Veterans

The order directs the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs to coordinate the effort to address food insecurity for veterans and their families.

The United Way of Northeastern Minnesota's Operation: Service Story collects oral histories for Iron Range and Koochiching and Lake of the Woods counties service members.

Forums will be in Grand Rapids, Ely and Hibbing, with a special event focused on veterans issued scheduled for 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Grand Rapids.

Sgt. Rosslyn Gresens died at 22 while protecting his patrol from enemy fire in Korea in 1950. He was buried with his mother Sept. 22, 2025, in Macville Cemetery.

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs can activate the State Soldiers Assistance Program's Disaster Relief Program to help with housing, utilities and other needs.

Doug Heiken of Grand Rapids served in the Vietnam War. On Saturday, he will take part in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

Native Americans serve in the United States military at a higher rate than any other ethnic group, with 19% serving per capita, compared to a national average of 14%.

Veterans on the Lake is a nonprofit resort in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness featuring accommodations that allow veterans and their families to connect with nature.

Corporal Norris Brenden served in the U.S. Marines in Vietnam. He died in February of 1968 and in doing so saved the lives of many fellow Marines.

A century-old headstone was also replaced in Maple Hill Cemetery to properly recognize Cpl. Norman Kenneth Bawks, a WWI soldier killed in action days before the war ended in 1918.