Summary: The 65th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on May 6, 1944.

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Summary: Memorial Day tribute to the men and women of America’s fighting forces — both the living and the dead — and in particular those who gave their last full measure of devotion. … “The Blessings and Burdens of Liberty,” keynote address delivered by Lt. Col. James C. Fischer at the Memorial Day commemoration, St. Cloud VA Medical Center, May 25, 2009.

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Summary: On the 10th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, Aubrey Immelman recounts his peripheral involvement in the landmark event, first as a profiler for U.S. News & World Report in the immediate aftermath of the shooting and later as a collaborator with Rocky Mountain News reporter Jeff Kass, developing detailed psychological profiles of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold for Kass’ 2009 book, “Columbine: A True Crime Story.”

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Summary: At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a truck bomb containing approximately 5,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 800 at the hands of Gulf War veteran Timothy McVeigh. It was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack.

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Summary: Father Bruce Wollmering OSB, monk and priest, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn. … Former student Jeramiah (Jerry) McCarthy files fraud lawsuit against St. John’s Prep School and Abbey for allegedly covering up sexual misconduct by Fr. Bruce Wollmering since the mid-1960s. November 2015 update: Wollmering’s personnel file released as part of settlement in Troy Bramlage civil lawsuit.

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Summary: Abbot John Klassen, OSB, will preside at the Mass of Christian Burial for Br. Dietrich Reinhart, president emeritus of Saint John’s University, in the Saint John’s Abbey Church, Collegeville, at 3 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Interment in Saint John’s Abbey Cemetery will follow the Mass.

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Summary: South African anti-apartheid icon Helen Suzman, one of the first white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racial rule, died on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the age of 91.

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Summary: Pat Forte’s achievements as Sartell hockey coach while battling life-threatening thymic carcinoid. … A tribute to Br. Dietrich Reinhart, OSB, president emeritus of Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minn.

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Summary: NBC Today’s “American Story with Bob Dotson” comes from Arlington National Cemetery, where mothers remember their veteran sons who lost their lives in combat. … Video from the St. Cloud-area Veterans Day Parade.

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Summary: On the second day after losing his 2008 primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, Aubrey Immelman paid tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11.

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