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Veterans invited to health care forum
Veterans and other community members interested in improving veterans’ health care services in South Dakota are invited to attend a Veterans Affairs forum next week.
Dec 11, 2011 | 3:30 am | (0) Comments
Gold Star Mothers ease grief through giving
Delain Johnson felt an incredible sense of loneliness when her son, Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer, died in 2003 during the Iraq war.
Sep 25, 2011 | 5:30 am | (1) Comments
Rosebud Sioux Tribe gets $7M for veterans cemetery
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the Rosebud Sioux Tribe almost $7 million to build a veterans cemetery near Mission.
Sep 20, 2011 | 5:00 am | (6) Comments
842nd ready for activation, Afghanistan
Citizen soldiers of the Northern Hills-based 842nd Engineer Company of the South Dakota National Guard are spending their last few days of a semi-civilian life before deployment.
Sep 18, 2011 | 10:00 am | (4) Comments
Nine National Guard soldiers welcomed home from Iraq
Members of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Detachment 3, Company A, 641st Aviation Regiment received a warm welcome home Saturday morning from friends, family, fellow soldiers and members of the community.
Sep 18, 2011 | 6:00 am | (0) Comments
Deiss takes reigns of pivotal Guard command
Four other commands transfered for Army National Guard
Sep 17, 2011 | 11:09 pm | (0) Comments
Fallen soldier received special sendoff on way back to U.S.
Friends remember easy going, loyal Army veteran
Jul 19, 2011 | 6:30 am | (0) Comments
Korean veterans commemorate 61st anniversary of conflict's beginning
Although the Korean War is sometimes thought of as a forgotten war sandwiched between World War II and Vietnam, veterans like Al Skidmore and Jerry Teachout still like to gather and share their "war stories" with others.
Jun 26, 2011 | 6:00 am | (0) Comments
Guardsmen converge on Camp Rapid for training exercises
On a normal day, Stephen Gonifas works as a pilot trainer for the Nebraska National Guard.
Jun 14, 2011 | 8:00 am | (0) Comments
South Dakota Guard unit begins Afghan deployment
Last time the members of the South Dakota National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company deployed, they had three days notice and were sent to Iraq for 18 months. The company, which heads to Afghanistan today, had 15 months of warning this time.
May 16, 2011 | 6:30 am | (2) Comments
Bin Laden’s death punctuates deployment for Guard unit
Just hours Sunday after landing on U.S. soil after a year in Afghanistan, the nearly 200 members of the South Dakota National Guard first heard the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.
May 04, 2011 | 6:30 am | (0) Comments
More than 8,000 South Dakotans could take direct hit with federal shutdown
Hunting, camping also could be curtailed.
Apr 07, 2011 | 7:00 am | (35) Comments
Ellsworth activates new drone detachment
Ellsworth Air Force Base took a symbolic step Friday toward welcoming its new mission of unmanned drone support staff.
Apr 03, 2011 | 10:35 pm | (0) Comments
South Dakota soldier to be awarded Purple Heart
Army Spc. Heath Soelzer was injured May 10 in Afghanistan.
Dec 26, 2010 | 11:00 pm | (4) Comments
Ellsworth inspection on par with others
Scores from a recent comprehensive examination at Ellsworth Air Force Base place the facility at a similar readiness level as other bases around the nation.
Oct 30, 2010 | 8:00 pm | (4) Comments
Collecting hobby blossoms into museum
WASTA -- Building a suitable home for his collection of military memorabilia has been his passion for several years.
Jul 05, 2010 | 9:00 pm | (0) Comments
Ellsworth one of two Air Force bases to get new unmanned drone mission
Ellsworth Air Force Base will get half of what its supporters were hoping for in a new mission piloting unmanned drones overseas. The local base will share the high-tech duties with an air base in Missouri.
Jun 22, 2010 | 7:00 am | (22) Comments
Guard soldiers practice decontamination techniques
The National Guard spent Saturday learning to be the best at dealing with the worst.
Jun 19, 2010 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
Friends forge a lasting legacy for fallen soldier
In memory of one of America’s fallen soldiers, a recently formed scholarship has been started to not only remember what Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Zorn spent his life fighting for but to help graduates of his former high school.
Jun 06, 2010 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
Fallen Heroes banners on display at museum
Since Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2005, 29 South Dakota servicemen have lost their lives in service.
Jun 06, 2010 | 9:00 pm | (0) Comments
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