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Michelle Obama to visit Minnesota military families on Friday

Posted at 1:42 PM on March 12, 2012 by Brett Neely
Filed under: Campaign 2012

WASHINGTON - First Lady Michele Obama will visit Minnesota this Friday to meet with military families.

The March 16th event will include families with members serving in the National Guard, as well as representatives of several organizations dedicated to helping armed forces members and their families, including the Armed Forces Service Center, Defending the Blue Line, a group that provided hockey equipment and financial assistance for children of military members and GreenCare for Troops, which provides lawn care and landscaping help for wounded veterans.

As previously reported by MPR News, Mrs. Obama will also attend a fundraiser for her husband's presidential election campaign at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

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