1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » Veterans http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 South Dakota Program Will Train Veterans for Firefighting http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-program-will-train-veterans-for-firefighting/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-program-will-train-veterans-for-firefighting/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:46:19 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=81722 The western South Dakota city of Lead is training military veterans to help fight fires.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-program-will-train-veterans-for-firefighting/feed/ 0 Clipart Veterans Resource Center to Open in Rapid City http://ksoo.com/veterans-resource-center-to-open-in-rapid-city/ http://ksoo.com/veterans-resource-center-to-open-in-rapid-city/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:11:19 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=75258 RAPID CITY - Military students at the University Center-Rapid City will have one place to turn to for support services when the Veterans Resource Center opens Friday.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/veterans-resource-center-to-open-in-rapid-city/feed/ 0 Meeting on Proposed VA Changes in Hot Springs Held in DC http://ksoo.com/meeting-on-proposed-va-changes-in-hot-springs-held-in-dc/ http://ksoo.com/meeting-on-proposed-va-changes-in-hot-springs-held-in-dc/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:58:09 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=58989 RAPID CITY - Supporters of keeping Veterans Affairs medical facilities open in Hot Springs have made their case directly to the agency's head.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/meeting-on-proposed-va-changes-in-hot-springs-held-in-dc/feed/ 0 Department of Veterans Affairs Zimmerman Confirmed as Head of South Dakota Veteran Affairs http://ksoo.com/zimmerman-confirmed-as-head-of-south-dakota-veteran-affairs/ http://ksoo.com/zimmerman-confirmed-as-head-of-south-dakota-veteran-affairs/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:31:59 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=53764 PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Larry Zimmerman as the state's first secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/zimmerman-confirmed-as-head-of-south-dakota-veteran-affairs/feed/ 0 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Helps Veterans Reintegrate Through Music http://ksoo.com/program-helps-veterans-reintegrate-through-music/ http://ksoo.com/program-helps-veterans-reintegrate-through-music/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:48:17 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=46770 Many military veterans say having music to listen to helps them deal with the stress of deployment.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/program-helps-veterans-reintegrate-through-music/feed/ 0 John Moore/Getty Images Police: 4 Vets Killed After Train Hit Parade Float http://ksoo.com/police-4-vets-killed-after-train-hit-parade-float/ http://ksoo.com/police-4-vets-killed-after-train-hit-parade-float/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=33108 Officials say four veterans were killed after a train slammed into a parade float stuck on a railroad crossing in West Texas.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/police-4-vets-killed-after-train-hit-parade-float/feed/ 0 Clipart 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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]]> http://ksoo.com/veterans-deserve-our-thanks/feed/ 0 Photo by Lexey Small, Getty Images Free Food for Veterans http://ksoo.com/free-food-for-veterans/ http://ksoo.com/free-food-for-veterans/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:55:24 +0000 Tony Wright http://ksoo.com/?p=31156 For veterans, this is the three-day weekend to stop counting calories and start devouring free food.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/free-food-for-veterans/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images Governor Dennis Daugaard Urges Businesses to Hire Veterans http://ksoo.com/governor-dennis-daugaard-urges-businesses-to-hire-veterans/ http://ksoo.com/governor-dennis-daugaard-urges-businesses-to-hire-veterans/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:51:25 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=28540 Gov. Dennis Daugaard is urging South Dakota businesses and government agencies to hire military veterans.

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