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Times Sept 18, 1919Editorial byT.J. Austad

The Least We Can DoThere will

be a homecom-ing celebrationheld in ThiefRiver Fallsnext Saturdayand it will be ahummer, assuch things go.Never before inthe history ofthe countyhave the peoplebeen so unitedon one projectas in the mak-ing of thisevent, a sinceretestimonial tothe boys who

went from their homes to enter the Army orNavy of their country when the call came.Never has so much money been securedtoward providing an entertainment of anykind. Never has the interest in any under-taking been as keen. And it is but fitting that such should bethe case, for no matter what is done it willexpress but feebly the appreciation felt andthe obligation realized. The returned boys themselves couldundoubtedly get along without such demon-stration. They are not calling attention toany particular merit attaching to the factthat they did what they considered theirduty. They feel, many of them, and the bestof them, that now the thing is over, it wouldbe just as well to forget it and get back tobusiness with as little fuss as possible. Butthat would hardly be doing the right thingby them or by those among us whoremained at home. We want to do something. We feel thatthe boys are entitled to some kind of recog-nition and that no matter how inadequateit may be, there should be some kind ofdemonstration to make them feel as if theywere welcome back to their former place inthe world. We will all feel better after hav-ing done our best to make the returned menrealize this. The celebration itself will be on a scalesuch as no other community the size ofPennington County has yet attempted. Itwill cost more money, and this has beenprovided. It will have more interesting andunique features than has been thought ofby any other homecoming committee. Therewill be no taint of commercialism attachedto the proceedings as all business houseswill be closed and the entertainment freefor all. The invitation to attend this homecom-ing celebration is general. It is not neces-sary that a person be a resident ofPennington County in order to participate.In fact, the soldiers from nearby countieswho, because of their location, will find dif-ficulty in attending the celebration at theirown county seats are particularly invited.There is to be plenty and they are welcome.It is the least we can do.

Times September 25, 1919Editorial by T.J. Austad

A Great Homecoming Party For once we are all agreed. If there is adissenting voice or a dissatisfied partici-pant he or she has sense enough not to letthe fact be known. It is, of course, understood that everycommunity regards its own soldiers’ wel-come as the biggest and best thing of itskind ever attempted, but very few have thereason for this feeling that the people ofPennington County share. It was not onlythe biggest thing in the way of a celebrationwe have thus far undertaken, but it is cer-tain that no other community in the state,the size of Thief River Falls, even distantlyapproached it either in interest, atten-dance, or efficient management. The occasion, of course, warranted thevery best obtainable in the way of enter-

tainment as well as the largest attendancein the city’s history. It was expected that alarge crowd would be present but all calcu-lations fell far short. It is not safe to makeeven an estimate of the number of personson the fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon,but those who have had some experience inhandling crowds place the figure at some-where between 12,000 and 15,000. Neverbefore has any city in this section seen sucha gathering. The people of the county and city have aright to feel proud of the success of theirexperiment. There was not an untowardcircumstance to mar the perfect carryingout of the arrangements, every detail com-ing off exactly as announced in the pro-gram. There did occur a slight shortage inthe commissary department, but no blameis coming to anyone for this. Provision hadbeen made for feeding between seven andeight thousand people, the arrangementsbeing made for this number. It was earlydiscovered that portions would have to becut some if the grub was to hold out, howev-er, and even with a program of curtailmentin effect, the committee fell short. Not thatthis mattered much, everybody seeming tounderstand the situation perfectly and will-ing to make the best of it. The soldiers, sailors and marines had agood time. They appreciated the fact thatan entertainment of such magnitude musthave required the outlay of a considerableamount of money as well as much hardwork. Every returned service man who inany manner expressed himself on the sub-ject was unsparing in his praise. To the officials of the county ofPennington and the city of Thief River Fallsis largely due the credit for making thishomecoming event such a success. Theyassisted liberally in every manner possible.In fact, the carrying out of the undertakingwould have been impossible had it not beenfor their hearty cooperation. The citizens’committees worked energetically and intel-ligently and should come in for a largeshare of the credit. It is the returned menthemselves, however, who made the affairthe great success it unquestionably was.Had they taken the attitude that the mat-ter was one of but slight importance tothem, there would have been no celebrationworthy of the name. Every detail of the pro-gram hinged on their presence and partici-pation, and neither was withheld. not so itcould be noticed. The boys had a good time,it being the particular duty of the rest ofthe population to see that such was thecase. The occasion will linger long in the mem-ory of the people of the county as one of themost enjoyable in which they have evertaken part.

12,000 People Here For Big Soldier Fete

Pennington County Citizens HonorReturned Fighters in Fitting Style

Parade Thrills Crowds Greatest Day in History of TRF;

Fine Program of Sports

More than 12,000 persons from all partsof Pennington and surrounding countiesgathered in Thief River Falls Saturday toparticipate in the Homecoming Celebrationin honor of the olive drab warriors whofought in the World War and all those whowere in the military service during theemergency. The event will go down in the history ofPennington County as being the biggestand best ever attempted and the day wasone that will be remembered by the menjust as long as will be those days when theGerman “GI Cans” were bursting over thefront lines. The weather man behaved remarkablywell, but at an early hour there was a lightprecipitation and things did not look verypromising. By noon the sky was clearing offin fine shape and at three o’clock Old Solwas on the job and stayed there until sun-down.

PARADE THRILLS CROWD By the time the parade was formingthere were around 9,000 people gathered,

while there were many who remained awayat this time owing to the threateningweather. By noon the attendance was at itsheight and cars were entering the city instreams from the country districts. Theparade, scheduled to start moving at 9:30a.m. was postponed for an hour andpromptly at 10:30 o’clock at the commandof Marshall H.D. Keene. The line started tomove headed by the Thief River Falls band,all of whom had seen service overseas withthe exception of three members. It was animpressive spectacle. Following the khakiclad band came the colors and the guards.Soldiers, sailors, and marines marched asone unit, there being more than 300 ofthem. Many of the boys wore gold chevrons ontheir right arms. As the fighters came upLaBree avenue there was applause andmen stood with bared heads in honor of thepassing heroes. The same was true alongthe entire parade route and automobilesfull of people scurried around from oneblock to another to get several glimpses ofthe men as they were passing. Marchingerect with heads up like a body of trainedWest Pointers the crowd received a thrilland there was much favorable commentfrom everyone for the manner in which theservice men carried themselves.

RED CROSS MAKES A SHOWING Following the service men came the RedCross workers and Woman’s Club, and theymade one of the best showings in theparade. Then followed the speakers of theday, community singers, Grand Forks band,and Elks lodge, represented by a largenumber of girls carrying the lodge colors.All the schools were represented from thehigh school down to the kindergarten. Thehigh school service flag, with about a hun-dred stars on it, was carried in this sectionof the parade. Thief River Falls has seenmany parades, but the one on Saturdaywas the greatest ever and for length it eas-ily exceeded all previous affairs.

VERNON SPEAKS About half an hour after the processionreached the fairgrounds the grandstandwas filled. Mayor G.A. Penney made a fewremarks in opening the program and thenintroduced Mr. Vernon, who served duringthe war, who delivered a fine address on thework of the troops in France and the partplayed by America in the conflict. Thespeaker impressed upon the minds of thelarge crowd the debt the world owes to thegallant sons of America and the Allies indelivering the world from the grip of Hunautocracy. “You cannot pay these men inmoney for the services rendered” heexclaimed “and our men are going todemand the deportation of those who evad-ed service on the grounds of being aliens.”His speech was interrupted throughout byhearty applause as he delivered blow afterblow for 100 percent Americanism. Hepointed out the necessity of the teaching areal and true history of the nation in theschools and believed the coming genera-tions should receive a thorough course inCivics. He also laid special emphasis on thefact that it is time to put a stop to all meet-ings that are not held in the American lan-guage.

RESPONSE BY CHOMMIE Attorney H.O. Chommie responded inbehalf of the returned service men and saidif it were possible the men would put on acelebration for the citizens of the county toshow their appreciation of the splendidreception given them on Saturday. Mayor Penney asked the people in thegrandstand to rise and with bowed headsengage for one minute of solemn devotionfor the boys who fell on the field of honor.This concluded the morning program andall service men were invited to the messhall to partake of the excellent lunch pro-vided.

REAL HOMEMADE EATS Goldfish and Corned Willy? Not on yourlife. Real roast beef carved from the barbe-cued beeves, bread, pickles, butter, dough-nuts, piping hot coffee with lots of creamlemonade, ice cream, ‘n everythin’ wasthere and it didn’t cost a cent. The men

were given a pleasant reminder of the dayswhen they had to ‘line up for chow’ but theydidn’t mind that for the Elks were on thejob in the hall and they pushed them allthrough in jig time. [“Goldfish” was a mili-tary slang name for a serving of salmon and“Corned Willy” was fried corned beef hash.] The success of this part of the programwas largely due to the excellent and untir-ing work of H.A. Brumund, a pact whichthe other committee members cheerfullyacknowledge.

SPORTS PROGRAM A 100-yard-dash was the first event onthe sports program and first money wascarried away by John Maney of Grygla, areturned soldier. He also won first prize inthe next event for ex-service men only. There were several children’s foot races,and a hand grenade throwing contest.Great interest was manifested in theIndian pony race, although there was no setdistance.

5 MILE FORD RACE The Ford stock touring car race was thesource of much laughter. There were 10entries and contestants were required tostart their engines after the race was calledand to stop each time around in front of thegrandstand, stop the engine and startagain. The drivers showed great skill inhandling the machines and there was somelively maneuvering on their part after eachtrip around the track. John Maney wonfirst money in this event, LeonardDuChamp, second, and Clyde Nason camein third. There was also a short football contest,between service men and the high schoolteam. Goodridge and St. Hilaire also stageda ball game at the close of the races.

BOXING CONTESTS Two preliminary boxing contests tookplace in the ring before the GibbonsBrothers gave their exhibition in the fisticart. Roy Miller put on the gloves againstBernard Burggraf for five lively rounds andthe boys went into the scrap rather heavyat times. Hal Stanton and Derby Anderson put upa good exhibition and went through severalfast rounds. Both men showed a knowledgeof the game and were exceptionally quickon their feet.

GIBBONS BOYS PLEASE Mike and Tommy Gibbons proved a bigdrawing card and everyone was anxious toget a glimpse of the famous St. Paul bat-tlers. “Packy” McFarland, of this city, refer-eed and occasionally Mike and Tommywould miscue and land on the populargarage owner. At any rate, “Packy” fulfilledhis duties well as the third man in the ring.The Gibbons Brothers went through manyrounds and everyone was satisfied withtheir work. [“Packy” was Mark T.McFarland, owner of a local garage, whorepaired cars and sold Fords]

INDIAN WAR POWWOW Old-timers of Thief River Falls whorecall the early days when the city wasnothing but a trading post, and the Indiansused to hold forth at Squaw Point withtheir war dances, were given a reminder ofthose days, during the afternoon when sev-eral men from the Red Lake Reservationgave a real Indian Powwow. The Indianshad their old buckskin drum on thegrounds and around it danced several of theChippewa tribe, attired in typical Indianfashion and painted up for the occasion.This proved a big attraction for both youngand old and even some of the old time resi-dents were seen trying to get a glimpse ofthe performers.

5,000 CUPS GO QUICKLY After the ex-doughboys were fed up, thecivilians’ line was formed and people werebeing fed throughout the entire afternoonuntil the supply was exhausted. Over 5,000paper cups and plates were used andaround 2,000 people were given whateverthey could get away with in their hands. The Thief River Falls and Grand Forksbands played alternately throughout the

Happy 100th Birthday to the American LegionNationally and Local

J.J. McCann was the firstPost Commander of theEcklund Post 117,American Legion in 1919in Thief River Falls.

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(Continued from Page 2)morning and afternoon sothere was plenty of spiritedband music at all times.

AEROPLANE FLIGHTS Al Forseth, returnedflyer who served for a yearon active duty in France,furnished thrills for thelarge crowd with his aero-plane flights and met withthe full approval of every-one. At times he would ‘corkscrew’ down from a greatheight, or ‘loop-the-loop’ anddo other flying stunts tothrill the crowd. It will beremembered that severalyears ago Mr. Forseth,together with J. Piper, wasexperimenting with amachine here and madeseveral short flights nearthe old Fairgrounds. Thiswas in the early stages ofthe flying game, however,and today Mr. Forseth isrecognized as one of the bestflyers in the northwest.

COLORS EVERYWHERE Everywhere, from housesand from persons, flew theofficial colors and decora-tions of the day. Buildingswere decorated withbunting and the decorationscommittee had strung theAllied flags across thestreets in the business sec-tion. The White Way hadalso on its new dress, thetop globes being decoratedwith a piece of bunting andpresented a very prettyappearance at night. Thestore windows were full offlags and Old Glory waseverywhere to be seen. Through the courtesy ofthe First and Peoples StateBank, the school childrenwere provided large flags

and the bank also loanedout flags to other places toassist in the decorating. The Times window dis-play was a source of greatinterest and large crowds attimes greatly blocked thesidewalk viewing the sever-al German war trophies anda collection of actual scenesfrom the front. Through the courtesy ofthe First National Bank, aminiature Statue of Libertybelonging to the bankinginstitution was loaned andused to good advantage.

CREDIT DUE COMMITTEES

Too much cannot be saidin praise of theHomecoming celebrationcommittees who workeduntiringly to make theaffair the success it proved

to be. Every one of the menassigned to the work ofmaking the arrangementslost a great deal of his timeand nothing could stop himin seeing that his end of thework was carried out to theletter.

EVENING PROGRAM The evening programconsisted of free movies atthe city auditorium, a bandconcert, and dancing. Afterthe conclusion of the movieshow, the auditorium floorwas cleared and dancingbegan shortly before teno’clock “with real Americangirls,” as those signs alongthe Rhine and in French vil-lages used to read. Butthere was not that littlehandful of Y.W.C.A. girlsand Red Crossers andSalvation Army lassies theboys used to hobnob with.There were just oodles ofgirls, Thief River Falls andPennington County girls,most of them. Dancing wasalso enjoyed at the rollerskating rink and bothplaces were filled to theircapacity. Splendid musicwas provided for bothaffairs. The Grand Forks bandrendered a short concertshortly before seven o’clockand drew a large crowd.

‘TWAS A GRAND DAY Taken as a whole, theHomecoming celebrationwas a day that will live longin the memory of all and thesatisfying manner in whicheverything was staged hasbeen the subject of appre-ciative comment among allthose who had the good for-tune to be present.

PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTIONOF THE AMERICAN LEGION

For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:

To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;

To maintain law and order;

To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;

To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars;

To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation;

To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;

To make right the master of might;

To promote peace and good will on earth;

To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democ-racy;

To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

The Thief River Falls American Legion Post 117 in its current location on Hwy. 1 West.

Legion Dance on Friday EveningFirst Annual Dance by Former Service Men to Be Hummer

(October 9, 1919, TRFTimes)

All arrangements havebeen made and everythingis set for the first annualdance of PenningtonCounty’s post of theAmerican Legion at theAuditorium tomorrowevening. Ray Johnson, chairmanof the dance committee,states that a large outsideattendance is anticipated asa result of a thoroughadvertising campaign that

has been conducted, andmembers of the post fromone end of the county to theother have passed the wordalong and they’re all goingto be there. Everyone in general isinvited to come. It was the intention ofthe committee to start thedance at an earlier hourthan heretofore and therebyconclude the affair an houror so earlier, contrary to thecustom, and that has beenfollowed. At the Legion’s meeting

last week it was decided tostart the dance at 9:30 p.m.sharp and quit at 2 a.m. Refreshments will beserved at one corner of thehall, the proprietors ofBlack’s Sweet Shop havingagreed to look after this endof it. A snappy and jazzyorchestra has been engagedto furnish the music. The proceeds of thedance, after all expensesare paid, will go into theLegion’s treasury.

First Boy to Go Is Last to ReturnWillian Midderigh Arrives from Camp Pike for Brief Visit Here(October 30, 1919 TRF

Times)

The first Thief RiverFalls boy to enlist in theU.S. Armed Forces in thewar against Germany willbe the last to return. Thatboy is William Midderigh,who arrived in this city lastweek from Camp Pike, Ark.,on a short furlough to visithis father, Paul Midderigh,After, he will go toColeraine to be the guest ofhis sister. William recentlyreturned from overseasservice with the ThirdRegiment Division and wasa member of an ammuni-tion train. The division isnow stationed at CampPike. Two weeks ago, the

lad was bitten by a tarantu-la while in camp and for atime he was in a seriouscondition. William enlisted in April1917 for a three-year peri-od, and after a course intraining at different camps,was sent overseas with theThird Division. This divi-sion created for itself a rep-utation that stands aboutthe highest of any divisionin the A.E.F. (AmericanExpeditionary Forces) andthe spectacular fighting ofthe 7th Machine GunBattalion of this division atChateau Thierry is regard-ed as the greatest work ofany one American unit dur-ing the entire war. A monu-ment has been erected atChateau Thierry by the

French people in memory ofthe many boys in this bat-talion who fell defendingthe city against the Germanhordes. Young Midderigh was hitby a piece of flying shrapnelon the knee, but the woundwas not of a very seriousnature. His division foughton seven fronts and held thebridgehead at Cologne forseveral months, keepingwatch on the Rhine. Midderigh still has sev-eral months to serve beforehis enlistment expires. Healso has a brother who is amember of the US Marines,stationed at a Californiatraining camp, who expectsto see service in Chinabefore long.s

Schools to Pay Veterans HonorPrograms to be Held in Honor of Soldiers Living and Dead(October 30, 1919 TRF

Times)

Appropriate and patriot-ic Armistice Day exerciseswill be held throughout theThief River Falls schoolsnext Tuesday, Nov. 11, inhonor of American soldiers,living and dead, who helpedwhip the Germans andwhich brought peace backto this earth after four

years of strife and blood-shed. On Nov. 11, 12 monthswill have passed since theGermans hoisted the whiteflag, the cannons ceased tosend forth their iron-boundmessengers of death, andthe famous Armistice arti-cles were signed atCompiegne, France. The day has been pro-claimed a patriotic one by

Gov. Burnquist and theschools are going to payhomage to the World Warveterans and show themthey realize the debt theyowe to the boys of khaki.The school rooms from thefirst grade through highschool will be ablaze with“Old Glory” and some pro-grams of exceptional meritwill be given.

Happy 100th Birthday

On March 12, 1945, just57 days before WWII inEurope would end, theMinnesota Legislaturepassed a bill and sent it toGovernor Edward JohnThye that would allow eachCounty to Appoint one ormore Veteran(s) to serve inan entirely new positioncalled a County VeteransService Officer. Soon mil-lions of American service-men and servicewomenwould be returning homefrom war and needed assis-tance with the benefitswhich they had earned inservice to a grateful nation.Most of the first CVSOswere Veterans of World WarI, some were combatwounded or gassed andrecalled their own strugglesseeking benefits and spe-cialized care for theirwounds after the war. Thesenewly appointed CVSOsalong with the MNDepartment of VeteransAffairs (which was formedin 1943) came together todevelop standardized proce-dures for CVSOs, and began

what has become a 75-yearrelationship with the U.S.Department of VeteransAffairs and other partnersfor the betterment of ourVeterans. The Minnesota Assoc -iation of County VeteranService Officers (MACVSO)held their first state-wideconference later that year. Early conference busi-ness included guest speak-ers on a variety of Veteranrelated topics and trainingof all Service Officers. In1958 the Association passeda resolution to seek a leg-islative change to the lawthat allowed County’s toappoint a CVSO. The origi-nal language stated thatCounties “MAY” appointand the MACVSO sought tochange that to “SHALL”appoint; thus making theemployment of CVSOsmandatory by all 87 ofcounties. The resolutionwould take another 20-years to achieve throughlegislative efforts whichwas approved on March 28,1978.

At their 1968 fall confer-ence which was held atRuttger’s Lodge inDeerwood the Associationestablished a committee to“look into” establishing aNational Association ofVeterans Service Officers.21-years would pass beforeCVSOs from eight states(CA, CO, IA, IN, MN, NE,SD, and WI) met at theDepartment of VeteransAffairs Regional Office atFort Snelling, Minnesota.These CVSO's discussed theneed to form a “NationalAssociation.” HaroldNovotny, CVSO fromSherburne County wasappointed Treasure of thisnew fledgling associationthat eventually became theNational Association ofCounty Veterans ServiceOfficers. Through theirefforts the 1st AnnualNACVSO TrainingConference and BusinessMeeting was held on June26- 28, 1991, in Springfield,Ohio.

History of the MACVSO

Arolo Rude is the currentPost Commander of theEcklund-Holmstrom Post117, American Legion inThief River Falls.

This is an image of one of four billboards in Red Lake and Polk Counties, alerting the pub-lic to the availability of services for veterans from Kurt Ellefson's office.

Paul H. AdamsAdam Aehlert

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Donald GrabanskiKeith L. Grandstrand

Thomas M. GreelisRodney D. Greene

Ron GriffinDonald GrochowDavid L. Grovum

Arlen R. GustafsonFloyd C. Hageman, Jr.

David HagenWilliam Hagen*Philip J. Haider

Steven HallTerry Hall

Norman P. HalsaMichele M. HalversonAndrew E. Halvorson

Helen HalvorsonMark D. HalvorsonFrancis HamerlinckLaVerne V. Hamre

Dean L. HamsMitchell Hams

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Ralph T. HuntWilliam C. Hunter

Larry F. HurstMarvin Hutchinson

Alan HylandJerry J. ImgrundRonald IrelandPeter T. Iverson

Robert P. JablinskeMark Jenkins

Donald J. JensenKendall D. JensenRichard A. Jensen

Todd JesmeAlan R. JohnsonBruce C. JohnsonDonald JohnsonFloyd L. JohnsonIrwin R. Johnson*Ivan L. JohnsonJohn Johnson

Lawrence D. JohnsonLeon C. Johnson

Marvin E. JohnsonMarvin F. Johnson

Richard M. JohnsonRobert J. JohnsonRonald A. JohnsonSherman JohnsonStan A. Johnson*

Theodore C. JohnsonWillis Johnson

Clayton E. JohnsrudKenneth Jones

Andrew L. JoppruRichard W. JordeRoy A. Jorgenson

Mark C. JosephsonFrank Jung

Kenneth R. KainDennis L. KainzLarry R. KaiserTimothy Kasa

Donald KaspariGene Kauppila*

Luther KaushagenHarold E. KellyDonald KezarDavid Kirkeby

Francis J. KoehmstedtKenneth D. Kohler

Marvin C. KoopMyles A. KoopJohn B. Kopari

Gerald B. KostrzewskiJack Kramer

Wallace KruegerDonald W. Laidley

James LambertLlewellyn D. Lane

Stanley LaneIrvin G. Larson

L. J. LarsonLowell F. Larson*Paul A. Laugen

Donald L. LaursenLawrence E. Leach

Marvin LeachKenneth E. Lee

Kent D. LemoineThomas P. Lewis

Wayne LidenDavid J. Likes

Jack L. LimanenCraig W. Lindahl

Luverne C. LindahlRobert E. Loeffler

Jon C. LookerJohn P. Lovly

LeRoy V. LundRoger LundstromDarrell E. MagnerLuke D. MaidmentMaynard M. Manke

Barry MartinsonTimothy Maruska

Raymond P. MasloskiMichaeel MassethDonald A. MattsonRobert L. MattsonRichard McCloskeyDennis McCulloughJamie K. McEnellyDuane McFarlandMichael McLeanMichael L. MelbyAllen R. Melbye

Keith E. MelvieVirgil Mercil

Emily K. MeyerThomas L. Miller

Gerhard MolsknessMike Mongoven

Lyle MorkenGerald Morkrid

Harlan A. MostromJerrold R. MoyerPatrick G. MuntHarold B. MyersCharles Naplin

Arnold NarverudBruce A. Nelson

Howard S. NelsonJames S. NelsonRoger D. NelsonAlan M. NewtonGerald OdegaardLarry OdegaardSean Odegaard

Douglas F. Olson, Jr.Gene Olson

James J. OlsonJohn W. Olson, Sr.

Lyle OlsonMyles O. OlsonOmer A. Olson

Raymond S. OlsonRobert G. OlsonEldor OrnquistRoyal Osborne

Joe T. OseRoyal Oyster

Gary PageGaylord E. PedersonWilliam L. Pederson

Margo PetersonEdward J. Pettersen

David Joe PhilippRonald F. Pilcher

Larry PittmanKenneth L. PooleLawrence PooleMunro N. Poole

Mervin PrestebakRobert B. Protz

Joseph PueringerFerrl Ranum

David RasmussenRicky J. ReeseDavid C. ReeveDoug Reierson

Garret ReiersonLoris Reierson

Millie J. ReiersonStephen R. Rhineberger

Paul W. RondorfArlo L. Rude

Robert RuglandDurlyn Rux

Bradley S. Saint GeorgeKayla A. SalberJohn E. Sannes

Ken SantlIrvin SchmitkeDelwin J. SchobOrrin L. Scholin

Gerald A. SchusterDonald Scott, Jr.

Richard O. ScramstadRichard Sculthorp

Gregory D. SettelmeyerKenneth N. Shaw

Ronald L. ShervoldDavid K. SislerWally Sjaaheim

David A. SjostrandHarry Sjulson

Orville SkadsemMark Skibicki

Franklin SkogenRoss R. SloanGeorge SodonTerry W. SoineMike Solsten

Jerome A. SorensonJames A. Sorter

Arlen SorumPaul SpielmanMichael Srnsky

Greg StaussAllan D. SteenersonClifford Steinhauer

Maurice W. StensethCyril Stensrud

Owen J. StenvikMichael A. SticklerClayton W. StigenBernard Stinson

Theodore StoltmanStephen J. Stone

Robert StrobleDavid A. Stroh

John G. Stromberg*David K. Strong

Dennis M. SullivanLenord Swanson

Oliver C. SwansonDale Swenson

Lynn TeieJohn W. Thorstad

John A. TofteJarvus TorgersonCraig Torkelson

Wallace TorkelsonDonald K. Treitline

Wallace L. VagleEdward VanDeStreek

Emil R. VanyoDean Vatthauer

Donald VatthauerTodd R. Vedbraaten

Seth VettlsonNorman F. Vevea

LeRoy VigenDavid A. Vraa

Donald S. WahlbeckAlton G. WalsethWally B. Walseth

Maynard T. WedulJohn Weigelt

David WeleskiGerald A. Wigness

Leslie K. WildeRonald Winter

Arnold R. WiskowAllan Young

Jerome Zipprich

American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post 117

*Deceased

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Harper, a 2-year-oldSchnoodle, may look like apet who lives with herowner, Rick Dulka, a nativeof the east end ofPennington County, but sheis much, much more! Over the course of hismilitary career, Dulkaserved as a Chief WarrantOfficer 3 as a “technician,”doing maintenance on muchof the equipment used byArmy troops in the course oftheir duties. He enlisted inthe Army in 1983, aftergraduating from OkleeHigh School the previousyear. Over the next 20years, he served in theMiddle East, Germany,Korea, and in the UnitedStates. Dulka, who is presentlypost commander of theAmerican Legion Post inOklee, said that many vet-erans don’t experience thesymptoms of PTSD (PostTraumatic Stress Disorder)until years after their serv-ice has been completed. Inhis case, among otherthings, some of these symp-toms disturbed his sleep,which, as he explains,resulted in more physicalpain for him from notreceived enough rest. So what is a Schnoodle?Harper is a mix of a stan-dard Poodle and a standardSchnauzer. Her traininghas made her a “LicensedService Dog” through“Minnesota Paws forIndependence” and shenever leaves Dulka’s side.He said, “She knows every-

thing about me and under-stands when something iswrong. If she wants me todo something (such as toleave a room with herimmediately), I do it.” He hadn’t thought of get-ting a service dog until hisparents, Jim and KathyDulka, saw a presentationabout PTSD service dogs ata senior citizen center neartheir home. They becameconvinced that a dog likethis would be a real advan-tage to their son and toldhim about what they hadheard. Jim Dulka, an AirForce veteran, was particu-larly convinced that aService Dog would makeRick’s life better. Danette Jensen ofGoodridge has been train-ing dogs for many yearsand, when Rick contactedher, she was quick to see thepotential benefit that hav-ing a service dog could pro-vide for him. “I have workeda lot with Rick and Harper,”she said. “Harper has ahuge heart and just wantsto love Rick, but is alwayschecking to make sure Rickis OK, because at anymoment something couldcause him distress, and shewill know immediately, togo to him.” “Some dogs,” Danetteadded, “will entice play, actgoofy, or whatever it takesto change the mood.” And as the bond growsstronger over these months,she said, the dog learns topick up on things faster andfaster … so their human

doesn’t have to be broughtback from so far out of thatdark place.  Sleep will beastonishingly better, whichin turn, brings more man-ageable issues during theday, better relationships,etc. Veterans are hugebelievers in trusting some-one watching their SIX atany moment, I’VE GOTYOUR BACK brother / sis-ter mentality drilled intothem.  And a service dog isalways aware of their sur-roundings so they starttrusting their dog , everyday.” Jensen smiled as she

considered the outcome ofthis pairing: “Rick is sohappy now with Harper, Ireally had to push Harperon him, but he has been avery good longtime friend ofmine and I wanted a betterlife for him. His pain wasvery harsh and real. I want-ed Rick better, and nowevery time we talk he con-tinually tells me, he can’tbelieve what she does, andhow amazing it is. And tothink I begged Rick to letme help, and asked him totrust me. Thank God he did.“And this is why I do what Ido, that feeling of giving aveteran or any human lifeagain is just amazing!” Service dogs are not thesame as what are commonlyreferred to as “therapydogs” or “comfort dogs,”which do not receive thesame intense level of train-ing or testing. Rick and Danette trainedHarper together for about

eight weeks, after the initial“test” of whether Harperwould “attach” to Rick.From that first meeting,Rick said, Harper wouldn’tleave his side. More impor-tantly, Harper learned howto waken Rick if he washaving problems whilesleeping and to be alert tohis other needs. Accordingto Rick’s wife, Jan, she isvery happy that Harper hasmade such a positive effecton Rick’s well-being. Since Rick takes Harpereverywhere that he goes,she has learned how tobehave in a restaurant andgenerally lies next to Rick’sfeet under the table. Hesays that the wait staff inrestaurants sometimesbring Harper a bowl ofwater to show their support.

Veteran Rick Dulka is One of Our Heroes; Harper is His

Rick and his Service Dog Harper

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“What do you like bestabout your job?” the three ofthese guys were asked in agroup interview a few daysago. They all answered atthe same time! “Being ableto help veterans and theirfamilies!” In stereo, like itwas rehearsed. But it wasobvious that their answercame right from the heart. Steve Stone, the

Veterans Service Officer(VSO) for Pennington forthe past 19 years, hostedthis interview meeting athis office in the basement ofthe Old Court House build-ing in Thief River Falls.Kurt Ellefson, who hasserved as VSO for Red LakeCounty since 2011 and inthe same position for PolkCounty since 2016, and

Brett Brandon, who hasserved the western half ofMarshall County as VSOsince 2013 and has beencovering the whole ofMarshall County sinceWayne Kilen’s retirement inMarch 2017, were also pres-ent. Their message was sim-ple in some ways, but alsoquite complex in others.They stressed that they areemployed by the countiesthey serve, not the VeteransAdministration, and so thefocus of what they do is toserve as an advocate for vet-erans in dealings with theVA and the US government. “We’re going to fight foryou!” said Kurt. Brettstresses that they are like“a dog with a bone”. He addsthat “we are not giving uponce a claim goes in,because when the initialclaim is denied, the VSOwill help the veteran toappeal. Eighty-five percentof those appeals are suc-cessful, so, Brett says, don’tget discouraged. It’s all about buildingtrust, according to Kurt.After a few meetings, Brettadded, you become like fam-ily. It is very rewarding! So who is a veteran?Some people don’t realizethat they may be entitled toveterans’ benefits, becausethey didn’t serve during awar or in combat, or thatthey were veterans of the

National Guard or theReserves. You can find out ifyou qualify for help by con-tacting the VSO in yourcounty. Steve emphasizes thatveterans should not try toprepare and submit a claimor appeal to the VA on theirown. “Always,” he stressed,“meet with your VSO andtake advantage of the infor-mation they have at theirfingertips.” This, addedKurt, is what we are trainedto do for you. “We are thefront line in helping veter-ans, the ‘tip of the spear’”.Not only are the VSOsknowledgeable about VAprograms and services, butthey can also help withreferrals to other agencies.Sometimes the help may befor health issues, but othertimes it might be to helppay a utility bill, find a job,or a place to live. There is no ONE waythat veterans and theirfamilies can get the assis-tance that they deserve.Each veteran, according toBrett, gets a customizedplan to maximize his or herbenefits. A service that a veteranreceives does not, the threeof them emphasized, takemoney or other benefitsaway from helping otherveterans. Many veterans,according to Brett, will

state that they don’t needtheir entitled benefitsbecause they are afraid thatsomeone more deservingmight not get what theyneed. This is false. The vet-erans’ benefits are trulyunique to each person andeach veterans deserves hisor her own customized ben-efits. If the veteran doesn’tapply, the only one that ismissing out is that veteranand his or her family.Kurtadded that knowing this isoften what gets a veteran toapply for benefits. Steveagreed. So how many veteransare there in the counties innorthwest Minnesota? Kurtsays that he serves approxi-mately 3,000 in both RedLake and Polk Counties.Brett has between 500 and600 in Marshall County.Steve says he serves about900 in Pennington County. The VSOs get lots oftraining in order to offer thebest possible service to local

veterans. There are oftenchanges in VA programs.The VSOs are accredited bythe American Legion, theVeterans of Foreign Wars,and the Disabled AmericanVeterans. It is also impor-tant to note that their serv-ices are FREE to veteransand their families. Steveand Kurt pointed out thatveterans are targeted by so-called “advocates” who offerto help prepare a VA claimand charge money for theirservices. These are oftenscammers. One example of a servicein Thief River Falls is aPTSD support group forcombat veterans that meetsthe second and fourthWednesday of every month.The first group is from 3:30– 5:00 and is for Vietnamveterans. The eveninggroup meets from 5:30 –7:00 and is made up of vet-erans who have served inthe first Gulf War in theearly 1990’s and includeveterans of the post 9/11Iraq and Afghanistan con-flicts. The first groups metat the Pennington Countycourthouse on October 13,2010 and were led by socialworkers from the GrandForks VA Clinics. They arenow being run by a socialworker from the GrandForks Vet Center. To joinone of the groups pleasecontact Steve at the court-house. Steve said that there willbe a program at LincolnHigh School in Thief RiverFalls on Veterans Daybeginning at 10:45 a.m. Theprogram is always well doneand the public is cordiallyinvited to attend. This verypatriotic program stressesto the students how veryimportant it is to honor allveterans for the sacrificesthey have made. There willbe other programs aroundthe area that day.Information on times andplaces can be found in theTimes and Northern Watch.

40et8 MembersJerome BakkeGreg Brekke

Randall BruggemanRobert BurstadJames L. CounterHoward DalagerJerry FeragenPhil HaiderGus HolmesRoger HovetAlan Hyland

Donald J. JensenLarry R. Kaiser

William F. LandmanCraig LindahlDarryl MartellRichard MartellArnold NarverudGerald OdegaardRon Pilcher

40et8 OfficersChef De Gare ~ Jerry FeragenChef De Train ~ Gus HolmesCorrespondent ~ Ron PilcherCommissaireIntendant

~ Ron PilcherAumonier ~ Al Hyland

Activities Director ~ Gus HolmesNurses Training

Director ~ Larry KaiserChild WelfareDirector

~ Gus HolmesYouth Sports Director~ Howard DalagerPublic Relations ~ Al Hyland

Ritual Director ~ Larry Kaiser

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Kevin D. AndersonRoy A. AndersonKyle A. ArvesonJames T. BarryJohn P. Barry

Jonathon J. BarryMichael J. BarryTim J. BarryMike D. Beedy

Tom S. BendicksonBrian BertilrudMark D. BieganekJohn L. BjerkenScott BlankenfeldDale BranstnerJoel R. Bren

Robert P. CalderPete CarlsonMike K. Cerny

Brexon T. CuppettPaul J. CuppettRyder Cuppett

Robert W. DahlenGordy DeLap

David C. DupreeRichard Eggen

Jeffrey D. FeragenDalton FredricksonReid FroilandJoshua GerardyJohn H. HalsaGary Hamness

Warren L. HanestadJames D. Hellie

Michael T. HemmestvedtAustin HjelleWayne J. Hjelle

Ronald D. HolmstromSteven A. HookDarin HurstGlen KajewskiMark LehrerJeff Liden

Darrin R. LookerMike Looker

Terry LubitzCraig MattsonBlake MelbyeChris MelbyeRoger MeunierDuane MolstadJohn Nord

Charles OdegaardDavid M. OlinCarter Onkka

Dave OnkkaJack OnkkaNick OnkkaPhillip OnkkaGreg Ornquist

Lawrence S. PanekTim B. PetersonBrent PhilippLance Reierson

Roger D. ReitmeierKevin J. SandersMike Schulz

Nathan SedlacekNoah SedlacekCarl Seed

Cody J. StenbergMike P. StennesPaul A. StorhaugJustin W. SundvallJason TanquistMark TanquistChad ThoddeKeith W. ThodeTim Vagle

Dennis P. WilkensTom Williams

Steven H. Wilson

Bill AmiotRob BlankenfeldGreg BrekkeCharlie CornellHoward DalagerJaven EidsmoeJohn EricksonJoe Forberg

Andrew GallagherEarl Gibson

Mark HalvorsonJason HansonMark HaugenKen HockertWilliam HumeFloyd JohnsonDennis KainzGene KauppilaJohn Lovly

Arnold Narverud

Gerald OdegaardKenneth PooleJoe PueringerMillie ReiersonRobert StrobleLynn TeieEmil Vanyo

Seth Vettleson

Color Guard

Sons of the Legion OfficersCommander ~ Kyle Arveson

First Vice Commander ~ Jim BarrySecond Vice Commander ~ Paul Storhaug

Treasurer ~ Mike CernyChaplain ~ John Barry

Sergeant At Arms ~ Roger ReitmeierAdjutant ~ Mike Beedy

Membership Chairman ~ Jim Barry

American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post 117

Legion OfficersCommander ~ Arlo Rude

First Vice Commander ~ John OlsonSecond Vice Commander ~ Gerald Odegaard

Third Vice Commander ~ Greg BrekkeChaplain ~ Ron Pilcher

Sergeant At Arms ~ Javen EidsmoeAdjutant ~ Tom Brouse

Publication Chairman ~ Arlo Rude

Executive CommitteeCommander ~ Arlo RudeAdjutant ~ Tom Brouse

Finance Office ~ E. Gus HolmesFirst Vice Commander ~ John Olson

1st Immediate Past Commander ~ Gus Holmes2nd Immediate Past Commander ~ Ron Pilcher

Director 1 Year ~ Emil VanyoDirector 2 Year ~ Jerry Feragen, Al Melbye

Club Manager ~ Wendy MattsonGambling Manager ~ Greg Brekke

Committee ChairmenAmericanism ~

Legislature ~ Steve StoneAmerican Legion Baseball ~ Greg Brekke

S.A.L. Advisor ~ Greg BrekkeNational Security ~ Arlo Rude

Boys State ~ Al MelbyeInstallation Officer ~ Jerry Odegaard

Oratorical ~ Arlo RudeChildren & Youth ~

Club CommitteeCommander ~ Arlo Rude

Second Vice Commander ~ Jerry OdegaardAdjutant ~ Tom Brouse

Member (1 Year) ~ Jerry FeragenMember (2 Year) ~

Club Manager ~ Wendy MattsonAuxiliary Representative ~ Lynn Carr

Sons of the American Legion ~ Mike Looker40et8 ~ Jerry Feragen

TRF Legion Post Property Corporation

Chairman ~ Greg BrekkeSecretary-Treasurer ~ Arlo Rude

Gus Holmes, Jerry Odegaard, Ron Pilcher

Make this your 2020 New Year’s Resolution: Plan aVisit to the Veterans Service Officer in your county!

STEVE STONE: 218-683-7034 ~ sjstone@co.pennington.mn.us;

BRETT BRANDON: 218-689-3974 ~ brett.brandon@co.marshall.mn.us;

KURT ELLEFSON: 218-470-8346 ~ kurt.elefson@co.polk.mn.us

Veterans Service Officers Steve Stone (seated) ofPennington County, and Kurtis Ellefson (standing at left) ofRed Lake and Polk Counties and Brett Brandon (standingat right) of Marshall County provide assistance to thou-sands of veterans in northwest Minnesota.

In 1945, the Minnesota Legislature passed abill that would allow each county to appointone or more Veterans Service Officers.Most of the original veterans who served inthis position, to provide help to the manyWW II veterans soon to be arriving home,had served in the First World War. Thesenewly appointed CVSOs (County Veterans

Service Officers) began a tradition to workwith the Minnesota Department of VeteransAffairs and the U.S. Department of VeteransAffairs and other partners for the better-ment of veterans, an tradition that is stillgoing on. The earliest photograph of thisgroup on record was taken in 1948 at theLowry Hotel in St. Paul.

A Veterans Memorial Park will soon be featured in Warren,to include a 3,000 square foot park in the west lawn of theMarshall County court house there. The memorial will offerrecorded interviews with veterans on a TV kiosk, a mural,donor recognition, and information about the park in thebasement of the court house as well. Donations may bemade to this project by contacting the Marshall CountyExtension Office.

Sons of the American Legion

County Veterans Service Officers: They’re here to fight for you

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by Donna Myhrer

Although not officiallysponsored by the VFW andAuxiliary and the AmericanLegion and Auxiliary, agroup of local quilters usethe Legion’s meeting roomthe first Saturday of themonth during the schoolyear to make quilts thatprovide a comfort and cheerfor many of the veterans inthe area. The idea originally camefrom Lynn Carr, past presi-dent of the AmericanLegion Auxiliary here inThief River Falls. She is aquilter and provided enthu-siastic support to get thegroup started in 2015. Today, the approximately25 Red, White, and BlueQuilters are proud to havepresented 169 of thesequilts to veterans in thearea. On Veteran’s Day, thisyear, individuals from thegroup will visit several localnursing homes and assistedcare facilities to award 15 ofthese quilts to veterans. So what does an averageSaturday of quilting at theLegion include? Accordingto two of the members of thegroup, Julie Desrocher andSharon Baron, people beginto gather about 9:30 a.m.,

ready to work. Some people come to staya while and lay out pat-terns, pin, and sew. Othersshow up to drop off a quiltthat was made earlier athome. Sometimes they pickup a kit or fabric to make atop. The only requirement isthat the quilts contain red,white, and blue colored fab-ric and be approximately 60inches by 80 inches. (Theycan include other colors,too.) Is there a veteran in yourlife that would like to haveone of these quilts? You cancontact the group throughLynn Carr at 686-2421. Should the thought crossyour mind, “is there any-thing I can do to help?”,there is. The Red, White,and Blue Quilters group ishappy to accept donationsof fabric or money. If youwould like to join the groupto do some quilting yourself,that would be welcome, too!Julie and Sharon empha-size that not everyone whoattends the Saturdaysewing session is a quilter.There are things to do thatdon’t require quilting skilland expertise. Stop by and join the fun!

Red, White & Blue Quilts for Local Veterans: a Warm Way to Say “Thank You for Your Service”

Arlo Rude, post com-mander of American LegionPost 117 and Erik Beitel,post commander of theVeterans of Foreign Wars,both in Thief River Falls,are pleased to share the lat-est update on plans of theTRF Veterans Memorial atGreenwood Cemetery.Responsible for theMemorial is a newly formedorganization, the “TRFVeterans MemorialCorporation”, a non-profitcorporation which is regis-tered with the State ofMinnesota. The organization has aboard of directors made upof three members each ofthe Ecklund-Holmstrom

Post 117 American Legionand the Veterans of ForeignWars Post 2793, both ofThief River Falls and itsstated purpose is to con-struct and maintain aVeterans Memorial adjoin-ing Greenwood Cemetery.Members of the board rep-resenting the AmericanLegion are Arlo Rude, JohnLovly, and John Olson; rep-resenting the VFW are ErikBeitel, Ron Winter, andGale Schmitz. The land for theMemorial is on the westside of the cemetery, southof Greenwood Street and ismarked by four white postsin the corners of the space.The motto for the project is

“In Honor of Those WhoServed”. Projected cost of theMemorial will be $111,000.A fund raising campaign isin progress, including dona-tions for construction, mon-uments, and labor. Two of the features willbe “pavers” for the walkwayand benches, both to beengraved with veterans’names, military branch,and dates of service. A dona-tion of $180 will include theengraving of four lines of 16characters per line for apaver stone and a donationof $2,500 will provide abench with engraving at thetop for up to six veterans’names and information. Afamily name is engraved onthe front edge of the bench.Sharing a bench betweentwo families is also possible.There is no addition chargefor the installing of thepaver stones. The paver stones will be8 inches by 12 inches inAmerican black graniteblocks. There is no limit tothe number of these stones. Up to ten benches, to beplaced in the Memorial, willeach be 14 inches by 48inches made of black pol-ished granite. All donations will be rec-ognized at the Memorialsite. Donations are taxdeductible. For more infor-mation, please call ArloRude at 218-689-2707.

Julie Desrocher and Sharon Baron, “Red, White, and BlueQuilters”, show off some of the quilts that will be presentedto area veterans this year on Veteran’s Day. There are

many different patterns used to make these quilts, but allcontain the colors red, white, and blue.

Red, White, and Blue Quilter Sharon Baron is one of thevolunteers who hand-stitches the labels onto the quiltsafter they are completed. The group has already providedquilts to 169 area veterans.

The label on each quilt is provided to mark the handiworkof the Red, White, and Blue Quilters, who have been award-ing quilts to area veterans for several years.

Quilters Sharon Baron and Julie Desrocherdemonstrate how to lay out a quilt to matchup pieces that will be stitched together

later. They are members of a local “Red,White, and Blue Quilters” group thatawards quilts to area veterans.

Steve Stone

Sergeant First Class(Retired) Steve Stone enlist-ed into the United StatesArmy from Glens Falls,New York, in January 1974.He underwent BasicCombat Training at FortDix, New Jersey, followedby Advanced IndividualTraining as a DataTelecommunications CenterSpecialist at Fort Gordon,Georgia. Within the com-munications field, he servedin Frankfurt, Germany,Fort Ritchie, Maryland,Izmir, Turkey, and in OsloNorway. In 1983 he wasselected for the ArmyRecruiting Command andserved in Gary, Indiana,and Albany, New York as aRecruiter, StationCommander, Company andBattalion Trainer. Heretired from the Army aftercompleting 20 years of serv-ice in 1994 and moved toThief River Falls with hislate wife, Shelly, aGreenbush native, daugh-ter Stephanie and son Scott.He managed the Elks inThief River Falls from April1994 until December 2000and, on January 2, 2001, hebecome the PenningtonCounty Veterans ServiceOfficer, where he continuesto serve veterans and theirfamilies.

Kurt Ellefson

A native of the Dorothy andHuot areas of Red Lake

County, MN, KurtisEllefson enlisted in theNational Guard during hissenior year of high school inRed Lake Falls in 2003 andunderwent Basic Trainingand AIT at Ft. Benning,Georgia in 2004. In 2005 hisunit was sent to CampShelby, Mississippi for spe-cialized training. His unitwas deployed to Iraq in2006 and served there for18 months, completingmany combat missions.After returning home, Kurtattended NorthlandCommunity and TechnicalCollege, majoring inCriminal Justice. He took aposition at Tri-CountyCommunity Corrections inCrookston in 2008, workingthere until 2016. In 2011 hewas appointed VeteransService Officer on a parttime basis, and, in 2016,was named to the sameposition for Polk County aswell. “I mostly enjoy meet-ing veterans and being ableto assist them with theirbenefits. My number onegoal as Veterans ServiceOfficer is to ensure that noveteran goes without thebenefits he or she hasearned.”

Brett Brandon

Chief Warrant Officer 3(Retired) enlisted into theUnited States Army fromThief River Falls,Minnesota, in March 1991.He underwent BasicCombat Training and

Advanced IndividualTraining as a MilitaryPoliceman at FortMcClellan, AL. His firstduty station was Vicenza,Italy, first at a nuclear sitecalled Site Pluto and thenat Caserma Ederle (ArmyCamp). He then applied tobecome a CriminalInvestigator with the U.SArmy CriminalInvestigation Division(CID)and completed moretraining at CID school atFort McClellan, AL. Fromthere he was stationed atFort Sill, OK until 1997. Hethen left the Army for fouryears and returned home toThief River Falls and thenmoved to Newfolden, MN,until 2001. Just before 9/11he re-enlisted in the U.S.Army and was sent to FortJackson for reintergrationfor a few weeks and thenback to CID as a criminalinvestigator. He then wentto Bamberg, Germany forthree years before heapplied to Warrant Officerschool and was sent toWarrant Officer BasicCourse at Fort Rucker, AL.Upon completion of thecourse he was sent back toGermany and was stationedat Grafenwoehr, Germanyand worked as Drug TeamChief for CID. While inGrafenwoehr he wasdeployed to Kandahar,Afghanistan, part of a five-man CID detachment, thatwas further split up to afour-man detachment inBagram, Afghanistan and

Brett being sent toKandahar. Upon comple-tion of his deployment hereturned shortly toGrafenwoehr before com-pleting Advanced WarrantCourse at Fort LeonardWood, Missouri. Brett thenreturned to Bamberg,Germany as the SpecialAgent in Charge. After 3years at Bamberg heapplied to become aPolygraph Examiner withCID and was sent back toFort Jackson, SC, for train-ing at the Department ofDefense PolygraphInstitute. After trainingBrett was sent to Fort Riley,KS, as a PolygraphExaminer for two yearsbefore resigning from thatposition due to healthissues to become the SpecialAgent in Charge at FortRiley until he was medicallyretired in 2012. Brettreturned to Minnesota andmoved to Middle River, MN,where he resides with hiswife, Connie and their fourdogs on his small farm.Brett applied for the WestMarshall County VeteranService Officer position inFebruary, 2013 and accept-ed full responsibility for thewhole county following theretirement of his colleague,Wayne Kilen. Brett is alsocurrently the Commanderof the Hans Lian Post 444American Legion in MiddleRiver, MN.

Meet Your County Veteran Service Officers

“In Honor of Those Who Served”:Update on the TRF VeteransMemorial at Greenwood Cemetery

A sign has been errectedmarking the location of the-future home of the TRFVeterans Memorial atGreenwood Cemetery.

Bonnie AehlertBarbara AmmermanCarol A. AmundsonMaryel K. AndersonViola Anderson

Patricia A. AnensonCherrie A. AslesonAlfreda Bach

Marlene BarnettSharon Baron

Rebecca M. BarryCarole L. BeedyMarlene BeedyAudrey BerardLois R. BerglandPeggy BergsnevArlene BesserudMavis BesserudKristen BjerklieLiza R. BjerklieVickie BjorgaardSusan K. BlodgettTheda Booren

Sharon BrahoskyEdie Brandli

Marilyn BranstnerSusan BrekkeMelodee Brown

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How Is a PTSD Service Dog Trained? Let’s Ask Danette Jensen! Danette Jensen, owner ofDJ’s K-9 Country, ruralGoodridge, has been train-ing service dogs for 40years. Handicapping condi-tions, such as autism,seizures, diabetes, physicalhandicaps, and PTSD, aresome of the areas of train-ing for which her licensedanimals are trained. Shealso conditions dogs forscent detection and searchand rescue. Danette has aprofessional degree in DogBehavior and KennelManagement and Designand has had the title of“Master Trainer for ServiceDogs” and “Service DogEvaluator” with some of thetraining companies she wasassisted. Danette adds that sheoffers specialized trainingto address many areas ofdog behavior. One of herclients, Army Veteran RickDulka has particularly ben-efited from her help in find-ing him Harper, his PTSDservice dog and workingwith him to train Harper toadapt to his needs. The process of training aservice dog begins, Danetteexplains, with looking for a“well socialized” dog thatloves everyone. The dog willsee all types of people, soeven if the dog is leery atfirst, he must recover fromfear quickly. She adds thatsince a dog recognizes peo-ple by scent, to him peoplemight smell like the foodthey eat most, like hot dishor jalapenos or sushi. Dogs,Danette says may be preju-

diced by these scents, sothey need to learn earlythat everyone loves themand no one should be con-sidered scary. It has beensaid that 50 percent of adog’s attitude comes frombreeding and 50 percent islearned behavior, so, whenstarting with a youngpuppy, a trainer mustassure that the first 50 per-cent is “solid, confident, andwell rounded”. A good train-er, she says, can make upthe other 50 percent. Newborn puppies arebeing “imprinted” by theirsurroundings as early as“Day One”, with certainmovements to stimulatenerves and senses in theirtiny bodies. It is importantto begin handling and snug-gling them by various peo-ple and to be sure they arenot frightened or injured,such as being dropped orstepped on. After seven toeight weeks, the puppiesare taken out individuallyto “see the world”. Theymay be ?? to trains, semis,all kinds of noises andsmells, all breeds of otherdogs, by a trainer who isalways mindful to keepthem positive and safe. It is important to let thepuppy see an obedient dogto show them what accept-able behavior is like. Dogslearn, according to Danette,90 percent of their socialskills, fears, etc. by 16weeks of age, so these earlyexperiences are crucial totheir development. At 16 weeks, the dog will

begin formal obediencetraining, which is taughtand re-enforced with social-ization until about one yearold. Then the advancedtraining begins. If the doghas begin fostered, hereturns to the kennel fortraining. If this is a “person-al dog”, one who is alreadyliving with his ultimateowner, the dog may be givenregular training with hisowner to work on advancedcommands, leading up tothe owner and dog passingan American Kennel ClubCanine Good Citizen test. Danette says that shelicenses the dog and owneras a “team in training” sothe two of them can startgoing into the “real world”for their experiences. Whenall the commands arelearned, she conducts a“Public Access” test alongwith a skills test out in pub-lic to prove that the dog ismanageable in public, thatthe owner has control of theservice animal, and the thatdog is able to perform“major life tasks” for itsowner. After passing thistest, the human/canineteam can be fully licensed. In the case of a servicedog trained to assist anowner with PTSD, some ofthe standard objectives maybe the following. WATCH MY BACK: Thedog will watch for people orthings coming up behindthat person that that theowner won’t be startled bythe unexpected. BLOCK: The dog will

place his body close to theveteran, automatically onthe side another person ison or in front. This is aphysical barrier, however,never, according to Danette,an aggressive stance. FIND OUTSIDE: SomePTSD clients may “freeze”and can’t move or reactappropriately when in avery anxious state, so thedog is taught to find thenearest exit at once. Overtime, the dog will do thisautomatically, withoutbeing commanded when herealizes that the owner isgetting anxious. WAKE UP: The doglearns to waken his ownerfrom night terrors and toredirect the owner’s atten-tion during periods of anxi-ety. A screaming rage, baddreams, and anxiety are allmuch the same to the dog,and the dog doesn’t wanthis owner to be in that stateof mind, so the dog will dowhatever it takes to help. Inthe case of “night terrors”,for example, the humanmay start thrashing, moan-ing, etc. and the dog willstart nudging, rubbing,kissing, until the humansettles down or wakes up.The dog is taught to redirectand calm the owner and, insome cases, can even learnto turn on a light. Often theowner will want the dog tolie on top of him or her to“ground” the owner in the“here and now”. Groundingthe human is a great wayfor the dog to show support.In many cases, this kind of

service is better comingfrom a dog, because ifanother person tried to doit, the veteran wouldinstinctively feel a threat ora violation of space. MED REMINDER: Theowner takes his or her med-ications when they feed thedog, and the dog is taughtnot to begin eating until the

human takes his or hermeds. Overall, says Danette,“we train the human: allyou need to do is watch yourdog and understand whathe is telling you. The otherhumans aren’t important atthis point. Just look down!And concentrate on yourdog.”

tte Jensen of DJ’s K-9 Country, rural Goodridge, has suc-cessfully trained many service dogs, including this hand-some brindle dog, Oz, who is now a service dog compan-ion for a retired veteran in Washington State.

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Thanks for your help & your service Names for this publication were obtained from theAmerican Legion Post 117, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post2793. No names were intentionally omitted. Individ ualswho would like to participate in this publication in thefuture, are encouraged to contact their local AmericanLegion Post, VFW or Veterans Service officer.

Bob AndersonRoger AndersonVernon AnensonErik BeitelTom Biller Jr.Robert BurstadVernon DokkinJerry FeragenGary FermanDavid ForsbergPaul HalversonRichard HolmesEdward HolmesNorm Huth

Keith IversonDarin JacobsonRoy JorgensonGene KauppilaGary KlemetsonDon LongtinBruce NelsonRaymond OlsonBruce ReichertDurlyn Rux

Maurice StensethDonald TreitlineRon WinterRobert Young

Military Order of the Cootie

The Following Businesses Wish To Salute Our Veterans

Connie England ~ PresidentPatricia Anenson ~ Senior Vice PresidentKathy Aune ~ Junior Vice PresidentJanice Rabideaux ~ SecretaryDee Winter ~ Treasurer

Renee Georgewill ~ ChaplainLinda Johnson ~ ConductressMary Jo Myklebust ~ Guard

Lois Burstad ~ Patriotic InstructorTrustees ~ Patricia Anenson, Kathryn Aune,

Linda Johnson

VFW Auxiliary Officers

Seam Squirrel - Roger AndersonHunger Cootie - Ron WinterCCDB - Vernon Anenson

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