Military

WEST FARGO — Sanford Health is hosting a free breakfast for veterans, active members of the military and their families at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the West Fargo VFW, 308 Sheyenne St. Paul Weckman, a retired U.S. Navy captain and current director of Sanford Health's department...

WASHINGTON - Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., have nominated 11 North Dakota students to the nation's military service academies. Heitkamp's nominations include: • Morgan Adams, Wahpeton, to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She is a graduate...

BISMARCK — About 60 North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers with the Bismarck-based 136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion are returning to the state this week after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan, Guard officials announced Wednesday, Nov. 15. The soldiers, who arrived...

FARGO — A public meeting to share information about the chemical Agent Orange is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Fargo Elks Lodge 260, 3435 N. Broadway. The meeting will cover health problems passed on to the children and grandchildren of veterans who had contact with the...

DULUTH — Veterans can face special challenges to find housing, and a Minnesota nonprofit that helps them is expanding its efforts into the Northland. Journey Home Minnesota, based in North Oaks, Minn., has built 44 homes in the Twin Cities. Its next slate of homes includes locations...