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Congress Looks At Renaming Casselton, ND Post Office After War Hero

March 4, 2025

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Legislation has been introduced in Congress to rename Casselton’s post office after hometown hero, Commander Delbert Austin Olson. He served in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Olson was a member of Observation Squadron 67 which flew low-flying missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail to place sensors to monitor hostile movements and listen…

Army will present Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War

After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat was set to finally get his Purple Heart medal on Friday

May 17, 2024

Site Staff,

FILE – Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, sits with war memorabilia at his home, Nov. 7, 2023, in St. Peter, Minn. On Monday, April 22, 2024, the U.S. Army notified Meyer, who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat, that he will finally get his Purple Heart…

Bomb Squad Called After Man Brings Found Mortar To Nimrod Bar

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

NIMROD, Minn. — A treasure hunter finds what’s believed to be a mortar from the Korean War Era and takes it to the Nimrod Bar for a little show and tell. The possibly live mortar was found with a metal detector near the Shell City Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The person who found it called the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office…

Unclaimed Marine Corps veteran is laid to rest

"No soldier should ever be buried alone and it's our honor to have everybody out here to be with him, we are his family."

February 26, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An unclaimed military veteran is honored for his service after serving in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. “We’re burying our brother today and this is the military way of saying our final goodbye,” Fargo Memorial Honor Guard Minister Russ Stabler said. With no immediate next of kin, unclaimed military veteran, Sheldon J. Bushroe is…

Honor Flight Announces It Will Expand It’s Invitation to Vietnam Veterans

Anyone who served through May 7, 1975 can sign up.

December 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.- Since the start of the program, only those who served through 1959 were eligible to apply. “We’ve always had a list of WWII and Korean War Veterans, so we just decided we’re not going to advertise Vietnam yet, because we’re not going to get to them for several years. And we’re just now getting to the point where…

Veteran Pays Tribute To Brother 67 Years After Losing Him In Korean War

Veteran Jacob DeHaan Shares His Brother's Story On The Latest Veterans Honor Flight

November 11, 2019

Site Staff,

Veterans Honor Flights are full of people with amazing stories of courage and sacrifice for our freedom. On this Veterans Day, we’re highlighting one of those stories. On last month’s Honor Flight I had the privilege to meet a veteran full of life and full or personality. He truly made of the most of his Honor Flight experience, but…

Finding Comfort In Memories Of Military Service

Honor Flight Veterans Recall Loss & Sacrifice So That We Don't Forget

October 31, 2019

Site Staff,

The Veterans honor flight of North Dakota and Minnesota brings back vivid memories for the veterans who visit our nation’s capital. Sometimes the worst memories of their lives. I found out on the latest honor flight that those memories gives our veterans comfort that we won’t forget what they did for our country. To serve is to sacrifice. These…

Local Veterans Brave The Rain In D.C. On Latest Honor Flight

KVRR's Adam Ladwig is with our local veterans

October 20, 2019

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Our nation’s heroes know what it takes to overcome a little obstacle like the weather. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig is with our local veterans in a soggy Washington D.C. with the latest Veteran’s Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota. The vets have been dealing with horrible weather all Sunday. Cold, heavy rain. Pouring and pouring and not letting up….

Grandfather & Grandson Share Special Veteran Bond on Honor Flight

October 16, 2019

Max Mueller,

WASHINGTON – Another group of area veterans is getting ready to head to Washington DC on the latest Honor Flight. Each one is filled with stories of heroism. On the last flight, two veterans from very different generations shared their story. Of the 90 Veterans on our local May honor flight, two were escorted by a grandchild and one grandfather-grandson…

Veterans See Memorials Made Because of Their Sacrifices During Honor Flight

October 1, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON – 88 of our area’s finest veterans are all tuckered out. They are just wrapping up the latest Honor Flight. From the Washington Monument all the way to the Lincoln Memorial veterans are checking out memorials and heading to the Vietnam memorial, Korean Conflict Memorial and World War II Memorial. Day two started bright and early with a police escort to the…