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    May 29, 2018
    Honoring fallen and family
    WOODBURY — Two fallen soldiers were given a special salute at the Woodbury Veterans Memorial on the City Hall campus for the Memorial Day...
    community/eventsMay 29, 2018 - 9:58am
    May 25, 2018
    Violet Kalin, 3, placed flowers on the grave of her great-grandfather, Robert Swanlund, at Cottage Grove Cemetery during last year's Memorial Day remembrance. Swanlund, of Newport, was a World War II veteran who served in the Philippines and Japan as a squad leader with Company B 35th Infantry, 25th Division. William Loeffler/RiverTownMultimedia.
    The fallen to be honored at various Memorial Day events
    SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY - More than a dozen Memorial Day ceremonies will take place May 28 at cemeteries, parks and public squares throughout...
    community/eventsMay 25, 2018 - 7:49am
    May 29, 2017
    The Woodbury American Legion Post 501 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9024 bore the casket of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Glaydon Iverson during a Memorial Day Service at Veterans Memorial. Iverson died on board the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was finally laid to rest in his hometown of Emmons on May 25. Youssef Rddad / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    Woodbury honors fallen veterans in Memorial Day service
    With a three-volley gun salute, a somber re-telling of history and a prayer for veterans who died serving the country, hundred gathered Monday...
    community/eventsMay 29, 2017 - 2:37pm
    May 26, 2017
    The Busby brothers of River Falls
    Greg and Mae Busby's family was the first of three River Falls families who lost two sons in World War II. The Rockwell and Flathe families each...
    lifestyle/familyMay 26, 2017 - 9:40am
    May 25, 2017
    Editorial: Honor WWII vets as nation salutes WWI
    Come Memorial Day, a few aging but tough World War II veterans will find the fortitude to attend ceremonies at local cemeteries, riverfronts...
    opinion/editorialsMay 25, 2017 - 8:00am
    May 23, 2017
    A reenactment of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The regiment was among the first to aid the Union Army during the Civil War. Courtesy photo by the Woodbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9024
    Remembering those who served: Memorial Day ceremony will include Civil War re-enactment
    Local Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion posts are hosting Woodbury's Memorial Day Ceremony later this month. The Woodbury Veterans...
    community/eventsMay 23, 2017 - 8:00am
    May 30, 2016
    Memorial Day speaker reflects on his support system and the safety of home
    At the Memorial Day ceremony in his hometown, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marcus Kuboy of Woodbury glanced at his brother, then described his...
    community/eventsMay 30, 2016 - 1:55pm
    Just back from France on board the U.S.S. Leviathan, Cpl. Louis Patrick Nettleton was pictured in the Des Moines Register among the rest of the Rainbow Division. Nettleton is highlighted in red, in the center of the picture. (Staff photo by Mathias Baden)
    Honored for military service
    Every stone has a story. At the Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial, there are 436 engraved granite pavers—two from the American Revolutionary...
    community/eventsMay 30, 2016 - 5:35am
    Memorial Day in Afton
    The annual Memorial Day service is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Evergreen Community Cemetery in Afton. The program includes the Hudson Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 2115 Honor Guard, vocal music by MaryLou Clymer, Speaker Pastor Fahs, recitations by Afton-Lakeland...
    community/eventsMay 30, 2016 - 12:36am
    Kuboy speaks at Memorial Day service today
    The public is invited to the 2016 Woodbury Memorial Day observance to be held at the Woodbury Lions Veterans Memorial at 11 a.m. Monday, May...
    community/eventsMay 30, 2016 - 12:32am
    Veterans memorial: Contribute to the cause
    Through the efforts of the Woodbury Lions, Woodbury American Legion Post No. 501 and Woodbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9024, the Woodbury...
    community/eventsMay 30, 2016 - 12:31am
    May 26, 2015
    Woodbury pays tribute to the fallen
    When Ken Drevnick was contacted by the planners of Woodbury’s 2015 Memorial Day ceremony, he had no idea what was coming next. Drevnick’s...
    community/eventsMay 26, 2015 - 1:59pm
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