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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony 2016

The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Rifle Squad and Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs are hosting a special 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Ceremony at the Minnesota History Center on Dec. 7. This event

YMCA Waives Joiner’s Fee for Veterans and Families

News AdvisoryNovember 1, 2016For Immediate Release Contacts:Ralph Heussner, Public Affairs Officer, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, 612 467-3012, ralph.heussner@va.govJoan Schimml, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, 952.210.4515, joan.schimml@ymcamn.orgBarry Venable, Public Affairs Officer,

Veterans Day 2016

November 11 is Veterans Day, the national holiday dedicated to honoring all who have served in America’s armed forces. It was originally known as Armistice Day because the armistice or temporary cessation of hostilities for World War I

Minnesota Military Pension Exemption

News from State Representative Bob Dettmer: The reform I am the most excited about is the provision that makes all military retirement benefits tax-exempt. This measure was the result of many people working over the last two decades,

2016 Veterans “Day on the Hill”

The Minnesota Commanders' Task Force (CTF), together with the United Veterans Legislative Council (UVLC) and the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers (MACVSOs) will be holding a joint Veterans Day on the Hill event Wednesday, March 16

Veterans Day 2015

November 11 is Veterans Day, the national holiday dedicated to honoring all who have served in America’s armed forces. It was originally known as Armistice Day because the armistice or temporary cessation of hostilities for World War I