FARGO, N.D. – AMVETS is raising awareness and honoring veterans who have lost their life to COVID-19. On Memorial Day the organization will host a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of its building. The group will light one candle for every VA hospital in the country starting at 12:01 AM. Members say more than 700 veterans have died from…
FARGO, N.D. — The COVID-19 pandemic won’t prevent local veteran organizations from honoring fallen service members this Memorial Day. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Fargo National Cemetery will hold it’s inaugural Memorial Day event online, sharing the celebration with the public through Facebook at 2 p.m. North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong will be the keynote speaker, and both North Dakota…
MOORHEAD, Minn.– Memorial Day is about remembering the men and women who lost their lives while serving. More than 115,000 American Soldiers died during World War I, and 64 of them were from Clay County. The exhibit War, Flu and Fear: World War I and Clay County, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of hardship endured by the…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo–Moorhead is remembering all those who have died while serving our country. A soldier may put on their uniform and head into combat. “Well it’s nerve wracking. You’re always worried about who’s going to be next. Is it you,” said Joe Wallevand, who served in Vietnam. But they aren’t the only ones feeling the stress of a war….
MOORHEAD, MN– The Moorhead American Legion and Dilworth VFW are remembering those who have fallen for our country with an early morning Memorial Day ceremony. People paid their respects at 7 this morning on Veterans Memorial Bridge. Navy Veteran, Victor Teigen, was at this morning’s ceremony. Teigen grew up in Moorhead and is taking this day to remember friends of…
FARGO, N.D. — Members of Fargo’s American Legion and VFW fire their guns to salute their comrades who never made it home. The organizations lined up on opposite ends of Fargo’s Lindenwood Park to create their echo salute. The men say it needs to continue happening every Memorial Day. “It’s an honor to do this here. It’s Memorial Day. We need…
FARGO, N.D. — 11-Year-Old Harmony Schepp has been singing patriotic songs about as long as she can remember. She says she started singing to honor her grandfather, who is a veteran. This Memorial Day, Harmony and her uncle, Matt Freitag, joined the KVRR Local News morning show for a stirring rendition of the song “Hallelujah”, originally by Leonard Cohen. Harmony…
Several organizations are hosting activities throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area in honor of Memorial Day. Here are a few of the events being offered on Monday: At 7 a.m. a ceremony will be held at Veterans Memorial Bridge. At 9:30 a.m. the Fargo Air Museum is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony. This event was previously held at the Veterans Memorial Bridge….
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Six lives were lost in crashes over the Memorial Day weekend across Minnesota. A 27-year-old male was killed in a head-on crash in Scott County. A 19-year-old female passenger died in a distracted driving crash in Dakota County. 45-year-old James Congdon of Plummer was killed in an ATV crash. Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Mentor, Minnesota man was arrested after rolling his vehicle on Memorial Day near Erskine. Authorities arrested 25-year-old Wayne Turner for DWI and an outstanding warrant. He rolled his vehicle on Campground Road around 1:30 in the morning on Monday. Turner and his passenger were treated for non-life threatening injuries in Fosston before he was arrested….
