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Pioneer Specials
Follow the extraordinary journey of German and Italian POWs held in Minnesota during WWI.
Ann-Margret honors Vietnam Vets at Forest Lake’s American Legion in a heartfelt tribute.
Navy Veteran Carla Hernandez shares her journey aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the Iraq War.
Watch riveting firsthand accounts from veterans who served for our country during WWII.
The Vietnam Memorial and History Center tells stories of the Vietnam War.
Artist Noel L. Dunn shares his story of painting 100 warbirds and receiving signatures from veterans.

Pioneer Specials
Warrior's Path: Drew Brockman
Iraq War Veteran Drew Brockman reflects on his time in the war and the challenges of returning home.
Explore the new MN Veterans Home in Montevideo, with insights from staff and residents.
State Street Theater in New Ulm, MN hosts a Veterans celebration on the eve of Veterans Day 2024.
Explore WWII secrets with Veteran Robert Holmstrom, uncovering OSS history.
Ace pilot Don McPherson shares his WWII experiences at American Legion Baseball banquet.
Meet Vietnam War photographer Gary Bipes, whose lens captured the soul of a nation.
In Care Under Fire, Bill Strusinski recounts his times as a medic in Vietnam.
Local people remember their experiences during the Vietnam War era.
Special Veterans Day program recorded at the Fagan Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls.
A Minnesota family reflects on their military commitments and experiences.
Postcards
Appleton honors the town’s fallen veterans with a new public art installation.
Veteran Dave Roth shares his music and family history with the Madison Bottling Company.
Ornie Alness, 104 year's young, reminisces on his WWII US Navy tour and life as a farmer in Clarkfield.
Ann-Margret visits the American Legion Post 225 in Forest Lake, Minnesota to honor veterans.
Del Thielke recalls his dramatic time in the service as a veteran of WWII.
Vietnam veterans Gene Murphy and Lyle Bowes of Sioux Falls tell their stories.
40 Thieves on Saipan is a love letter from a son to his WWII vet father.
WWII Navy Ace Don McPherson shares his story.
The amazing life of Carlyle Larsen who returned to Minnesota to play trumpet after WWII.
Delvin Owen is a WWII U.S. Naval Reserve Veteran who operated test flights on aircraft.
Paul Wojahn is a WWII US Marine who fought as a pioneer soldier in the Pacific Theater.
Fay Hendricks is a WWII U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Philippines.
Bill Friberg is a WWII U.S. Marine Veteran who served as an airplane mechanic.
William Homan is a WWII US Air Corps Veteran who served as a a mechanic on a b-17 bomber.
Bob Brix is a WWII US Marine Veteran who served in many areas of the Pacific.
Harlan Rosvold was a WWII US Marine Corps Veteran who served in the Pacific theater.
Paul Fynboh is a US Navy veteran who served as Electrician and loader in WWII.
Woody Peet, Dave Jerpseth and Lynell Leasman talk about the USS Enterprise Fire.
The biggest bomb in US history detonated on March 1 1954 & USMC veteran Bob Bormann saw it
Learn about the Vietnam War from Dave Hanson and the ongoing struggle with PTSD.
Learn about the the book Fifteen Minutes Ago: A Vietnam War Memoir by Craig Tschetter.
Don Husby secured more than 25 patents for his lighting inventions and other innovations.
96-year-old Robert Millsaps tells his story of service in WWII.
Local veteran tells his story at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum.
Charlie Hettling talks about his experience as a soldier during the Vietnam War.
Learn more about Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Hear a story from a World War II vet told at the Fagen Fighters Museum in Granite Falls.
Willmar War Auditorium is featured.
Memories from US Navy veteran, Earl W. Orr.
A documentary detailing a trip to Washington D.C. by 100 World War II veterans from SW MN.
An overview of 2010 programming produced by Pioneer Public Television.
Ray Fagen Airshow in Granite Falls, MN is a biyearly event held at Fagen Fighters Museum.
Prairie Sportsman
Warriors and Walleyes says thank you to those who served our country with a muzzleloader deer hunt.
Purple Heart recipients participate in a hunting and fishing event with other veterans.
Host Bret Amundson invites John Kriesel on a duck hunt in western Minnesota.
The late Mark Bode, a U.S. Navy veteran, is memorialized at Lake of the Woods.
An army sergeant who lost an arm is presented with a custom-made rod and reel.
Nobles County Pheasants Forever hosts an annual Veterans Appreciation Hunt.
Active and veteran military members hunt deer at the Arden Hills Army Training Site.
The Annual Minnesota National Guard Pheasant Hunt near Holloway, Minnesota
