veterans

Letter: 'Warrior Art' program needed in Lake City

Sep 12, 2019

To the editor: The September VFW magazine contained an article about “Warrior Art.” Every veteran from every war, going back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, has experienced the trauma of war and has stories to tell. I will never forget the day in 1967 when I got to know a teenaged Minnesota...

Veterans Helping Veterans event is March 28 in Rochester

Mar 14, 2019

Mayo Southeast Chapter 28 of the Minnesota Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will hold its first annual “Veterans Helping Veterans” event on Thursday, March 28. As the only DAV Chapter in Southeast Minnesota, this event will update regional communities about the veteran support provided by Chapter...

Lake City lost five WWII vets in 2018

Dec 27, 2018

Lake City lost five of its World War II veterans in 2018 – Donald Palmer who served in the Air Force; Babe TerBorch, Robert Suskovic, and Melvin Liljevall who served in the US Navy; and Donald Dahling who served in the Army. Like their surviving comrades today, our Lake City WWII veterans were all...

Goggin: Caring for veterans

Dec 6, 2018

With the recent observance of Veterans Day, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the legislation we worked on that cares for Minnesota’s veterans. There are more than 330,000 veterans in Minnesota. Despite making up a relatively small percentage of our population, it is exceedingly...

Lake City VFW to Host First District Meeting on Dec. 1

Nov 29, 2018

The First District meeting for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliary will be held in Lake City this Saturday, Dec. 1. The VFW will meet at the at the Post Home 8729 and the Auxiliary will meet at Port 104 with the meeting starting at 9:30 a.m. The Department of Minnesota Representative...

Goodhue County becomes Purple Heart County

Nov 8, 2018

The Goodhue County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to proclaim Goodhue County a Purple Heart County at their meeting Nov. 6. Veterans Service Officer Robby Robinson requested that the board make that designation. He also reported that 1,910,162 Purple Hearts have been awarded to United...

Veterans are a symbol of the freedoms we enjoy

Nov 8, 2018

Celebrated the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, it signaled Armistice Day the end of World War I. Can you imagine the optimism of that day? … When it was called the war to end all wars! If only that had been true, there would not have been a Pearl Harbor, Bataan Death March, Normandy...

Daughters rededicate Lake City monument

Oct 18, 2018

Members of the Rochester chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) traveled to Lake City Oct. 4 to say a few prayers and rededicate a recently restored monument on the 600 block of South Lakeshore Drive in Lake City, right across from the pier turnaround. The plaque on the large...

Pillow cleaning to be Sept. 20 at Legion

Sep 12, 2018

The American Legion Auxiliary invites everyone to Carlson’s Pillow Cleaning Service on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legion clubrooms on South Washington Street in Lake City.Pillows will be cleaned, deodorized, sanitized and fluffed. This is a mobile unit offering same day...

Lake City becomes a ‘Purple Heart Community’

Aug 22, 2018

Representatives from local, regional, and state veterans groups were on hand Aug. 16 to watch the Lake City City Council unanimously approve a motion to make the city a “Purple Heart Community.” The designation honors members of the U.S. armed forces who received the Purple Heart for being wounded...