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Beyond the Yellow
Ribbon Night at
the Minnesota Wild
April 11, 2013
Xcel Energy Center
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Discounted tickets!
Go here for more.
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MIRT
April 20, 2013
Metro Area
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Reintegration event.
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Operation
Welcome Home
April 26 to 28, 2013
Ironwood Springs
Christian Ranch,
Stewartville
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OSA Detachment
Family Preparation Academy
C Co. 2-211,
147th Finance and
47th CST Family Readiness Academy
May 4, 2013
Metro Area
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257th MP Co.
30-Day
May 5, 2013
Metro Area
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Reintegration event.
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Strong Bonds
Marriage Retreat
May 17 to 19, 2013
Metro Area
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257th MP Co.
60-Day
June 8, 2013
Metro Area
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Reintegration event.
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849th MAC Family Preparation Academy
June 9, 2013
Litchfield
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Camp Gratitude
Aug. 16 to 23, 2013
Veterans Camp Ground
on Big Marine Lake
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Minnesota National Guard Youth & Teen Camp
July 28 to Aug. 3, 2013
Aug. 4 to 10, 2013
Camp Ripley
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| Month of the Military Child |
During the month of April, military-connected youth throughout the state will be recognized for the sacrifices they make while a parent serves in the Armed Forces.
"Parents can register to receive a letter from the governor that recognizes military-connected youth as being our smallest heroes and offers a small token of appreciation," said Laura Groeneweg, lead youth programs coordinator for Deployment Cycle Support Family Programs.
Dayton proclaimed April as Month of the Military Child on March 13, encouraging support for organizations that provide direct support to military children and families, said Groeneweg. Letters can be requested by visiting the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, or MDVA, website.
"Military members volunteer, but their families are drafted," said MDVA Commissioner Larry W. Shellito. "This program is an important recognition of the sacrifices families - especially children - make in supporting their parents. I'm proud of our tradition of honoring not only our Servicemembers but the family as well."
Month of the Military Child was first celebrated in April 1986 under former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, said Groeneweg. The recognition reinforces to military-connected youth that they play an integral role in supporting their Servicemember.
Communities can also do their part to recognize military-connected youth during Month of the Military Child by wearing purple on Purple Up Day, which will take place April 15, said Groeneweg. Purple Up Day shows support of military-connected youth and raises awareness of their sacrifices.
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| BTYR committee has a busy week | |
By: Tim Hennagir
Monticello Times
April 4
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon-Monticello steering committee members had a busy week getting ready to welcome home the 257th Military Police Company.
More than 400 yellow ribbons were tied in town and along the route the unit will travel when it rolls through Monticello Thursday afternoon. Welcome home organizers asked the public to line the unit's anticipated point of entry and route through town to the Monticello Community Center.
Read the full story at the Monticello Times.
Find photos and other media of the 257th Military Police Company's welcome home ceremony on Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - Monticello's Facebook page.
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Way to go packers!
WAY TO GO PACKERS:
No, not the Green Bay Packers, but the Care Package Packers from the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network and Soaring Eagles Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America. You all ROCK!
Thanks to everyone who came Friday night to set up and those
who came Saturday morning to do the packing.
You packed and shipped over 1,700 pounds of wish list items for our troops. The units that received packages were:
- C Co. 2-211 Medevac, Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan
- Chaplain ASOSI EDET 2416, Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan
- 147th FSMD, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan
- 147th FSMD, FOB Sharana, Afghanistan
- Chaplain, Camp Buehring, Kuwait
Packages also were sent to various individuals.
Special thanks to our Girl Scout troops that helped provide cookies, Dunn Brothers which provided donations of coffee and assorted wish list items, Lake Area Bank for collecting wish list items, Bayport Legion for donating wish list items and postage, the Hugo Post Office staff for help with the packages, Marilyn Stomberg for all she does - and to her brother-in-law who donated the packing boxes and helped keep the postage costs down to about $1 pound, our Soaring Eagles Blue Star Mothers who are terrific partners in all we do, and last, but not least, thanks to Gloria Clarke for providing all the labels and customs forms that save us so much time on packing day.
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