May 25 – The Virginia and Hibbing fire departments participated today in the funeral for WWII veteran Dante Tini of Virginia. Tini was with the battleship Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor Attack on December 7, 1941 and was killed in action. His remains were identified last year through DNA testing. Tini’s funeral included services at the Holy Spirit Church in Virginia, along with a procession from the church through downtown Virginia to Calvary Cemetery for full military honors, along with a flyover by two jets from the 148th Minnesota Air National Guard.
