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Associated Press: Workload of ND drone pilots under scrutiny
Oct 11, 2010
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A North Dakota Air National Guard unit whose airmen once roared over the city in fighter jets and walked the streets in uniform is now the invisible force. But the group needs visible support, a congressman says.
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., told witnesses at a Senate field hearing in Grand Forks las...
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Pomeroy Applauds Passage of Guard-Reserve Bill
Sep 29, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy applauded the passage yesterday of the “Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act,” a bill that grants full veteran status to members of the Army Reserve or National Guard who have 20 or more years of service and do not otherwise qualify under the current law. Congressman P...
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Minot Daily News: Vietnam War hero awarded Medal of Honor
Sep 22, 2010
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Steve Wilson remembers his father, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger, used to go on temporary duty but he never knew where he went.
His father did not return one of those times. He was killed in action in Laos while rescuing fellow comrades from North Vietnamese.
After a 42-year-wait,...
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Pomeroy Attends Medal of Honor Ceremony for Chief Etchberger
Sep 21, 2010
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Today, Congressman Earl Pomeroy joined the family of Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger at the White House for the ceremony posthumously awarding Chief Etchberger the Medal of Honor. This honor came over forty years after Chief Etchberger’s heroic death in the Vietnam War. Congressman Pomeroy ...
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Grand Forks Herald: Years later, bravery on a Laos mountain is honored
Sep 21, 2010
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For decades, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. “Dick”
Etchberger’s courage under fire was kept as secret as the mission that
placed him on a remote Laotian mountain, high above the clouds, in March
1968.
Now, his bravery that day can be written in stone.
President
Barack Obama today post...
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Pomeroy Speaks at Freedom Salute
Sep 20, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy spoke to North Dakota National Guard soldiers on Sunday, September 19th at a Freedom Salute for troops who served with the 231st Maneuver Task Force and returned from Kosovo earlier this year.
The North Dakota soldiers offered stability as North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
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Pomeroy Honors the Fallen in the Global War on Terror
Sep 11, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy honored North Dakotan service members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan in a recognition ceremony on Saturday, September 11th, in Bismarck, North Dakota. The names of three fallen soldiers were added to the North Dakota Memorial to the Fallen in the Global War on Terr...
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Pomeroy Speaks at VA Veterans Summit
Sep 9, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy welcomed veterans to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Summit on Thursday, September 9th in Fargo, North Dakota. The Summit continued through Friday and included speeches from wounded veterans, VA officials, motivational speakers and breakout sessions on criti...
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KFYR: War Hero Receives Medal of Honor After 40 Years
Sep 8, 2010
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The actions that resulted in Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously lasted only seconds.
But getting the award took more than 40 years, because the administration at the time didn`t want to admit that troops were involved in Laos...
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Pomeroy Applauds Announcement of Medal of Honor to Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger
Sep 7, 2010
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Over forty years after Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger’s heroic death in the Vietnam War, the White House recently announced that the Medal of Honor will be awarded posthumously to him on September 21, 2010. Congressman Earl Pomeroy worked to secure authorization for the Medal in a bill sig...
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