Military

The President of the United States and the Governor of Wisconsin have proclaimed May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12-18 as Police Week. As a mark of respect for peace officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, the American and State of Wisconsin flags...

Anyone knows that running a marathon is grueling, but imagine going up a mountain, through a sand pit in full Army combat gear, all while hauling...

Honor Flight is a documentary about four living World War II veterans and a Midwest community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime. Volunteers race against the clock to fly thousands of World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the memorial constructed for them...

As the community mourned its late local American Legion commander, Ed Miller, many wondered or asked: Who next will lead the local Fletcher-Pechacek Post 121? Veteran Todd Schultz, who was first vice commander upon Miller's death, confirmed Monday that he is now serving as Legion...

Several sources, including River Falls' American Legion Fletcher Pechacek Post 121, confirm that Ed Miller died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The Legion website announces that his funeral takes place 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Ezekiel Lutheran Church, 202 S. Second St. with visitation from...

A small news tip to the Journal led to a discovery: The American Legion wants veterans' war stories. Legion Commander Ed Miller and member...

By autumn 1944, German leader Adolf Hitler's options were numbered. The Allies continued their march east toward Berlin. Hitler needed to try something to stop them. His plan turned out to be the last major German offensive of World War II -- and one of the bloodiest. On a cold,...

Bridget Relander cried when she got the phone call from Melissa "Missy" Crayford of Christmas Décor telling Relander that her family had been...

Governor Scott Walker issued an executive order for American flags at state facilities to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Dec. 15, to honor Village of Rothchild Fire Chief Steve Fritz, who died Dec. 10, in his home of a suspected heart attack. Fritz had been...

President Obama issued a proclamation for the U.S. Flag to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, December 7, in observance of National...

ELMWOOD--Air Force Airman Brian R. Tolonen graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. Tolonen is the son of Randi Tolonen of Elmwood. He is a 2011 graduate of Elmwood High School.

Free lunch honors veterans To honor veterans and their families, the River Falls Family and Consumer Education Foods II and the Connections high school classes will be hosting a free luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at the American Legion, 710 N. Main St. For...