AM 1240 WJON » military http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 22:42:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Camp Ripley Celebrates New Drone Base [AUDIO, PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-celebrates-new-drone-base-audio-photos/ http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-celebrates-new-drone-base-audio-photos/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:17 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=190010 Camp Ripley is celebrating the grand opening of the newest Unmanned Aircraft Systems Facility.

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]]> http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-celebrates-new-drone-base-audio-photos/feed/ 0 Photo by Adam Ulbricht Construction Beginning on New VA Mental Health Facility [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/construction-beginning-on-new-va-mental-health-facility-audio/ http://wjon.com/construction-beginning-on-new-va-mental-health-facility-audio/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:57:32 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=184899 The St. Cloud VA Health Care Systems will soon have a new $8.75 million mental health facility.

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]]> http://wjon.com/construction-beginning-on-new-va-mental-health-facility-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Adam Ulbricht Soldiers Return After Year in Afghanistan http://wjon.com/soldiers-return-after-year-in-afghanistan/ http://wjon.com/soldiers-return-after-year-in-afghanistan/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:20:28 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=180061 Soldiers returned to their families in Monticello after a year in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://wjon.com/soldiers-return-after-year-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice Camp Ripley Is Home to UAS Base [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-is-home-to-uas-base-audio/ http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-is-home-to-uas-base-audio/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:07:11 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=173722 Camp Ripley is home to a UAS base that prepares troops for combat.

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]]> http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-is-home-to-uas-base-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Group Sends Packages to Soldiers in Need Overseas [VIDEO, AUDIO] http://wjon.com/group-sends-packages-to-soldiers-in-need-overseas-video-audio/ http://wjon.com/group-sends-packages-to-soldiers-in-need-overseas-video-audio/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:01:32 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=152248 In the back room of the Sauk Rapids VFW, about 50 volunteers from "Operation Minnesota Nice" spend one Tuesday evening a month creating care packages for soldiers serving overseas - many of whom never receive mail otherwise.

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]]> http://wjon.com/group-sends-packages-to-soldiers-in-need-overseas-video-audio/feed/ 0 Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Launches 'Make a Difference' Campaign http://wjon.com/beyond-the-yellow-ribbon-launches-make-a-difference-campaign/ http://wjon.com/beyond-the-yellow-ribbon-launches-make-a-difference-campaign/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:13:37 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=149112 This holiday season, consider signing on to "Make A Difference" by supporting those who serve our country and their families.

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]]> http://wjon.com/beyond-the-yellow-ribbon-launches-make-a-difference-campaign/feed/ 0 St. Cloud VA Medical Center: Easing the Pain [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-va-medical-center-easing-the-pain-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-va-medical-center-easing-the-pain-audio/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:31 +0000 Bob Hughes http://wjon.com/?p=140703 We've all heard the legendary stories of Bud Grant, roaming the sidelines of the frozen Met Stadium in his shirtsleeves.  "No Heaters!", Bud would say.  "Cold is a state of mind!"

There may be something to that, after all

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-va-medical-center-easing-the-pain-audio/feed/ 0 Military Heroes Calendar Celebrates Lives of Fallen Soldiers http://wjon.com/military-heroes-calendar-celebrates-lives-of-fallen-soldiers/ http://wjon.com/military-heroes-calendar-celebrates-lives-of-fallen-soldiers/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:01:20 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=134057 For the fourth year, Minnesota service people killed in the line of duty - including several from here in central Minnesota - will be featured on a commemorative calendar.

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]]> http://wjon.com/military-heroes-calendar-celebrates-lives-of-fallen-soldiers/feed/ 0 National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is This Friday http://wjon.com/national-powmia-remembrance-day-is-this-friday/ http://wjon.com/national-powmia-remembrance-day-is-this-friday/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:00:12 +0000 Bob Hughes http://wjon.com/?p=133126 This Friday is National POW/MIA remembrance Day, and these families need your help.

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]]> http://wjon.com/national-powmia-remembrance-day-is-this-friday/feed/ 0 Veterans – Get your Flu Shot![AUDIO] http://wjon.com/veterans-get-your-flu-shot/ http://wjon.com/veterans-get-your-flu-shot/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:51:08 +0000 Bob Hughes http://wjon.com/?p=132175 Flu shot clinics are coming up at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center

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]]> http://wjon.com/veterans-get-your-flu-shot/feed/ 0 Women Veterans Health Issues To Be Addressed[AUDIO] http://wjon.com/women-veterans-health-issues-to-be-addressed/ http://wjon.com/women-veterans-health-issues-to-be-addressed/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:47:17 +0000 Bob Hughes http://wjon.com/?p=132166 Women veterans - take note: There is an upcoming opportunity for you at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center!

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]]> http://wjon.com/women-veterans-health-issues-to-be-addressed/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Law Enforcement, Military, Citizens Remember 9-11 [GALLERY] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-law-enforcement-military-citizens-remember-9-11-gallery/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-law-enforcement-military-citizens-remember-9-11-gallery/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:32:46 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=131682 More than 100 people, including police, fire and military personnel, bowed their heads in observance of the 11th anniversary since the attacks on September 11th, 2001.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-law-enforcement-military-citizens-remember-9-11-gallery/feed/ 0 Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Arrives in St. Cloud [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/tuskegee-airmen-exhibit-arrives-in-st-cloud-audio/ http://wjon.com/tuskegee-airmen-exhibit-arrives-in-st-cloud-audio/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:44:25 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=131571 A traveling film exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots and crews, has landed in St. Cloud.

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]]> http://wjon.com/tuskegee-airmen-exhibit-arrives-in-st-cloud-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner WJON Listeners Remember September 11, 2001 [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/wjon-listeners-remember-september-11-2001-audio/ http://wjon.com/wjon-listeners-remember-september-11-2001-audio/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:43:39 +0000 Bob Hughes http://wjon.com/?p=131402 WJON listeners share their recollections on the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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]]> http://wjon.com/wjon-listeners-remember-september-11-2001-audio/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images Community Meeting Will Gather Ideas for Ending Veteran Homelessness http://wjon.com/community-meeting-will-gather-ideas-for-ending-veteran-homelessness/ http://wjon.com/community-meeting-will-gather-ideas-for-ending-veteran-homelessness/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:25:02 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=131061 Veteran homelessness is a growing problem, in St. Cloud and around the country. Tomorrow, the St. Cloud VA Health Care System is hosting a community meeting to discuss helping homeless vets and their families get on their feet.

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]]> http://wjon.com/community-meeting-will-gather-ideas-for-ending-veteran-homelessness/feed/ 0 uhura1701, Flickr 62 Years Later, Missing St. Cloud Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/62-years-later-missing-st-cloud-soldier-will-be-laid-to-rest/ http://wjon.com/62-years-later-missing-st-cloud-soldier-will-be-laid-to-rest/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 05:01:16 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=130498 In 1950, when Francis John Reimer was 18, he went missing in battle in the Korean War. Now, 62 years later, his remains have been found, identified and will be laid to rest tomorrow.

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]]> http://wjon.com/62-years-later-missing-st-cloud-soldier-will-be-laid-to-rest/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Hosts Ceremony for Soldiers Headed to Afghanistan [VIDEO, AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-hosts-ceremony-for-soldiers-headed-to-afghanistan-video-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-hosts-ceremony-for-soldiers-headed-to-afghanistan-video-audio/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:21:06 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=119209 Around 50 National Guard Soldiers, joined by family, friends and officials, were honored in a deployment ceremony in St. Cloud on Friday morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-hosts-ceremony-for-soldiers-headed-to-afghanistan-video-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner A Century Later, Clearwater Veteran Given Headstone [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/a-century-later-clearwater-veteran-given-headstone-audio/ http://wjon.com/a-century-later-clearwater-veteran-given-headstone-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:01:33 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=117119 A Civil War Soldier hailing from central Minnesota has finally been honored with a headstone on his grave site.

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]]> http://wjon.com/a-century-later-clearwater-veteran-given-headstone-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Extreme Driving: Reporter Becomes Tank Commander [AUDIO/VIDEO] http://wjon.com/extreme-driving-reporter-becomes-tank-commander/ http://wjon.com/extreme-driving-reporter-becomes-tank-commander/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:03:48 +0000 Mark Alan http://wjon.com/?p=113988 The M1A1 Tank at Camp Ripley takes reporter for a spin. To sum up in one word: AMAZING!

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]]> http://wjon.com/extreme-driving-reporter-becomes-tank-commander/feed/ 0 Karli Martin Free Admission to Valleyfair for Members of the Military this Week http://wjon.com/free-admission-to-valleyfair-for-members-of-the-military-this-week/ http://wjon.com/free-admission-to-valleyfair-for-members-of-the-military-this-week/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:36:07 +0000 Sloan http://1037theloon.com/?p=98825  

Valleyfair is honoring our hometown heroes over the Fourth of July holiday with free admission for any active or retired member of the military today through Thursday, July 5. Just present proof of service at any Valleyfair ticket booth and you’ll receive complimentary admission.

Military members also receive discounted admissions for family members (up to six tickets for their immediate family with valid proof of service)

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