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• Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile
  A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation in the midst of bellicose threats from the unpredictable communist regime.April 12, 2013
• What do North Korea's threats really mean for the US and the world?
  Two Korea experts participate in a Commonwealth Club Town Hall Meeting discussing how seriously the world should take North Korea's nuclear and military threats. Tensions are building as Secretary of State John Kerry visits South Korea. How should South Korea, the U.S. and the international community respond to the political climate and military threat, in the short term and the long term?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 11, 2013
• Proposal would train 1st responders to handle vets in crisis
  A proposal at the State Capitol would train emergency responders in how to communicate with military veterans in crisis.April 9, 2013
• Holocaust Remembrance Day: Liberator Leonard Parker and survivors Lucy Smith and Sabina Zimering
  Yom Hoshoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013. Hear an emotional letter from 22-year-old US Army Sgt. Leonard Parker at the liberation of the Dachau concentration and death camp, and MPR interviews with Holocaust survivors Lucy Smith and Sabina Zimering, who live in Minnesota. Both girls hid from the Nazis.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 5, 2013
• Soldiers who taught Afghan Army return
  A Minnesota National Guard unit that's spent a year training and coaching the Afghan National Army has returned home.April 5, 2013
• Walz, Klobuchar back legislation on mental health aid for misdiagnosed vets
  Two Minnesota lawmakers are pushing legislation they say will help thousands of military veterans who were wrongly denied VA benefits. They say thousands of veterans who may have had post-traumatic stress disorder were wrongly diagnosed.April 1, 2013
• US-Dakota War exhibit heads to Smithsonian
  An exhibit commemorating the Dakota-U.S. war of 1862 is heading to the Smithsonian Institution. The 12-panel exhibit depicts a range of events, beginning from when the Native Americans and settlers first met and culminating with their recent efforts to reconcile.March 31, 2013
• 40 years on, Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered
  While the fall of Saigon -- with its indelible images of frantic helicopter evacuations -- is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, Friday marks an anniversary that holds greater meaning for many who fought, protested or otherwise lived the war.March 28, 2013
• Interactive: 40th anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam
  On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam, ending America's direct involvement in one of the deadliest and costliest conflicts in the 20th century. A historical look at the loss of American lives and costs of U.S. involvement in wars.March 28, 2013
• Women in military struggle with family balance, sex assault
  A recent NPR series looked at the unique challenges females face in combat and in their later lives as veterans. The VA has suggestions on how to improve the military experience for women, and we'll discuss whether they are enough.The Daily Circuit, March 27, 2013
• Minnesota seeks selection as a drone test site
  Minnesota is one of 37 states in the running to be chosen as an FAA test site for drones. The Federal Aviation Administration last month put out a call to test-fly drones at half a dozen to-be-determined sites before they can share the same space as commercial jetliners, small aircraft and helicopters.The Daily Circuit, March 27, 2013
• Hormel CEO donates to military families
  The head of Austin-based Hormel Foods is presenting a $50,000 donation to a home for families of patients at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.March 26, 2013
• Madeleine Albright speaks about WWII memoir, 'Prague Winter'
  A Commonwealth Club appearance by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. She spoke about her newest memoir, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948"Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, March 25, 2013
• Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog
  Although the number of veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ending the backlog by 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records.March 24, 2013
• Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US
  Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance.March 23, 2013

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