Photo: #Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks to about 70 Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers of the 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, on Wednesday, March 7 at the Camp Adder Dining Facility in Iraq.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks to about 70 Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers of the 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, on Wednesday, March 7 at the Camp Adder Dining Facility in Iraq. (Lt. Col. William Lieder of Eagan, Minn.)

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A surprise visit to support the troops


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St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Pawlenty is returning home from his recent surprise trip to bolster Minnesota's National Guard members currently serving in Iraq.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Col. Neal Loidolt, chief of staff of the National Guard Infantry Division based in Rosemount, about what kind of impact the governor's person-to-person visit has on the troops' morale.

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