Haul. War and grief shape a nation's soldiers
The community mourns Staff Sgt. Joshua Hanson at Pelican Rapids High School as hundreds attend his funeral. His longtime love of hunting and outdoors is recalled alongside memories of his high school football championship. The piece also follows soldiers like Janelle Johnson balancing deployments with family, highlighting the constant wave of funerals and the smaller moments of life back home, including school readiness and acts of aid in Iraq.
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Joshua Robert Hanson
Pelican Rapids High School
Hanson
Otter Tail River
Grace
Josh
Jake
Major figures in Minnesota Guard Iraq tour emerge in portraits
A detailed portrait series profiles Col. Joe Burns Col. David Elicerio Sgt Dathan Gazelka Spec Seth Goehring Staff Sgt Joshua Hanson Sgt 1st Class Cassandra Houston Sgt 1st Class Janelle Johnson Sgt John Kriesel and Sgt J R Salzman. It follows their deployments from Bosnia to Iraq highlighting family ties and career paths alongside their unit 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry Division. It also recounts Burns work at a frontline clinic in an Iraqi village and reflects on the broader impact of the mission for Iraq and the soldiers families.
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David Elicerio
Ali
Elicerio
Las Vegas
Joe Burns
North Dakota
1St Brigade
Burns
Bosnia
Iraq
U.S
America
1St Brigade Combat Team
34Th Infantry Division
Minnesota National Guard
Two arrested in McDowell County stabbing case
A 17 year old Big Sandy area teen was transported from Welch to Charleston Area Medical Center after a morning stabbing at about 11 am. Deputies found suspects hiding in an old trailer nearby. Asbury Lee Harris 31 of Davy and Randy McNeely 23 of Roderfield were taken into custody on related charges.
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Big Sandy
McDowell County
Charleston Area Medical Center
Big Sandy Area
Welch Community Hospital
M.S. Horton
Welch Detachment
West Virginia
Horton
M.K. Shelton
Asbury Lee Harris
Davy
Ohio
Randy McNeely
Roderfield
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Mandy
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Seth Goehring
Alicia
Joshua Hanson
Robert and
Kathy
Cassandra Houston
John Kriesel
Katie
Chad Malmberg
Teri Walen
Sgt
J.R. Salzman
Menomonie, Wis
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Randall
Minn
Seth
Bolton
Red Cross
Kolton
Qaryat al Majarrah
Tobe
Tropstone Outdoor Furniture
Bland Street
Bluefield
Nelson E. Velazquez
Rosette
Heather McKinney, RN
New Hope Rd
Princeton Medical Arts Building
Princeton, WV
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Richlands, VA
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