Watch CBS News
While she was growing up, Kris Hora says her dad Charles Byers was meticulous about Christmas. When Byers passed away, Hora and her husband honored him by planting a spruce tree in their front yard.
This year, marks a special anniversary for the last World War II survivor of the Memorial Rifle Squad.
A Minnesota soldier who died in World War II has finally ben laid to rest.
Like so many young men during World War II, Harlan Melinsky found himself far away from farm life and fighting for his country overseas. In May 1944, his patrol came under attack by German soldiers near Itri, Italy.
The anniversary is always an emotional day for Steven Garty of Maple Grove. His father, Richard, was a teenage Marine stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack.
On this Memorial Day weekend, a Minnesota community is remembering a United States Navy seaman who has not been able to be laid to rest due to COVID-19.
William J. McGowan, of Benson, was 23 years old when he died during World War II.
He'll now be buried in Wabasha, Minnesota on May 25.
The country of Norway honored a Twin Cities veteran Sunday for his service during World War II.
Some Minnesotans are honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a night at the movies.
William Laughlin "Bill" Connell, 95, is being remembered for how he endured tragedies – both in World War II and years later in his personal life.
Photographs will fade over time, but Richard Piper's memories of his service are crystal clear.For the World War II soldier, bullets, bombs and bodies are impossible to forget.
Named "Heaven Can Wait," the wait to find the wreckage of the World War II B-24 bomber is finally over for Clayton Emmer and his family.
A community is honoring a World War II veteran who made a difference in their neighborhood.
Quentin Gifford was a Radioman aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it sunk in the attack that dragged us into World War II.
A World War II veteran from Hutchinson received a very special honor Saturday.
What started as a past-time to honor veterans has turned into a museum that's become a world-wide attraction in a small Minnesota town.
Lt. Loren Hintz was shot down over the Italian landscape in the closing days of World War II.
Sergeant Gerald Jacobsen was declared missing in action during World War II.
A court in Poland has issued an arrest warrant for a Minnesota man sought in a Nazi massacre, opening the way for Poland to seek his extradition from the United States on war crimes charges.
Art Bottcher was awarded a Silver Star for his bravery in World War II that his family couldn't find.
One of the turning points in World War II was when the Doolittle Raiders bombed Tokyo. The courageous and dangerous mission happened after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
A World War II veteran in Minneapolis celebrated a very special birthday Friday.
This Memorial Day will have extra special meaning for one Minnesota community. The city of Willmar welcomed home Navy Machinist Mate 1st Class John Anderson -- 72 years after his death.
A Minnesota sailor lost on the beaches of Normandy is finally coming home.
