War in Iraq

The Minnesota National Guard and the war in Iraq

There are three funerals this week for Minnesota National Guard soldiers, and 600 troops from the Minnesota Air National Guard are headed to Iraq next month. The adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard talks about how the war is affecting the troops.

Guests

• Larry Shellito: Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard.

More from MPR

• Minnesota Guard announces another death, more deployments
  December 6, 2006
• Area vets react to Iraq Study Group report
  December 6, 2006
• What about Iraq?
  December 5, 2006
• Soldier from Vadnais Heights severely injured in Iraq
  December 5, 2006
• Two Minnesota soldiers killed by same blast
  December 4, 2006

Resources

• Minnesota National Guard online