Authorities have identified the body of Minnesota veteran exhumed from his grave at Fort Snelling Thursday. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says the body of the World War II veteran Edward John Redhead was exhumed after a maintenance worker discovered a large amount of dirt disturbed in and around Redhead's grave.

Wednesday marks the anniversary of the D-Day invasion in 1944, and 92-year-old veteran Bill Harper clearly remembers the 6-foot waves, constant enemy fire and horrific casualties. “It’s just as clear as the day it happened,” Harper said.

Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon made her first skydive onto Capitol mall in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon to show support for military families, the Duluth News Tribune reports. She made the 12,800 foot jump in tandem with Army Sgt. First Class Aaron Figel and the Army Golden Knights.

School officials in Rochester day more than 90 students called out sick. They believe the illnesses stem from a highly contagious strain of norovirus.

After 70 years, a World War II veteran from Fargo, N.D., can call finally call himself a high school graduate. Teddy Wong, who was drafted into the Army during his junior year of high school, was given an honorary diploma Saturday in Fargo. Wong is the owner of the longest family-owned business in Roseville.

Scott Olsen, a Marine from Onalaska, Wis., was hurt during an Occupy Wall Street protest in Oakland when a projectile fractured his skull. Fellow veterans and others are blaming police. Now "We are all Scott Olsen" has become a rallying cry for demonstrators in cities across the country.

A mobile service van from the Disabled American Veterans is offering free help during its upcoming tour. The mobile office staff can answer questions on everything from filing claims to addressing problems with medical care.

Perham is among nearly a dozen cities across the country to host the "Our Lives, Our Stories: America’s Greatest Generation” exhibit, the Detroit News Tribune reports. The national World War II exhibit is now on display at Perham's In Their Own Words Veterans Museum and will run through Oct. 20.