FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There wasn’t one but two very happy homecomings at Fargodome. The first plane of our local war heroes arrived around 6 p.m. with the second plane coming in around an hour later. Hundreds of family friends and strangers came out to give the veterans and volunteers a warm welcome home. Many waved American flags and signs…
ARLINGTON, VA. (KVRR) — Over 200 veterans boarded two planes in Fargo to see memorials in their honor up close. It is day one of a three-day trip to Washington DC. Two-hundred-three men and one woman along with numerous volunteers set off for a “trip of a lifetime.” Some of the vets are lucky enough to share the time with…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The sound of motorcycle engines firing up set the tone for an exciting day of riding and fundraising in North Dakota. Brothers Keepers MC organized their fifth annual La Familia ride on Saturday, August 9, with the goal being to raise as much money for the Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota. Last year, the ride…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Veterans and volunteers join together for the latest Honor Flight to the nation’s capitol. Many in the group served in Vietnam. The group took off Sunday morning from Hector International Airport and will be gone for two nights. It was an early rainy start of the first day of the honor flight, but these veterans were ready…
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) — 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…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is having one of its largest events of the year with its final Cruise Night of the season at M-State. Cruise Night was started by Bill Bartholomay and his family who really enjoy cars. They have been working on car shows for the past four years. The final event of the season featured more than…
WASHINGTON (KFGO/KVRR) – A Vietnam veteran who traveled to Washington, D.C. on this spring’s Honor Flight said making the trip has brought him healing and closure for the anger he’s felt after returning home from the war in 1971. Colin “Coby” Barstad enlisted in the military in March of 1967 after learning from the Selective Service draft board in Devils…
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,…
