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Bygones for Wednesday, June 19

News Tribune, June 19, 1973

The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth yesterday approved the sale of 2.2 acres in the airport industrial park to the Gardner-Denver Co., which manufactures heavy mining, construction and industrial equipment. The firm will construct a 6,000-square-foot building on the site.

June 19, 2013

U.S. to meet with Taliban

American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in Qatar.

By Patrick Quinn , June 18, 2013

Lost and found: Dog tag lost after Two Harbors grad was wounded in Vietnam to be returned to him

In June 1968, Lanny Martinson was a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps platoon sergeant on patrol with his troops near Khe Sanh, Vietnam.

By Tammy Francois , June 18, 2013

Defense report: Troops in bin Laden raid revealed

A Pentagon inspector general's report says U.S. special operations forces who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden were in uniform and wearing nametags during a CIA award ceremony attended by the writer of the film “Zero Dark Thirty.”

By Lolita C. Baldor , June 14, 2013

Nazi-unit commander blended into Minnesota community

The former commander of a Nazi SS-led unit who made Minneapolis his home has maintained a regular voting history as a naturalized U.S. citizen.

By Associated Press report , June 14, 2013

Survivor: Try ex-Nazi commander living in Minnesota

The news that the former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has been living in Minneapolis for decades is an especially startling revelation for people who lived through Nazi persecution.

By Associated Press report , June 14, 2013

Lt. Col. Mark Weber, Minnesota National Guard officer who spoke, wrote about cancer battle, dies at 41

Weber’s ability to defy — yet deal honestly with — death inspired many. First diagnosed with Stage 4 gastrointestinal cancer in 2010, he continued to work, give speeches and even write a book before dying at his home Thursday.

By Tad Vezner , June 14, 2013

Minnesota Veterans agency launches retooled website

MinnesotaVeteran.org is up and running.

By Associated Press report , June 12, 2013

Eh? Tribute to WWII hero

Paul Sailer, author of “The Oranges are Sweet” and the 2012 Minnesota Aviation Writer of the Year, will present a tribute to World War II hero Maj. Don Beerbower at the Grand Rapids Public Library from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday.

By News Tribune staff , June 12, 2013

Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan

A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on American trainers working with him in the country's east on Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a grenade killed an Italian soldier in the west, officials said.

By Associated Press , June 08, 2013

D-Day anniversary commemorations begin in France

Commemorations of the 69th annniversary of D-Day have begun with the stars-and-stripes being raised in a quiet ceremony at the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach.

By Associated Press report , June 06, 2013

Eh? Welcome Honor Flight Northland veterans home

The group will arrive home between 10 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. All are welcome to greet them upon their return.

By News Tribune staff , June 06, 2013

Serving in Afghanistan, Eveleth native is the 'Bomb Whisperer'

Spc. Kyle Klobuchar spends his days listening intently to the beeps, hums and warbles of a hand-held explosives detector known as a Minehound.

By David Zucchino , June 02, 2013

Minnesota National Guard technicians to be furloughed

More than 1,100 Minnesota National Guard technicians, including 241 in Duluth, will be furloughed later this summer.

By News Tribune staff , May 31, 2013

Minnesota National Guard techs, including in Duluth, to be furloughed

More than a 1,100 technicians will be required to take one day off unpaid each week for 11 weeks, from July 15 through the end of September.

By News Tribune staff , May 30, 2013