How MACV is helping older veterans in need of homes
This holiday season, a Minnesota organization is helping a growing number of veterans who need housing later in life.
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This holiday season, a Minnesota organization is helping a growing number of veterans who need housing later in life.
Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, and volunteers typically place a wreath on every grave at national cemeteries to honor their service. But this year, some gravesites at Fort Snelling will be without a wreath.
WCCO and the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans put on an event at Target Field for veterans. The event provided numerous resources to help with veterans experiencing housing instability.
In the corner of the room, James McCloden, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans outreach coordinator knows coming here he has a good chance of talking to and helping a veteran.
Far too many Minnesota veterans don't have a safe place to call home or are on the brink of homelessness. The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans is trying to change that.
Saturday in Hastings, they dedicated a hockey rink to honor veterans through the United Heroes League, allowing for them and their families to have a place to participate.
Saturday in Hastings, they dedicated a hockey rink to honor veterans through the United Heroes League, allowing for them and their families to have a place to participate. Mike Max was there.
Hundreds gathered to honor Minnesotans who served in our nations military.
"My passion is to make their last days their best days," Fallon Hagy said. "If it's five days or 15 years, how can I help that person love life and love the season that they're in."
It can take two to three years to be paired with a service dog, and Helping Paws is always in need of donations and volunteers to be service dog trainers.
Jennifer Mayerle talks with Brad Lindsay, temporary Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, about this weekend’s Veterans Day events.
On this Veteran's Day weekend, local nonprofit Helping Paws says it's seeing a growing need for their invaluable support for our service members who struggle with PTSD after they come home.
Veterans Day is a day to remember and recognize the people in our community who have served. There are projects both locally and nationally aimed to share the important firsthand accounts of the veterans in our lives.
Jenn Hassin, an artist and Air Force veteran, has helped Afghan military servicewomen process their pain with a unique form of art.
Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel embedded in his thigh. But over 70 years later, the 96-year-old is still waiting for the U.S. Army to recognize his injury.
Shayla Reaves talks with trainer Mike Boehmer and Riley from The Spot in Greenfield, where dog trainers are making sure service dogs are ready for their new important roles.
It had been 70 years since these Korean War veterans had last been together.
A new collaboration between the local VA and Catholic Charities aims to end homelessness among Minnesota's veterans.
A new collaboration between the local VA and Catholic Charities aims to end homelessness among Minnesota's veterans.
It has been 50 years since the last combat troops left Vietnam. There are 5.8 million Vietnam War veterans living in America, and 97,000 of them in Minnesota.
"We came from riding bikes to school to driving a jeep with a machine gun," said Steve Havig.
The effects of the 9/11 attacks of 2001 are still being felt, including for our fellow Minnesotans in the armed forces. Right now, there are just three veteran centers in Minnesota — in Anoka, St. Paul and Duluth — that provide these services.
Flags were at half-staff Monday in Mankato's Veterans Memorial Park to pay tribute to southern Minnesota veterans. However, those vets have been left out when it comes to mental health counseling.
Actor Gary Sinise says supporting veterans through a foundation he started in 2011 is his "full-time mission."
At Target Field over the weekend, the Minnesota Twins took some time to honor veterans.
