Submitted Photo Four U.S. Navy veterans, from left to right, Mike Knoop, Bruce Thompson, Skip Gjerde and Jim Hogoboom, pose for a photo with a cake provided by Thompson commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy. The photo was taken at the Minot Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 4, Coffee held Oct. 15 in the Veterans Room at the Ward County Administration Building in Minot. The U.S. Navy anniversary officially was Oct. 13.

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