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A sign of being soldier friendly
Alexandria Street Department workers Justin Marthaler and Peter Holmquist put a sign in place.
May 29, 2013
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A glimpse into military life and death
This post is about one particularly hard day, meant only to give you a glimpse of what it is like here and how we cope with what we see.
It was 0830 and I was in my office working on some useless spreadsheet when my pager went off. It said “Ax1, GSW APH ETA 10 m.” This translates to incoming…one injured, life threatening (Alpha), Gun Shot Wound, coming by Apache Helicopter, Estimated Time of Arrival, 10 minutes.
May 22, 2013
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Delivering comfort to wounded warriors
Piece by piece, stitch by stitch, quilt by quilt -– a group of quilters volunteered their talents over the last 18 months to deliver comfort to wounded soldiers.
Five local women from the Honor Quilts organization recently joined forces with quilters from Fergus Falls, Perham, Dent and Underwood to sew and hand-deliver 950 Quilts of Valor (QOV) to injured soldiers at Fort Knox and Fort Campbell.
By Amy Chaffins , May 22, 2013
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VIDEO: Saluting soldiers' sacrifices
Veterans come from all walks of life. They’re ordinary people living ordinary lives who are asked to do extraordinary things for their country.
Their acts of bravery and sacrifice to preserve American freedoms should never be taken for granted.
That was part of the message Major General Gerald E. Lang with the Minnesota Army National Guard delivered in Alexandria on Sunday, Veterans Day.
By Al Edenloff , November 14, 2012
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Send a package to a soldier
Do you currently have a friend or family member deployed overseas?
The Blue Star Mothers of Alexandria are looking for addresses of military personnel on active duty overseas, so packages/letters can be sent to show them they are supported by those back home.
The Blue Star Mothers are women who currently have or have had a family member on active duty in a war zone.
November 07, 2012
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Giving soldiers a helping hand
Service members and their families have a whole new level of support in Alexandria and in Douglas County.
Governor Mark Dayton recently presented the county and the city official certification as “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Networks.”
By Al Edenloff , September 07, 2012
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The troops are back
We knew it was going to happen soon and on Monday we found out when.
Four buses rolled into Alexandria around 1 p.m. reuniting Alpha Company of the Minnesota National Guard Red Bull soldiers with family and friends after a year-long deployment in Kuwait.
By Crystal Dey , April 25, 2012
Got golf balls?
A simple e-mail request has produced an outpouring of local generosity.
Marisa Ostendorf of Alexandria picked up on a particular request made by U.S. soldiers serving in the Middle East – please send golf balls.
While serving in the desert, many soldiers spend their free time hitting golf balls.
By Amy Chaffins , November 18, 2011
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