WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Over their three days in Washington, the veterans on the Honor Flight saw many memorials and monuments, even getting a visit from a couple Senators. “That was interesting,” says Cal Otto. “Really amazing, you bet. I love it,” Bernard Otto adds. But for the veteran’s the trip isn’t just about the monuments and memorials, but about…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — During the time that most of the veterans on the Honor Flight served, women were not as common in the military. “When I joined, women were not all that common in the military. So it was a little difficult. The guys didn’t really care if we were there.” But many like Beth Olson from Moorhead still…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Hundreds of local veterans have spent the day visiting war memorials in Washington, D.C. as part of an historic Honor Flight mission. KVRR’s Alex Bertsch and Eric Bolin are with the veterans and bringing us coverage from D.C. Monday, the honor flights visited U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and made many other stops….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Veterans from our area are getting the luxury treatment, with not one, but two Honor Flights to the nation’s capital. It’s the first time two honor flights have taken off from Fargo at the same time. Veterans from around the region departed from Hector International Airport on a trip to the nation’s capital honoring their…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — They might be a little tired but around 100 veterans from our region will never forget their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. The flight landed at Hector International Airport a little after 7 o’clock this evening. People filled the terminal to welcome back all 103 veterans along with dozens of volunteers who helped keep the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson has been awarded the TOP COPS award by the National Association of Police Organizations. He accepted the award Sunday in Washington, D.C. and was saluted by Sen. Kevin Cramer, Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski. Robinson was selected for showing exceptional bravery in the…
Officer Zach RobinsonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson is one of ten officers across the entire country to be honored with this year’s TOP COPS Award. The awards will be presented by the National Association of Police Organizations at the 31st annual TOP COPS Awards in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, May 12. Robinson is the officer who…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN announces a first: they will charter two planes out of Fargo at the same time this fall. That is in addition to a flight planned for the spring. They have more than 700 veterans on the waiting list to see the memorials in their honor in Washington, D.C. The spring flight…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is sounding the alarm about the drug epidemic on reservations in North Dakota. Jamie Azure was a guest at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. John Hoeven introduced him as part of a discussion on efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans wrap up their tour of the D.C. area with a trip to historic Fort Henry. But first, they spent some hours absorbing the Lincoln Monument and war memorials on the National Mall. And the experience let them share parts of themselves they don’t often discuss. It is a hidden wound. Looking across the mall,…
