The Polson School District has three trustee seats open in the elementary district and one seat in the high school district held by Steven “Shane” Orien, who is running for reelection.
A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.
Earl "Sonny" Meyer, a 97-year-old retired farmer and Korean War veteran, was alone at his St. Peter home Monday evening when his phone rang. "Corporal Meyer," a voice on the other end of the line said. "I'm pleased to tell you the president of the United States is awarding you the Purple Heart." Meyer was in shock. Now? Seventy-three years after shrapnel struck his thigh during the Korean War, .
Earl Meyer's case highlights how it can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the.