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Deputy veterans affairs commissioner visits with task force

BEMIDJI – There’s currently no commitment to build a veterans home here, but there could be a need for one. That was the assessment of Mike Gallucci, the deputy commissioner...

news / local Sat, Feb 02, 2013 - 4:19pm

Franken nominates 2 BHS seniors

BEMIDJI – U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has nominated Nicholas Gubbels of Bemidji for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy and Jacob Letson of Bemidji to the U.S. Naval...

news / local Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 5:18pm

President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands last May with with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, during their meeting at the NATO Summit in Chicago. The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal Tuesday that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014. Karzai is scheduled to meet with Obama at the White House on Friday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Karzai agree to speed military transition

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead...

news Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 12:47pm

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be...

news Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 11:31am

President Barack Obama will nominate former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary. The selection of the decorated Vietnam combat veteran sets up a potentially contentious confirmation hearing because Hagel has come under scrutiny from his former colleagues over his positions on Israel and Iran. Some Republicans already have declared their public opposition to Hagel replacing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta in Obama's second-term Cabinet. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)

Obama defense pick faces rough going in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon faces rough going in the Senate as a handful of Republicans quickly announced their opposition to...

news Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 8:30am

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially...

news Mon, Jan 07, 2013 - 8:26am

US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce...

news Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 2:35pm

Blackduck grad completes training BLACKDUCK – Cory Stultz graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is a 2010 graduate of Blackduck High School...

celebrations Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 10:33pm

In this file photo, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 during World War II. Two men can be seen on the superstructure, upper center. President Barack Obama on Thursday issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 7 a day of remembrance in honor of the 2,400 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor. He urged federal agencies, organizations and others to fly their flags at half-staff. (AP Photo, File)

Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people...

news Fri, Dec 07, 2012 - 8:33am

Scotty Allison's Veterans Overwatch: Little-known benefit can help in care of veterans, spouses

Veterans Day has once again come and gone. Thanks to all those individuals, organizations, and businesses that honored our veterans and their families over this special holiday. Did you know...

columns Mon, Nov 26, 2012 - 12:09am

Harold Fruetel recalls Thanksgiving of 1944 when he was in England, preparing with fellow soldiers for the Battle of the Bulge. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji man is thankful for a lifetime of memories

By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – Harold Fruetel, 94-year-old retired Bemidji postmaster, will celebrate Thanksgiving today with relatives, but he remembers a historic holiday feast in November...

news / local Wed, Nov 21, 2012 - 5:06pm

TrekNorth students, Neilson Place seniors send holiday mail to soldiers

Six TrekNorth students spent Monday morning with the seniors at Neilson Place, writing special holiday greetings for military personnel. Shown above, TrekNorth junior Sara Schomburg creates a greeting with Delores...

news / local Mon, Nov 19, 2012 - 11:55pm

Farewell party today for Ethan Sundquist

A farewell get-together for Ethan Sundquist will be held from 1-4 p.m. today in the Birch Room at the Palace Casino near Cass Lake. All friends and family are invited...

celebrations Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 8:59pm

General demoted for lavish travel, spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:05pm

Gen. David Petraeus, commander U.S. Central Command, left, stands with his wife Holly before the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game in 2009 between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Fla. Gen. Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Scandal widens in probe of top US general's emails

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sex scandal that led to CIA Director David Petraeus' downfall widened Tuesday with word the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is under investigation for thousands of...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 7:50am

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