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Jonathan Benson, 21, died Sept. 9 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San
Antonio of injuries he suffered in June during his second tour of
duty in Iraq.
(09/17/2006)
Marine Cpl. Johnathan Benson of North Branch is remembered for his love of the military, and his pride in serving. Benson died last week from injuries he suffered in Iraq a few months ago. His funeral is Sunday.
(09/15/2006)
Cpl. Johnathan Benson, 21, of North Branch, was injured June 17 when a bomb exploded under his vehicle near Habbaniyah.
(09/10/2006)
Senate Democrats plan to push for a vote of "no confidence" in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week, saying he's responsible for the failure to stabilize Iraq. The vote would only be symbolic, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist dismissed it as "political gamesmanship."
(Midday, 09/06/2006)
A National Guard member from northwestern Minnesota has been killed in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Joshua Robert Hanson, 27, of Dent, Minnesota, died Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
(09/01/2006)
An Army specialist from Minneapolis was among
four soldiers killed when a bomb exploded while they were on a foot patrol in Iraq. Spc. Qixing Lee, 20, died Sunday afternoon in the attack.
(09/01/2006)
A young soldier from just south of Superior has died in Iraq. A roadside bomb killed Kenneth Cross of South Range, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
(08/29/2006)
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton refused to attend the Iraqi prime minister's address to Congress Wednesday. Dayton was one of a handful of Democrats to boycott Nouri al-Maliki's speech, because of al-Maliki's comments blaming Israel for the current conflict with Hezbollah.
(07/26/2006)
Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, thanked the United States for ousting former dictator Saddam Hussein and hailed the "new Iraq that is emerging from the ashes of dictatorship." Maliki spoke to a joint session of Congress Wednesday.
(Midmorning, 07/26/2006)
The United Nations says civilian deaths in Iraq have risen sharply, with an average of 100 a day in June. The increased bloodshed is tied to a rise in sectarian violence. How can Iraq be stabilized?
(Midday, 07/20/2006)
A Detroit Lakes area soldier was
killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb went off near the Humvee he was
driving, relatives said Sunday.
(07/10/2006)
Minnesota National Guard soldier Kyle Miller died June 29, 2006 in Iraq. Miller's parents say their son was the most caring person they knew.
(07/07/2006)
Mark Zdechlik reports on how Minnesota men and women serving in the largest post-World War II deployment are faring. And a report from American RadioWorks examines the toll war takes on the families back home.
(Midday, 07/03/2006)
A National Guardsman from Willmar died in
Iraq on Friday when an explosive device detonated near his convoy.
(06/30/2006)
The headlines seem numbingly similar day to day: At least a dozen people were killed in Iraq Thursday, in a string of bombings and shootings. Iran still has no response to a package of incentives for ending its nuclear program. What challenges do reporters face covering Iraq and Iran?
(Midday, 06/29/2006)
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