1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » US military http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Thu, 23 May 2013 21:17:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Expand or Abolish Registration? http://ksoo.com/expand-or-abolish-registration/ http://ksoo.com/expand-or-abolish-registration/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:56:37 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=69888 I saw a wire service story about how there are quiet discussions in Congress about whether to include women in the requirement that 18-year-olds register with the Selective Service System, or do away with it altogether

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]]> http://ksoo.com/expand-or-abolish-registration/feed/ 0 The success of the all-volunteer military has some in Congress favoring the abandonment of military draft registration, while others want to include women in the registration of 18-year-olds. Veterans Deserve Our Thanks http://ksoo.com/veterans-deserve-our-thanks/ http://ksoo.com/veterans-deserve-our-thanks/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:32:00 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=31544 Some Veterans Day programs were held on Monday this year, since the actual day was on a Sunday.

But regardless of how or when it's observed, veterans deserve our thanks and our respect.

I've said before, that at least three of my uncles served in World War I, generally in capacities I've never been told about

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