AM 1240 WJON » National Guard http://wjon.com Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Minnesota Guard Unit Returns After Afghanistan Stint http://wjon.com/minnesota-guard-unit-returns-after-afghanistan-stint/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-guard-unit-returns-after-afghanistan-stint/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:49:05 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=152221 After ensuring that other deployed U.S. troops got their greetings from afar, a Minnesota National Guard unit is on the final leg of its trip home from Afghanistan. The last wave of 24 soldiers from the 147th Human Resource Company was expected back in Arden Hills, Minn. A Sunday afternoon welcome-home ceremony was set.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-guard-unit-returns-after-afghanistan-stint/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice 45 Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Returning Home http://wjon.com/45-minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-returning-home/ http://wjon.com/45-minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-returning-home/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:10:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=147245 Eighteen soldiers in Minnesota's Army National Guard are returning home on Veterans Day after being stationed overseas since last year. The other 27 soldiers from their company are scheduled to return next month.

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]]> http://wjon.com/45-minnesota-national-guard-soldiers-returning-home/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice 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 50 St. Cloud Area Soldiers to be Deployed http://wjon.com/50-st-cloud-area-soldiers-to-be-deployed/ http://wjon.com/50-st-cloud-area-soldiers-to-be-deployed/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:16:38 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=118710 Fifty soldiers from St. Cloud's Company C, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion are being deployed. The ceremony is this Friday at 11:00 a.m. at the National Guard Aviation Support Facility.

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]]> http://wjon.com/50-st-cloud-area-soldiers-to-be-deployed/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner For Minnesota's Returning Vets, Normal is an Adjustment http://wjon.com/for-minnesotas-returning-vets-normal-is-an-adjustment/ http://wjon.com/for-minnesotas-returning-vets-normal-is-an-adjustment/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 01:44:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=102802 Minnesota's big group of returning military veterans is facing a delicate transition to family life and a rough road back into the working world. Three thousand National Guard members — the Red Bulls — have come home in the past month.

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]]> http://wjon.com/for-minnesotas-returning-vets-normal-is-an-adjustment/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice Another Group of National Guard Soldiers Coming Home http://wjon.com/another-group-of-national-guard-soldiers-coming-home/ http://wjon.com/another-group-of-national-guard-soldiers-coming-home/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:17:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=97846 More reunions tomorrow (Friday) for members of the Minnesota National Guard and their families. About 220 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division are returning to Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/another-group-of-national-guard-soldiers-coming-home/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Hundreds of Minnesota Soldiers Return http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-minnesota-soldiers-return/ http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-minnesota-soldiers-return/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 12:41:12 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=97413 Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard soldiers are settling back into civilian life after returning to the state in the past few days. And if they don't have a job to come back to, they will soon be looking for work.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hundreds-of-minnesota-soldiers-return/feed/ 0 More National Guard Soldiers Coming Back to Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/more-national-guard-soldiers-coming-back-to-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/more-national-guard-soldiers-coming-back-to-central-minnesota/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:31:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=96733 The 7th and 8th waves of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team will be returning to Minnesota late tonight (Monday) and tomorrow afternoon. The National Guard says there are 500 soldiers in this latest group.

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]]> http://wjon.com/more-national-guard-soldiers-coming-back-to-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice More Red Bulls Coming Back to Minnesota, St. Cloud Friday http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-back-to-minnesota-st-cloud-friday/ http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-back-to-minnesota-st-cloud-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:50:55 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=95925 Another group of National Guard soldiers are coming home to Central Minnesota. They'll be arriving at the River's Edge Convention Center at 4:50 p.m. The general public is invited and encouraged to come out and welcome them home.

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]]> http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-back-to-minnesota-st-cloud-friday/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice More Red Bulls Coming Home Today http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/ http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=93461 The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday). There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice Holiday Greetings From Kuwait [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/holiday-greetings-from-kuwait-video/ http://wjon.com/holiday-greetings-from-kuwait-video/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:19:15 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=61394 Pine City's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry of the Minnesota National Guard sing their greetings to friends and family from their deployment at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.

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]]> http://wjon.com/holiday-greetings-from-kuwait-video/feed/ 0 Another Minnesota Guard Unit Set for Deployment http://wjon.com/another-minnesota-guard-unit-set-for-deployment/ http://wjon.com/another-minnesota-guard-unit-set-for-deployment/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:17:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=54400 The drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq means a new deployment for a Minnesota National Guard unit. About three dozen members of an assault helicopter battalion are shipping out as part of Operation New Dawn.

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]]> http://wjon.com/another-minnesota-guard-unit-set-for-deployment/feed/ 0 Minnesota National Guard, flickr Tears, Hugs as Soldiers Return Home from Iraq [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/tears-hugs-as-soldiers-return-home-from-iraq-audio/ http://wjon.com/tears-hugs-as-soldiers-return-home-from-iraq-audio/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:54:56 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=53512 This will be an especially happy Thanksgiving for 70 Minnesota National Guard soldiers and their families. WJON was at the Aviation Facility when they returned home to St. Cloud today (Wednesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/tears-hugs-as-soldiers-return-home-from-iraq-audio/feed/ 0 National Guard Soldiers Returning Home to St. Cloud http://wjon.com/national-guard-soldiers-returning-home-to-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/national-guard-soldiers-returning-home-to-st-cloud/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:12:01 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=53192 Seventy soldiers from the St. Cloud are coming home, just in time for Thanksgiving. The solders from the St. Cloud-based Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment will be back in town tomorrow (Wednesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/national-guard-soldiers-returning-home-to-st-cloud/feed/ 0 National Guard Hundreds Attend National Guard Deployment Ceremony in Sartell [AUDIO and VIDEO] http://wjon.com/hundreds-attend-national-guard-deployment-ceremony-in-sartell-audio/ http://wjon.com/hundreds-attend-national-guard-deployment-ceremony-in-sartell-audio/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 05:01:27 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=16541 Hundreds of loved ones bid farewell to 131 members of the Minnesota Army National Guard last night during a deployment ceremony at the Bernick's Arena in Sartell. The Army National Guard's First Brigade Combat Team is made up of 29 units from 27 different Minnesota communities.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hundreds-attend-national-guard-deployment-ceremony-in-sartell-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner GPS Units Given To Deploying National Guard Soldiers http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/ http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:04:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=16353 Ten St. Cloud area soldiers will be armed with a new G-P-S unit, when they leave for Iraq on Friday. The St. Augusta American Legion Post 621 donated the G-P-S units, with the help of Lowranz Electronics. Lowranz spokesman Mike Schnettler says the units will be a value tool for the soldiers.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/feed/ 0 St. Cloud area members of the Minnesota National Guard getting their GPS units at the St. Augusta American Legion. (Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice) Red Bull Deployment Ceremonies Planned In Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/red-bull-deployment-ceremonies-planned-in-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/red-bull-deployment-ceremonies-planned-in-central-minnesota/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 05:22:03 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=15875 Several departure ceremonies for the Minnesota National Guard will be held in Central Minnesota over the next few days. The First Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, is scheduled to depart Minnesota in the next few weeks in support of Operation New Dawn in Iraq.

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]]> http://wjon.com/red-bull-deployment-ceremonies-planned-in-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 Photo via Facebook page for 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division Family, Friends and Officials See Off National Guard Troops Bound For Afghanistan [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/family-friends-and-officials-see-off-national-guard-troops-bound-for-afganistan-audio/ http://wjon.com/family-friends-and-officials-see-off-national-guard-troops-bound-for-afganistan-audio/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:56:22 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=13293 A deployment ceremony was held at the National Guard Helicopter Base in St. Cloud for 21 soldiers today. The soldiers will train beginning on April 24th in New Mexico in preparation for a one year deployment to perform medical evacuation support in Afganistan.

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]]> http://wjon.com/family-friends-and-officials-see-off-national-guard-troops-bound-for-afganistan-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Abby Faulkner National Guard Deployment Ceremony On Thursday In St. Cloud http://wjon.com/national-guard-deployment-ceremony-on-thursday-in-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/national-guard-deployment-ceremony-on-thursday-in-st-cloud/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:58:10 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=12976 A deployment ceremony will be held on Thursday in St. Cloud. The soldiers from C Company, 171st General Aviation Brigade, Minnesota Army National Guard are preparing to leave for a one-year deployment to Afghanistan.

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]]> http://wjon.com/national-guard-deployment-ceremony-on-thursday-in-st-cloud/feed/ 0 Minnesota Guardsman, Wife Die In Murder-Suicide http://wjon.com/minnesota-guardsman-wife-die-in-murder-suicide/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-guardsman-wife-die-in-murder-suicide/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:14:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=6039 A Minnesota National Guard soldier and his wife are dead after a murder-suicide in a St. Paul suburb. Authorities found the bodies of 21-year-old Kalen Pohjonen and his 19-year-old wife, Katherine Pohjonen, in their Vadnais Heights town home Tuesday. Both died of gunshot wounds. A handgun was found at the scene.

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