FARGO, N.D. — Veterans heard about breast cancer and various treatment options available to them at the Fargo VA. Doctors from the VA talked about the importance of getting mammograms and the power of stress relief exercises like yoga and meditation. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, doctors at the VA say it’s critical that veterans make their health a…
FARGO, N.D. – It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for North Dakota and Minnesota veterans. They’ve seen monuments and memorials built for their hard work defending our country, and they made their way back home Monday night. Click the video above to see their warm welcome home at Hector International Airport. Tags: FARGO, Honor Flight, minnesota, MN, ND, north dakota,…
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…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Eighty-eight veterans from North Dakota and Minnesota are in Washington, D.C. on the latest Honor Flight. KVRR Anchor TJ Nelson and Chief Photographer John Hanson are traveling with the veterans as they visit the memorials in their honor. It has been a whirlwind day of travel, sightseeing and getting to know one another. These 87 men and…
FARGO, N.D. — More veterans will now have a more relaxing option during their stay in the VA Hospital. The Fargo VFW presented a $7,000 check to the VA. Funds were raised from the last Derby for the Vets event. The money will go towards medical–grade recliner chairs that veterans or their family members can rest in. “The VA hospital is…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Events are being planned across North Dakota as the centennial of the end of World War One approaches. Darrell Dorgan is heading up the committee. He wants to know about the community events already being planned so they can be included on a website. The committee also is asking county veterans services officers and local veterans organizations…
MOORHEAD, Minn.– The Moorhead Dairy Queen donated half of their total sales for the day to the Veterans’ Honor Flight. The flight takes veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials in their honor. This is the third year Dairy Queen has been donating to the cause. It’s also in memory of the founder of the Moorhead location, Bob Litherland,…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo VA has a new set of wheels to transport veterans to their appointments. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of North Dakota handed over the keys to a 2019 Ford Flex to the VA. It’s just one of 13 vehicles across North Dakota and Minnesota which help provide transportation to veterans who have no other way to a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sailors, Marines and Coasties from all over North Dakota got to know each other better at the Fargo Fleet Reserve Association’s (FRA) annual picnic in West Fargo. Because our region is so far from an ocean, veterans and those still working in the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard say it can be hard to meet others…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — For twenty years, James Kinlaw put his life on the line to protect his country while serving in the US Navy. Now living in Fargo, Kinlaw does not regret the sacrifices he made to protect the flag. “It’s an honor, it could be frightening depending on the circumstances, it could be very fulfilling, it’s something that…
