Is Veterans Day Important to Those Still Serving?
Veterans Day is a day set aside as a time to thank and pay tribute to those Americans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day (not to be confused with Armed Forces Day which is usually in May) is always on November 11th. It is there to commemorate the small percentage […]
Turret Gunner Recalls ‘Black Thursday’ October 14, 1943
Art Linrud, Velva ND, was one of the World War II veterans who remembered Black Thursday, October 14, 1943, the day of the bombing mission to Schweinfurt, Germany. He was engineer and top turret gunner on B-17 Flying Fortress No. 42-3436. It was one of the relatively few planes without a nickname painted on its […]
A Legacy of Service and Community at Minot AFB
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Bruce Christianson’s personality fills a room. A conversation with him is bound to be full of intriguing anecdotes, laughter, and the energy of a man decades his junior. But while he is powerful in presence, Christianson remains humble and unassuming about his significant impact on Minot and Minot […]
A Sense of Duty – A Sense of Pride
It was a sense of duty. That’s how one Minot veteran described his commitment to military service.Andy Maragos, 80, son of a Greek immigrant, credits his father with instilling in him a strong work ethic and sense of pride in the United States. “My father came to Minot about 1915 with the railroad as a […]
Lives That Touch ~ Soldiers, Pilots & POW’s
Two lifetime friends, connected through their time at a German POW camp, are joined once again after their lives have ended through a series of events related to a book about WWII heroes in Benson County, North Dakota. Art Linrud and Merlin McCloud would visit about once a year. Art was a turret gunner on […]
Keeping the American Legion Front and Center…
It’s been a long time since Gary Knudtson put on an Army uniform, but the warrior ethos (put the mission first) has never faded from his mind.Knudtson, of Donnybrook, is 89 and served in the Army Reserves 311th General Hospital from 1959-1965 that had units in Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo. A 1953 Minot […]
Hiedi Miller: A Grateful Veteran with a Servant’s Heart
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Hiedi Miller served her country and continues to help people in her community. Miller grew up in Glenburn, ND. Her father, Brian Folstad, served in the Army Reserve, in the Navy in Vietnam, and in the civil service on Minot AFB. In the fall of 1992, Miller took the Armed […]
Flying Helicopters Since I Was Three!
Major MacKenzie R. Paul Grew Up In Bismarck “Hello, I’m Mac,” and with a smile that filled the room I met Maj. MacKenzie R. Paul, a pilot with the 54th Helo Squadron at Minot Air Force Base. Did she really fly helicopters when she was 3? There’s an air of confidence that makes you believe […]
Let’s Eat, Team Minot!
Whether it’s lunch, breakfast, or dinner, Minot AFB has a wide variety of food options available. Between the chain fast food restaurants and the base originals, MAFB has something for everyone. What makes each morning worth the chilly drive to work? Coffee! MAFB has not one, but two places where that steamy cup of joe […]
Chief Halloween Porch Wars
The Halloween spirit is alive and well on Minot AFB. Last week a bunch of the Chief Master Sergeants and their families participated in what was known as the “Halloween Porch Wars” in the houses on “Chief Circle”, which is located near the northwest side of MAFB housing along Sirocco Dr. The spooky decoration contest […]
