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Military & War
War
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- U of M med student reflects on two months behind the front lines in Ukraine
Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Sergey Karachenets, a 24-year-old University of Minnesota med student who spent two months behind the front lines in Ukraine. Karachenets had no military experience but wanted to give back to the country where he was born.
- Portraits of Valor: Doris, 97, and Richard Edge, 96 - Navy and Army
As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota’s Doris and Richard Edge. The farthest away Doris and Richard Edge lived from each other was during the middle of World War II. They didn’t know each other yet, but they both grew up east St. Paul before being called to join the war effort, voluntarily for Doris and through the draft for Richard.
- Portraits of Valor: Joe Stephes, 99, Navy
As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesotan Joe Stephes, who enlisted in the Navy before the United States officially entered World War II.
- Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army
As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota native Dick Kern, who in WWII, was a tail gunner on bomber missons from India into China and Burma.
- Portraits of Valor: Bob Holmstrom, 94, Army
As part of MPR’s Portraits of Valor series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota native Robert Eugene Holmstrom, who in WWII, flew top secret missions over Europe and never dropped a bomb.
- Portraits of Valor: Dan Cylkowski, 94, Army
As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota native Dan Cylkowski. After a draft notice from the Army arrived, Cylkowski took his notice to Fort Snelling, and was bound for Europe.
- Funeral held for Guard member killed in helicopter crash
MPR’s Kristi Marohn reports on private funeral service held for Kort Plantenberg, one of the three Minnesota National Guard members killed when their helicopter crashed in rural Stearns County.
- The ‘Glass Man’: How a former CIA worker helped bring the Hmong to America
MPR’s Tiffany Bui profiles Yang See, who worked as principal assistant to the liaison between the CIA and the Lao Royal Army under the radio code name “Glass Man” at the height of the Secret War in Laos. As communists seized power in Laos in 1975, he helped Hmong refugees flee the war and find safe harbor.
- Lake Superior's annual ice-breaking ritual
Springtime in Duluth isn't signaled by birds or butterflies or flowers. Duluthians know it's spring when the Coast Guard icebreakers arrive, announcing the start of another Great Lakes shipping season. MPR’s Dan Kraker takes a ride on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alder as it breaks ice and creates navigation lanes for the opening of the maritime shipping season.
- Walz time in military shaped him and his leadership skills
MPR’s Brian Bakst has a look at Walz's military service and how it has shaped him. During his two decades, Walz was part of flood fights, responded to tornadoes, and spent months on active duty deployed overseas. Segment includes interviews military members who served with Walz.