Photo: #Major General Rick Nash in Minnesota before leaving for Iraq.

Gen. Nash on MN Guard's mission in Iraq


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There are about 1,200 Minnesota Guard troops currently serving in Iraq. Last month, their leader, Major Gen. Richard Nash, assumed command of all 15,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq's nine southern provinces.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Major Gen. Nash who was at Division Headquarters in Basra, Iraq.

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