AM 1240 WJON » fort snelling http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fort Snelling Buildings to Become Veterans Housing http://wjon.com/fort-snelling-buildings-to-become-veterans-housing/ http://wjon.com/fort-snelling-buildings-to-become-veterans-housing/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:31:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=175641 After decades of neglect, five old buildings at Fort Snelling will be renovated into apartments for homeless veterans and their families. The buildings saw service from the Spanish-American War to World War II, and are going to be rehabbed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fort-snelling-buildings-to-become-veterans-housing/feed/ 0 upperpost.org DNR Seeks Redevelopment Ideas for Fort Property http://wjon.com/dnr-seeks-redevelopment-ideas-for-fort-property/ http://wjon.com/dnr-seeks-redevelopment-ideas-for-fort-property/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:57:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=166497 Some vacant buildings at one of Minnesota's most historic sites could be getting new life. The state is asking for redevelopment proposals for 32 acres of Fort Snelling's Upper Post.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dnr-seeks-redevelopment-ideas-for-fort-property/feed/ 0 upperpost.org Worker Killed In Fort Snelling State Park Accident http://wjon.com/worker-killed-in-fort-snelling-state-park-accident/ http://wjon.com/worker-killed-in-fort-snelling-state-park-accident/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:40:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=142104 A worker was killed when a backhoe tipped over at Fort Snelling State Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/worker-killed-in-fort-snelling-state-park-accident/feed/ 0 David Remmer's Hammer Photography, flickr Missing Vietnam Vet Finally Laid to Rest http://wjon.com/missing-vietnam-vet-finally-laid-to-rest/ http://wjon.com/missing-vietnam-vet-finally-laid-to-rest/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:51:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=109064 A U.S. Navy pilot whose fighter plane went down over Laos in 1965 has finally been laid to rest in Minnesota. The family of William Swanson of Zimmerman gathered at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis Monday where the Vietnam veteran was buried with a 21-gun salute.

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]]> http://wjon.com/missing-vietnam-vet-finally-laid-to-rest/feed/ 0 David Remmer's Hammer Photography, flickr Empty Buildings at Fort Snelling to be Rehabbed for Vets http://wjon.com/empty-buildings-at-fort-snelling-to-be-rehabbed-for-vets/ http://wjon.com/empty-buildings-at-fort-snelling-to-be-rehabbed-for-vets/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:02:08 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=50955 Some vacant buildings at the Upper Post of Fort Snelling will be remodeled for homeless veterans.

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]]> http://wjon.com/empty-buildings-at-fort-snelling-to-be-rehabbed-for-vets/feed/ 0 upperpost.org Fort Snelling Ceremony To Greet Returning Soldiers http://wjon.com/fort-snelling-ceremony-to-greet-returning-soldiers/ http://wjon.com/fort-snelling-ceremony-to-greet-returning-soldiers/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:10:05 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=4290 About 70 U.S. Army Reserve soldiers will be welcomed home from Iraq and Kosovo in a ceremony at Fort Snelling.

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