Colonel’s last heroic act: Ensuring Minnesota Guard honored for Afghan mission
Family members, fellow soldiers, remember Jacob Helgestad, a colonel in the Minnesota National Guard who led a dangerous and chaotic 12-day mission as the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan.
Harriet Tubman to be named one-star general this Veterans Day
This Veterans Day, the Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore will posthumously commission Harriet Tubman as a one-star ...
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'The generation that saved the world': Middle GA Honor Flight gives these veterans a long overdue thanks
Veterans Day is a time to honor the service members that protect our country and ... They also get a special, front-row view at The Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. And before ...
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‘Honor them, honor their family’: Honor Guard members talk patriotism, tradition and honoring fellow comrades
By Ayanna Eckblad For residents of Freeborn County, seeing a small crowd of uniformed veterans at a cemetery or public event may seem like a regular occurrence. However, for the men and women who make ...
Over 1,000 American flags stand tall in honor of veterans
Started in 1983, the mission of the Avenue of the Flags is to display the American flag in order to honor U.S. veterans of ...
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest
"It's amazing that they were still there and we found them," said Tom Keating, coordinator for the Missing In America Project ...