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Red River Raiders Raises Flags for Veterans’ Suicide Awareness

The flags will stay outside Sanford's Medical Center through June 8
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  FARGO, N.D. — Roughly 660 veterans commit suicide every month. As a way to raise awareness for all those men and women lost, the Red River Raiders of the Marine Corps League and their families placed flags outside of Sanford’s Medical Center. Members chose to place more than 600 flags outside of the hospital because they thought it’s where they…
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Aspen Dental Gives Veterans Free Dental Care

Their Day of Service is Part of their Healthy Mouth Movement
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FARGO, N.D. — Nearly 500 Aspen Dental locations across the country, including the one in Fargo, gave veterans free dental exams and treatment. This is the fifth year Aspen Dental has held the Day of Service as part of their Healthy Mouth Movement. Many veterans struggle to get dental care when they need it. The Aspen Dental team says this is…
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Fargo VFW Holds Community Picnic

They raised money to go towards the next Honor Flight
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held a community picnic that goes along with the State VFW Convention. The event was open to the public, with hotdogs and hamburgers being served. There were also booths giving information on how people can serve veterans. Free–will donations were taken, and the money raised will go towards the next…
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Patriot Tour Brings American Flag Across 48 States: Stops in Fargo

The trip raises money for disabled veterans and their families
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — A 14,500 mile motorcycle journey is stopping in West Fargo to hand over the American flag traveling through 48 states. Throughout the 110 day journey, more than 150,000 riders from across the country, including many North Dakotans and Minnesotans, are expected to participate in this year’s Patriot Tour. The trip raises money for disabled veterans and…
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Sky Zone Offers Special Deal for Memorial Day Weekend

Sky Zone is an indoor trampoline park
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FARGO, N.D. — Sky Zone Fargo is offering a Memorial Day Weekend deal for veterans, military members, and their families. Sky Zone is an indoor trampoline park that has open jump spaces, dodgeball, and a foam block zone. Military members can jump for free from May 26 to May 28, and their families will get a 25 percent discount. The team…
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Eyemart Express Offers Discount for Military Members

They also have a 10 percent everyday discount for members of the military
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FARGO, N.D. — Eyemart Express is offering a discount to veterans and military members for Memorial Day Weekend. All military members and their families will get 20 percent off their glasses through June 2. After that, there is still a 10 percent military discount everyday after June 3. Eyemart Express is also donating 2,000 pairs of glasses to veterans in…
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Ruck Marchers Raise Awareness for Veteran Suicides

They marched from the border 20 pounds in their rucksacks
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — CrossFit Fargo and the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation put together a ruck march to raise awareness for veteran suicides. Marchers started at the U.S.–Canada border and will finish at the North Dakota–South Dakota border. They stopped at Centennial Park in Moorhead. Each marcher carries 20 pounds of weight inside their rucksack to represent the heavy gear soldiers…
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Volunteers Sell Flowers Outside of Riddle’s Jewelry to Support Honor Flight

The veterans are set to travel down to Washington DC Sunday
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FARGO, N.D. — The parking lot of Riddle’s Jewelry in Fargo glistened with many flowers to support the Honor Flight. Volunteers sold several hanging baskets of flowers to raise funds for the next Honor Flight. The veterans are set to head down to Washington DC tomorrow to see several monuments at no cost. The idea for selling the flowers came courtesy…
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Veterans and Community Members Walk and Roll in Fargo “VA 2K”

147 people participated in the annual event to raise awareness for homeless veterans
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FARGO, N.D. — On a picture–perfect Wednesday afternoon, people could walk or roll around the premises of the Fargo VA, all to support a good cause. ” a real issue right now, and what we need to do is be able to support them in that time of need, and frequently, they need food, basic necessities of food,” said Rachael…