He carried a fatal crash for 40 years. Now he helps other veterans heal.
The Invisible Wounds Project, located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, is dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellness of military, veterans and first responders.
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The Invisible Wounds Project, located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, is dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellness of military, veterans and first responders.
The Invisible Wounds Project in Forest Lake, Minnesota, is dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellness of military, veterans and first responders. A special car show and concert is happening at Saturday at Running Aces to benefit that work.
A brave group in Burnsville, Minnesota, battled through Saturday's brisk rain for a good cause.
Saturday in Burnsville, Minnesota, a patriotic endurance challenge took place with a meaningful mission at its core.
A group of nearly 200 volunteers visited Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Saturday morning, with the intention of remembering the lives lost defending freedom.
After years of planning, the new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum near Camp Ripley is nearly ready to open.
A crowd gathered in White Bear Township, Minnesota, to honor the men and women who died during the Vietnam War as a traveling memorial brought a piece of the nation's history closer to home.
In White Bear Township, Minnesota, crowds are gathering to honor the men and women who died in the Vietnam War with The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the memorial in Washington, DC.
They were forgotten fighters. Now, 50-years later, a group of Hmong and Lao Minnesota veterans is finally being recognized by the state .
They were forgotten fighters, but now, a group of Minnesota veterans are finally being recognized.
Researchers are studying whether GLP-1s could help veterans living with alcohol use disorder. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is one of 18 VA sites across the United States participating in the new clinical trial testing semaglutide as a potential treatment for AUD.
Could a GLP-1 medication help veterans struggling with alcohol use disorder? As Ubah Ali reports, a new clinical trial at the Minneapolis VA is hoping to find the answer.
Minneapolis Elks Lodge #44 in Maple Grove is getting ready to host the riders.
Annunciation Catholic School leaders say the sound of fireworks might bring back difficult memories for students and staff. A pair of military veterans says they know that yearly struggle all too well.
The nonprofit Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, or MACV, is gearing up for its annual summer salute. Housing providers, healthcare organizers, employment services and a variety of other resource groups banded together Tuesday at CHS Field in St. Paul.
A Minnesota family is preparing to travel to Washington, D.C., this week to honor a Vietnam War veteran whose family says his service continued to affect him long after he came home.
Families from across the country will gather to honor Vietnam veterans who survived the war, but later died as a result of their service. Jeff Wagner and photojournalist Nick Lunemann shows us, one Minnesota family's journey to remember their father.
A Minneapolis Fire truck was parked outside the Uptown VFW on Saturday, not to put out a fire but to take part in a community event.
Gary Marquardt spent Memorial Day on Monday traveling from cemetery to cemetery across the western Twin Cities metro, playing "Taps" for veterans and their families.
When it's time to mourn a fallen soldier, there's a group of volunteers making sure the music is never a recording. John Lauritsen and photojournalist Nick Lunemann introduce a bugler who plays Taps at cemeteries across the region.
Many Minnesotans gathered on the morning of Memorial Day at Fort Snelling to honor those who served.
Several Minnesota communities are offering events and programs on Memorial Day to honor those who gave their life for this country.
Diane Carlson Evans, the Minnesota native and Army veteran who founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C., died Wednesday at age 79.
Thousands of Minnesotans are called to action this Memorial Day weekend, stemming from a simple conversation a decade ago.
A Minnesota veteran and social media influencer has lost his fight against lung cancer and congestive heart failure.