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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Senator Kevin Cramer delivered an American flag that once flew at the U.S. Capitol to 96-year-old World War II veteran Vern Otterson in South Fargo. “What can I say? I just can’t hardly believe it that all of a sudden I’m being honored. I wouldn’t have had to have gone in because I was living on…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Army tag belonging to a North Dakota soldier, who lost it when he was wounded in Vietnam more than 50 years ago, is returned to his widow. Gov. Doug Burgum presenting the tag to Ruth Hepper of Bismarck. Her husband, Ronald, died in 2007 at the age of 58. It was 1969 when a hand grenade…
HAWLEY, Minn. — On Sunday, another group of our local war heroes will board a plane for our nation’s capital. Veterans from World War Two, Korea and Vietnam are taking the Honor Flight to see the memorials in their honor. KVRR anchor TJ Nelson and chief photographer John Hanson are going on the trip. They had the privilege of meeting just…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Sen. Amy Klobuchar was in Moorhead to inform National Guard and Reserve members about ways she plans to push legislation that will help their families. Klobuchar said she wants to help them because they don’t get the same benefits as one another, despite being on the same mission. She has enacted bills supporting the National Guard in…
