Friends remember 102-year-old WWII veteran Les Schrenk at funeral
On Thursday, friends and fellow veterans said goodbye to Les Schrenk.
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On Thursday, friends and fellow veterans said goodbye to Les Schrenk.
One man is riding his motorcycle tens of thousands of miles across the country. He's on a mission to make sure America's fallen heroes and the families they've left behind are never forgotten.
At a Minnesota State Capitol hearing Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled its "Veteran Suicide Prevention Plan."
Minnesota native and World War II veteran Les Schrenk died earlier this week. He was 102 years old.
Don Halverson's fellow members of the Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull 34th Infantry Division threw him an early celebration in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
Don Halverson's fellow members of the Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull 34th Infantry Division threw him an early celebration in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
It’s a chance this weekend to take part in some winter fun while giving back to a good cause.
"Someone so compassionate and just a good man, to think of him being portrayed as a domestic terrorist," Mac Randolph said with tears in his eyes, describing Alex Pretti.
Alex Pretti's name is now known around the world. One reason is a viral video that shows Pretti standing over the body of a veteran who passed away and honoring his service. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield got the story behind that video that millions have now seen.
Video shows Alex Pretti giving Mac Randolph's father his final salute after he died. Randolph says Pretti was his father's intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
The generosity of WCCO viewers is providing huge gains in housing stability for Minnesota veterans.
Your donations during Home for the Holidays has helped the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans raise $1 million. They'll use the money to make veteran homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring. Reg Chapman explains.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn't quit trying to help service members — even when a veteran gives up on themselves.
Those who have served know, not all injuries are visible. Some veterans work until it is unbearable to ignore the pain stirring inside. A local Navy veteran proudly served and transitioned into civilian life, not knowing the emotional cliff he was about to fall off. Our Reg Chapman show us how MACV helped get him back on track.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
The DNA Doe Project says it's identified the remains of a man found a decade ago in southern Minnesota as World War II veteran Luis Gilberto Robledo.
Many people who serve in the U.S. military find it hard to ask for assistance when they've been trained to help and serve others.
After serving in the Army, Robert Lee Evans experienced a setback, but he says he could not have overcome that difficult time without the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans.
U.S. Navy veteran Robert "Red" Burrow is a living example of not giving up. Burrow used and sold drugs until a prison sentence and introduction to MACV changed his life. Now, he works to connect people to resources.
For nine years, MACV and WCCO has been working together to help Veterans find a home for the holidays.
For nine years, MACV and WCCO has been working together to help Veterans find a home for the holidays.
At almost every home Gopher women's basketball game, you can find Ryan Radunzel and his service dog Peyton courtside at the Barn.
Out of the 1,500 men on his ship, Del Thielke was the only one selected to be aboard the USS Missouri when the peace treaty was signed.
