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Vietnam vet gets Medal of Honor after 60-year wait

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Vietnam vet gets Medal of Honor after 60-year wait

Nation World

Vietnam-era Army officer will get Medal of Honor after nearly 6 decades of waiting

Davis was recommended for the honor in June 1965, but the paperwork was lost at least twice.
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Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

A new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.
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Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief says

This past week more than 20 Republican governors wrote to President Joe Biden asking that the administration remove the mandate.
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Veterans Day events in Minnesota

Here are a few of the events happening around the state this Friday, Nov. 11.
National

No, Veterans Day has not always been observed on Nov. 11

Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, temporarily moving Veterans Day to the end of October. After pushback, the date was changed back to Nov. 11.
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Local 100-year-old WWII vet to join Honor Flight after event's 3-year hiatus

When their Honor Flight was canceled two years ago, 100-year-old Charles Stone, and his grandson, Jason, didn't think they would get another chance — until now.
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National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

With more losses likely on the horizon, Guard leaders are looking for ways to entice service members to join or reenlist.
Local News

Local 100-year-old WWII vet to join Honor Flight after event's 3-year hiatus

When their Honor Flight was canceled two years ago, 100-year-old Charles Stone, and his grandson, Jason, didn't think they would get another chance — until now.
Nation World

Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode

Some members of Congress are pushing legislation that would force the Department of Defense to rethink how it handles housing.
Nation World

Veterans 'angry and confused' at GOP reversal on burn pit bill

Advocacy groups for veterans are furious and ramping up the political pressure on lawmakers to act.
Local News

Before Mounds View's Lt. Amanda Lee, female pilots made history in Minnesota

Cora Fuller became the first woman in Minnesota to earn a pilot's license in 1931.

Northern lights put on a show for parts of Minnesota

'Adults can transform themselves into a peer of your child': 'Teen' filter concerns safety experts

Northern lights put on a show for parts of Minnesota

WEATHER: Quiet, warmer stretch in the forecast

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Vietnam vet gets Medal of Honor after 60-year wait

Vietnam-era Army officer will get Medal of Honor after nearly 6 decades of waiting

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief says

Veterans Day events in Minnesota

No, Veterans Day has not always been observed on Nov. 11

Local 100-year-old WWII vet to join Honor Flight after event's 3-year hiatus

National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

Local 100-year-old WWII vet to join Honor Flight after event's 3-year hiatus

Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode

Veterans 'angry and confused' at GOP reversal on burn pit bill

Before Mounds View's Lt. Amanda Lee, female pilots made history in Minnesota

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