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In today's newscast, why employees in Minnesota can refuse to attend a mandatory meeting at work. Then, those who fought secretly for the US military in Vietnam earn long-awaited veteran status in our state. And a reminder about the importance of getting well water tested. [Read Transcript...]
Victoria Shadley's job began after the First Gulf War ended. She and her crew ran a wash rack in Turkey, where they cleaned military vehicles returning from the war and then sent them on ships bound for home. [Read Transcript...]
Shelby Setnikar, Biwabik, set out on a caravan through the Saudi desert en route to Baghdad with the Army’s Third Infantry Division. They slept in their vehicles, ate MRE’s and were given two bottles of Evian water a day. [Read Transcript...]
Paul Lesch was just a newbie nuclear machinist mate when he was helicoptered to the USS Theodore Roosevelt at the start of the First Gulf War. Even for someone in training, there was no downtime aboard the aircraft carrier that flew bombing missions to Iraq around the clock. [Read Transcript...]
