Vietnam Vet Getting Overdue Honors
WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – For Army veteran Tim Callister, it’s an award ceremony more than 40 years in the making. The former helicopter pilot will receive some of nation’s top military honors for...
View ArticleCollege Grads Turning To Army, Instead Of Unemployment
By Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Many people with college degrees are learning their education does not guarantee them a job. So, a record number of grads are choosing the Army as a way to...
View ArticleSoldier Exchange Creates Bonds Between Minn. And Norway
By Liz Collin, WCCO-TV LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (WCCO) – Some Minnesota soldiers are learning new skills in a different country. It’s a country Minnesota considers close to home: Norway. For more than...
View ArticleFamily, Friends Share Memories Of St. Paul Soldier
By Holly Wagner, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Family and friends of a 25-year-old St. Paul soldier killed in Afghanistan shared memories of him at a news conference Tuesday. Army Spc. Joseph...
View ArticleA Minn. Veteran’s Long Journey After Losing Legs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly a year after his final tour, a war veteran who lost his legs was welcomed back in Minnesota. On Monday, it was “Kyle Malin” day in the city of Lakeville. Two days earlier,...
View ArticleFridley Defense Contractor Lands Big Prize
FRIDLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – For the past 30 years the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle has given soldiers armored protection as they maneuver the battlefield. It’s a tank-like armored personnel...
View ArticleProgram Seeks To Keep Vets Mentally Healthy And Free
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – For former Army ranger Hector Matascastillo the stresses of 13 military deployments finally took a toll. On Jan. 24, 2004, Matascastillo suffered a horrible flashback at his...
View ArticleEsme’s Blog: The Mental Health Of Our Military
The horrifying tragedy of the American soldier who is accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians raises serious questions about the U.S. Military’s awareness, monitoring and understanding of how...
View ArticleApril’s Veteran Of The Month: Justin Sabo
Justin Sabo attended high school in Rosemount, and later Apple Valley at the School of Environmental Studies. He was awarded an Eagle Scout during that time. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August of...
View ArticleLate Troop Homecoming Disappoints Military Families
ELK RIVER, Minn. (WCCO) - Laura Hudson, a military wife from Elk River, has been waiting a year for the moment her husband returns home. Now, she feels that moment has been robbed. Her husband serves...
View ArticleMay’s Veteran Of The Month: George Boyd
George Boyd was born in Chicago and raised in Danville, Illinois. At the age of 17 he enlisted into the Air Force in 1958 and was first assigned to Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. In 1961 he...
View ArticleMinn. Nat’l Guardsman Apologies For Lies
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO) – A Minnesota National Guardsman who appeared on a reality TV show is saying he’s sorry for embellishing some stories that have even helped pay some of his bills. When...
View ArticleMinn. Army Officer Fighting Cancer Honored By Joint Chiefs Chairman
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. (WCCO) – Eighteen years in the U.S. Army earned Lt. Col. Mark Weber a chest full of medals and military commendations, from airborne wings to foreign engagement ribbons. His dress...
View ArticleArmy Sergeant Reunites With Son After 9 Months In Afghanistan
Reunites MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It was the best gift a kid could get. On Friday, kindergartener Ben Palmer got a surprise visit from his dad, Army Sgt. Nicholas Palmer. WCCO-TV photojournalist Pete...
View ArticleFormer Mankato Student Dies In Afghanistan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Army Staff Sgt. who attended Minnesota State University at Mankato has died in Afghanistan. Kyle Osborn grew up in Lafayette, Ind. but went to school in Mankato. He...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed
Now that President Barack Obama has ended the military surge in Afghanistan, the analysts are taking a hard look at what was accomplished since Obama made his surprising move in 2009 when he decided...
View ArticleVeteran Severely Beaten Inside NE Minneapolis Bar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A veteran who was out celebrating Veterans Day with friends says he has no idea why a group of strangers viciously attacked him. Derek Amlie’s classmate, who happens to also be a...
View ArticleIraq War Vet Loses Everything In Condo Fire
Gallery: Minneapolis Apartment Fire MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A large fire ripped through more than a half-dozen condos in Uptown Minneapolis Friday morning, sending huge clouds of smoke into the air and...
View ArticleWrecking Ball Swings At Minn.’s Top Superfund Site
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota’s top Superfund site is finally undergoing cleanup as demolition began Friday on the former Army ammunition plant in Arden Hills. The plant produced bombs and bullets...
View Article‘Everybody Wishes They Had A Father Like Mark Weber’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Friends and family are mourning the death of a beloved soldier, author and family man as Lt. Col. Mark Weber died Thursday after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 41 years...
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