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The Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon network hosted its ‘Patriots in the Park’ festivities at Rosemount Central Park on June 10, 2025. The free event, which was open to the public, featured music, entertainment, food, games, giveaways, static military vehicle displays, a fire truck, and interactive information booths. Onstage, the Rosemount BTYR was recognized for
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June 1, 2025 (ST. PAUL, Minnesota) – A retirement event was held for Minnesota Army National Guard Chaplain Colonel Philip “Buddy” Winn Jr., June 8, 2025, in Osseo, Minnesota. Chaplain Winn assumed duties as the State Chaplain for the Minnesota National Guard on March 15, 2020, and is retiring from the military, having served more
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At just 22 years old, Spc. Aidan McGill, a Saint Paul native, and military police officer assigned to the Stillwater-based 34th Military Police Company, is making strides in both his personal and professional life. McGill enlisted in June 2022, after his freshman year in college. Having graduated from Saint Thomas Academy, an all-boys catholic college
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As a veteran with nearly two decades of service, Army 1st Sgt. Steven Cox has had plenty of experience, but his latest achievement took him to a different kind of field – a softball field. Cox, the first sergeant assigned to the Minnesota National Guard’s Faribault-based 224th Transportation Company, recently competed with the 2024 All-Army
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For most of her life, Airman 1st Class Lydia Marsolais never imagined serving in the military. It felt unfamiliar, with everything she knew gathered from movies or history books. However, a desire to follow in her adoptive mom’s footsteps by serving others, and a love for aviation as a private pilot, pushed her towards the
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Mother’s Day is a day dedicated to recognizing and appreciating mothers from all walks of life. Their roles and duty to families and their children are immeasurable amidst all the other responsibilities they take on to uphold society. This Mother’s Day, we honor two remarkable mothers who are currently deployed overseas with the Minnesota National
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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon representatives from 20 communities and 29 companies and organizations across Minnesota attended a workshop at Camp Ripley on April 30 to share best practices in supporting the military community. A statewide program that began in 2008, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, known also as BTYR, establishes and sustains a community and corporate
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The Month of the Military Spouse is observed in the United States every May to honor the contributions and sacrifices of military spouses. Lauren Shegstad is one of the almost 10,000 military spouses of active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members in Minnesota. She and her husband, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas (Nick) Shegstad,
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The Minnesota National Guard’s Child & Youth Program hosted Purple Up at Mall of America® on April 25 to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of military youth to the nation. “The children in our military families must often overcome difficulties that many people may not be aware of,” said Joy Luedeman, Child & Youth Program
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For four intense days, 25 service members from the Minnesota National Guard and NATO allied nations Canada and Croatia, pushed themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally through 18 warrior tasks, all for a shot at being named the Minnesota National Guard’s 2025 Best Warrior. Held April 21-26 at Camp Ripley near Little Falls, the competition was
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Media Advisories
MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 5, 2024 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Friday, the Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment based in Brainerd, Minnesota, will receive the U.S. military’s highest unit award, the Presidential Unit Citation, for their efforts in the Kabul evacuation along with two other prestigious awards. “These awards are
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UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE: For ImmediateRelease Aug. 29, 2024 MINNETONKA, Minn. – Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will recognize Medica as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event in Minnetonka, Minn., on Thursday, August 29. The lieutenant governor will join Army Maj. Gen. Johanna Clyborne, Minnesota
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MEDIA RELEASE: For Immediate ReleaseJuly 10, 2024 DULUTH, Minn. – Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., arrived for temporary deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Fighting Falcons will join deployed F-22 Raptors to ensure a steady-state fighter presences in the region during the phased departure
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MEDIA RELEASE: For Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2024 VIRGINIA, Minn. – U. S. Steel will be recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company for its efforts in supporting the military community at a proclamation event in Virginia, Minn., on Thursday. “We value our partnerships with the many companies, organizations, and communities across Minnesota that are
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MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2024 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – This week Camp Ripley Training Center is utilizing a new web-based application system to facilitate season-long archery white-tailed deer hunting for the public. “Camp Ripley has hosted one of the largest public archery hunts for over 60 years,” said Army Col. Troy Fink, the
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