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• At long last, a World War II Veterans Memorial
  Thousands of World War II veterans are due at the Capitol on Saturday when the state's first World War II Veterans Memorial will be dedicated. It is a memorial that has been a long time coming.June 8, 2007
• Family finds grave of World War II soldier -- 63 years later
  On this 63rd anniversary of D-Day, a pivotal time during World War II, we have a story of a soldier from Plainview, Minn. who died in France in the weeks following the invasion of Normandy. Two of his survivors share his story, and tell us why it took his family 63 years to find his grave.June 6, 2007
• World War II on the radio
  Broadcast journalism was still inventing itself as American troops stormed the beaches of Normandy 63 years ago. Documentarian Stephen Smith shows us what the war sounded like on the radio.Midday, June 6, 2007
• Hmong community reacts with alarm to charges against Vang Pao
  Former Minnesota U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger says he's working with members of the Hmong community as they begin to form a legal team for Gen. Vang Pao. The former Laotian leader has been charged with plotting the overthrow of the communist government in Laos.June 5, 2007
• Forty years after the Six-Day War
  On June 5, 1967, Israel launched a stunningly successful attack against three of the Arab countries on its borders. The Six-Day War eliminated a major threat to the survival of the Jewish state, but 40 years later there is still no peace between Israel and the Palestinians.Midday, June 5, 2007
• The counterterrorism puzzle
  Israeli counterterrorism expert Boaz Ganor explained what the rest of the world can learn from his country's experiences with terrorism in a recent speech at the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, May 31, 2007
• Indian novelist Anosh Irani needs distance to write about home
  Novelist Anoshi Irani says while he still pines for India and in particular Bombay where he grew up. But he also says he knows he can't write about his homeland while he's there, because it's just too close.May 29, 2007
• Man shot on I-94 was veteran of Iraq war
  The man who was killed during an exchange of gunfire with police along Interstate 94 was identified Monday as a Sauk Rapids man who served in the Iraq war as part of the Minnesota National Guard.May 29, 2007
• A remembrance of the region's war casualties
  Since last Memorial Day, 24 members of the military with strong ties to our region have died in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Memorial Day 2007, we take a brief look at who they were.May 28, 2007
• Iwo Jima veterans gather at Memorial Day event
  Thousands of Minnesotans attended Memorial Day services to remember and honor those who served in the U.S. military. A groundbreaking at Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield brought together a handful of Iwo Jima veterans including Chuck Lindberg, the last surviving member of the group of Marines who raised the first American flag at Iwo Jima.May 28, 2007
• "For the Fallen" brings us voices of veterans
  "For the Fallen" features stories, letters and poetry from veterans, in celebration of Memorial Day.Midday, May 28, 2007
• Bush predicts a bloody August in Iraq
  President Bush says the U.S. may face a difficult summer in Iraq. "It could be bloody; it could be a very difficult August," Bush said at a Thursday press conference. Will America's efforts ultimately pay off in Iraq?Midday, May 25, 2007
• Rick Ray's search for "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama"
  Here's something to ponder: if you were given the chance to sit down and put 10 questions to the Dalai Lama, what would you ask? That's the challenge that confronted film maker Rick Ray. The resulting documentary opens this weekend in Minneapolis.May 24, 2007
• Wahpeton soldier killed in Iraq
  A soldier from eastern North Dakota died Tuesday in Iraq. David Kuehl, 27, attended high school in Wahpeton before joining the Army.May 23, 2007
• Army soldier from Hawley dies in Baghdad
  A soldier from Hawley, Minnesota has been killed in Iraq.May 22, 2007

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