he “was born and raised in West Duluth.” His father, Archie, was a heavy-equipment operator who also helped start the Valley...
View ArticleArmy veteran to get Medal of Honor for heroism in Afghanistan
Duluth News TribunePresident Barack Obama will award the nation’s highest military honor to Florent A. Groberg, a former Army captain who tackled a suicide bomber to protect a group of senior officers...
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Ventura says he would fight ‘American Sniper’ case again in retrial
Duluth News TribuneST. PAUL — The estate of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to throw out a jury’s conclusion that the “American Sniper” author defamed Jesse...
View ArticleAmerican serviceman killed during hostage rescue mission in Iraq
Duluth News TribuneWASHINGTON/ERBIL, Iraq - One member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first...
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Purple Hearts afield: Group gives wounded veterans a chance to hunt
Duluth News TribuneLAKE NEBAGAMON — Tony Simone grew up hunting white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania, but that was a long time ago. Before he started flying for the Air Force. Before the day...
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Military blimp escapes over Pennsylvania
Duluth News TribuneWASHINGTON — A high-tech U.S. military blimp designed to detect a missile attack came loose on Wednesday and wreaked havoc as it floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania, dragging...
View ArticleDouglas County fires veterans service officer
Duluth News TribuneWhen Douglas County hired Trevor Welsch as its veterans service officer less than two years ago, local veterans were receiving about $6 million a year in compensation and benefits...
View ArticleSoldier's suicide-bomber costume prompts emergency response at Army base
Duluth News TribuneA soldier who tried to enter North Carolina's Fort Bragg U.S. Army base dressed as a suicide bomber for Halloween prompted a security alert including a search for explosives,...
View ArticleWatchdog: Pentagon spends $43 million to build gas station in Afghanistan
Duluth News TribuneWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense spent nearly $43 million on a gas station in northern Afghanistan and has been unable to explain why it cost so much, a...
View ArticleWild, Vikings included in report blasting 'paid patriotism'
Duluth News TribuneThe Minnesota Wild were among the biggest recipients in recent years of U.S. Department of Defense contracts that included paid military tribute events before and during professional...
View ArticleEh? Remembering Civil War veteran
Duluth News TribuneThe nation’s last Civil War veteran, Albert Woolson, will be honored Wednesday — Veterans Day — at his resting spot in Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth. The event marks the...
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