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‘Fighting Farmers’ Deploy Friday For Afghanistan Mission
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly two dozen “fighting farmers” from the Twin Cities will head off to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The 22 soldiers are part of the Argi-Business Development team that...
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Minn. Soldiers Head Overseas With Unique Mission
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – Just two days after Americans took time to remember the nation’s veterans, a group of Minnesota soldiers is preparing to head overseas. The 55 soldiers will take part in...
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Minnesota Marine Killed In Afghanistan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota Marine who was killed in Afghanistan never took a day of his life for granted, his 20-year-old wife said Thursday. Cpl. Taylor J. Baune, 21, of Andover, died in combat...
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12 Soldiers Return Home In Time For Father’s Day
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A dozen soldiers returned to Minnesota Saturday afternoon after a one-year deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. And nine of the men are fathers, making the...
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A Soldier’s Best Friend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ninety airmen from the Minnesota National Guard are coming home this weekend. They’re members of the 133rd Air Lift Wing. The first 29 landed this afternoon from Southwest Asia,...
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More Than 50 Minn. Soldiers Deployed Overseas
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – Family and friends gathered Friday morning at a departure ceremony in St. Cloud as their loved ones were being deployed to Afghanistan. More than 50 soldiers of Company C...
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Former Mankato Student Dies In Afghanistan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Army Staff Sgt. who attended Minnesota State University at Mankato has died in Afghanistan. Kyle Osborn grew up in Lafayette, Ind. but went to school in Mankato. He...
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26-Year-Old North Branch Veteran Missing
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WCCO) – A 26-year-old veteran and North Branch-native has been missing from his home near Fort Jackson, S.C. since October 7. Sergeant Robert Larson is an Operation Iraqi Freedom...
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45 Minn. National Guard Soldiers Returning Home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eighteen soldiers in Minnesota’s Army National Guard are returning home on Veterans Day after being stationed overseas since last year. The other 27 soldiers from their company...
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Minn. Guard Unit Returns After Afghanistan Stint
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) — After ensuring that other deployed U.S. troops got their greetings from afar, a Minnesota National Guard unit is on the final leg of its trip home from Afghanistan. The last...
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MN Reserve Forces Head To Afghanistan Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – More than 100 Minnesota soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserves are getting ready for deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Officials said 103 soldiers will...
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Army Reserve Soldiers Welcomed Home At Ft. Snelling
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There was a welcome home ceremony Friday at Fort Snelling for more than 20 Minnesota soldiers. The Army Reserve soldiers all worked in mail duty, and they were deployed in the...
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November’s Veteran Of The Month: Sgt. 1st Class John Carson
John Carson grew up in St. James, Minnesota, and joined the Minnesota Army National Guard in 1998 when he was 17. (He went to basic training the summer between his junior and senior year of high...
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80 Minnesota National Guard ‘Red Bulls’ Return Home
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150425192518027AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Dozens of Minnesota National Guard members returned home to their families on Saturday. About 80 members of...
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