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What is your veteran story or tribute?
This Veterans Day, Ecumen invites you to honor a veteran with your story or tribute. Join us in saluting The Greatest Generation – and all generations – who have helped make America the greatest country in the world!

Read Jim Klobuchar’s inspiring blog post that reminds us of the sacrifice of those who have served our country, including Minnesota farm kid turned Marine corporal, Denny Wellmann.

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I might be baeitng a dead horse, but thank you for posting this!
Imran
God help me, I put aside a whole afnteroon to figure this out.
Camilo
A really good anwesr, full of rationality!
Daniel
Such a deep asnewr! GD&RVVF
Andres
I reockn you are quite dead on with that.
Peby
TYVM you've svoled all my problems
Zeva
Thank you Ecument for providing this forum to recognize the extreme and too often anonymous contributions of our vets.
stuart greenbaum
Whoever edits and pubilsehs these articles really knows what they're doing.
Momo
Imrpessvie brain power at work! Great answer!
Pooya
I was struck by the heonsty of your posting
Gagan
Arictles like these put the consumer in the driver seat-very important.
Hivzi
Inofrmaiton is power and now I'm a !@#$ing dictator.
Gifari
My father (survived three years as a WWII medic in the Pacific) and my late uncle (died with his crew when shot down over the Hump).
Pat Ridgely
Leif Wilfred Nelson served 39 mos in NAfrica and Italy during WWII. My dad lived the spririt of his AF service all of his 80 years. Missed.
Shelley Matthes
I want to honor my step father Eugene Smith who served in WW11 and the Korean war,He has many medals from his service.
Mary Beth Bujold
We honor the many Veteran's residing at Bayshore Health Center in Duluth, with a tremendous debt of gratitude we thank you!!
Paula Harder
Our thanks to the Veterans of Pathstone Day Living. The most Patriotic people in the world ! Thank you for your service !
Sharyl Van't Hul
I am honoring my husband SSG LeRoy Johnson. After 3 deployments in efforts of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he continues to serve his Country.
Angela Johnson
I would like to submit a tribute to my grandfather "L.C.Vetter" who served in the Navy in WWll.
Deb Style
I honor my dad, John Morris, who served in Gulf I and OIF and returned to serve the men and women of the MN National Guard.
Amy Williams
We honor our father and grandfather, Marlowe Iverson, who served in WWII and Korea with the Navy.
Morris Family
I would like to honor,my dad,Rodney Shogren. He is a WWII EXPOW. He was held by the Germans after crash landing in his B17 bomber in1944.
Diane Rollins
I honor my father, Tech. Sgt. Grant B. Putnam, who served as a pilot in the WWII Glider program operating in Burma.
Annette Tringham
I honor my boyfriend, who is a Marine. He returned home safe in September 2012 after driving MRAP vehicles for 6 months in Afghanistan.
Katie
My Grandpa, Uncles (WWII,Iraq,Gulf War) & to my brave classmates who have served in Iraq/Afghanistan, Thank You.
Kayla
I want to honor my grandfather who served in WWII, and came home safe to marry my grandmother. Miss you Grandpa!
Rachel
I honor my Grandpa. He served in the Army. At the University of Miss. he helped keep James Meredith safe when he integrated the school.
Charles
I'm inspired by stories of my Father-in-Law, who I never met, and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
Eric