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The Fargo VA will be participating in the North Central Veterans Stand Down on Oct. 21 in Williston and Oct. 22 in Minot.
October 21
10 AM to 3 PM
Williston Armory
320 1st Ave SE, Williston ND
October 22
10 AM to 3 PM
Dakota Territory Air Museum
100 34th Ave N, Minot ND (North of Minot International Airport)
Please bring DD-214 or VA Card as proof of Veteran Status, if possible.
Free On-Site Resources:
Categories: Appreciation
At their September Conference in Florida the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) honored North Dakota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Lonnie Wangen with their highest award the “Iron Mike”. Admiral Clyde W. Marsh (ret.) and Colonel John Scocos (ret.) presented the Iron Mike award to Commissioner Wangen during an awards banquet.
Categories: Health
2nd Annual All About Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Friday, October 9, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo
20th Annual Edith Sanford Run/Walk for Breast Cancer
Friday, October 9, 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM in Fargo
Categories: VAMC
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota American Legion Department Commander, Dave Rice, will present the Fargo VA Health Care System with a $16,000 donation, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m., at the Fargo VA Medical Center. The donation, to be used in the development of the Fargo VA HCS’s Healing Gardens, is one of the largest monetary donations the Fargo VA HCS has ever received from a service organization. The donation became a project of Rice’s upon his being named Department Commander. “I was trying to decide where to designate my project funds while preparing my bid for Department Commander,” Rice said.
Categories: VA Health
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Veterans at the Fargo VA Health Care System have lost nine tons in the 10 years since the clinic began using the national MOVE! program.
This afternoon, coordinators manned an information booth marking the anniversary.
MOVE! provides free services emphasizing healthy nutrition, exercise and behavior changes.
New this year, the VA is rolling out a mobile app. It helps participants set, track and achieve weight loss goals.
Categories: VA Health
FARGO – The Fargo VA Health Care System has scheduled several free flu shot clinics for enrolled veterans at the Fargo VA Medical Center and other community-based outpatient clinics during September and October.
Some of the area locations, dates and times include:
Fargo VA Medical Center third-floor auditorium:
• Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to noon.
• Oct. 7, 13, 21 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Categories: Appreciation
The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial military conflicts in U.S. history. Many who fought for this country were mistreated when they got back home.
Over seven decades ago, young North Dakotans left farms, schools, and the comfort of home to defend freedom in unheard of locations around the globe. They saved the world, then came home to rebuild their lives, their state, and the nation.
Many of them have now lost the battle with time and we mourn each loss, but right now there is a quest to locate all WWII veterans still living in North Dakota for the Victory Roll Call, an historic roster or census to mark the 70th Anniversary of the end of the war.
Issues with concrete work and the shipment of engraved tablets set back the Stark County Veterans Memorial in Memorial Park two years.
Now, after many obstacles, a complete assemblage of the monument is scheduled to begin in the coming days.
“We are all going to be there with smiles on our faces and we will all be saying, ‘We didn’t believe it was possible but we did it,'” said Art Wanner, vice president of the Stark County Veterans Association.
Categories: Appreciation
On Saturday, September 26th from 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM, a fundraiser for the WDAY Honor Flight will be held at Sunset Lanes Bowling Alley in Moorhead, MN.
Money raised goes toward the WDAY Honor Flight (http://wdayhonorflight.areavoices.com/).