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Minnesota Military Museum’s 2018 Storyteller Series
To commemorate our 40th year, the Minnesota Military Museum invites the public to join in a conversation as we welcome four accomplished authors to speak to their respective books on Minnesotans who made history. These new books span a century of service from the Great War to the Global War on Terror.
Freedom Fighters
HOLES 4 HEROES- Ice Fishing Contest
HOLES 4 HEROES is a special Ice Fishing Contest designed to honor our military, both at home and abroad.
In addition to the traditional prize-filled ice fishing tournament, we also set up a unique “Hole of Honor” which features a live video feed so that families of deployed soldiers can ice fish for free while being linked via video to their beloved soldier.
Martin Luther King-2018 Service and Celebration Activities
Pack Service Project: Fort Snelling Wreath Cleanup
Saturday, February 3 2018 at 9 AM – 12 pm
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
7601 34th Ave S, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55450
Vets Day on the Hill
Veterans on the hill will start March 12th at 10:00 a.m. Veteran socializing will be at the veteran service building fifth floor from 8 to 10
Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart -Spring convention
May 18 – May 19 Bloomington Holiday Inn For more info please call- Department Adjutant chuck Jones 763-607-0245 or e-mail cjmoph1@gmail.com
Virgil Chester Norcutt
Virgil Chester Norcutt was born November 14, 1925 in Tracy, MN to Chester and Hattie (Otto) Norcutt. He passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 He attended school through the 10th grade then graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 2005. Virgil was drafted into the U.S. Army on February…
Attention MOPH Chapter officers
Chapter Elections need to be held now in March of each year. Chapter Elections are due with a postmark no later than or emailed to the National no later than April 30, 2018 and signed by the proper officers. Copy of election report signed also to the Dept Office. Chapter…
Purple Heart Magazine jan/feb 2018
Purple Heart Magazine’s Jan/Feb 2018 issues is now available online. Click the title to read it in your browser: