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Jeffrey Thompson
St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota in Photos: Serving Our Troops

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Waving flags
Holding her 3-month old daughter Chloe Olson, Heather Olson of Big Lake, Minn. jokes with her son Caleb Olson, 3, during a Serving Our Troops dinner for service members in Kuwait and their families at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Heather's husband and her childrens' father is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot serving in Kuwait.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

Approximately 2,500 families of military servicemen and women serving in Kuwait attend a Serving Our Troops dinner at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.

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Saying goodbye
Family members of Maj. Tim Kemp say goodbye to him after a video chat at the Serving Our Troops event at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.
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Waving flags
Holding her 3-month old daughter Chloe Olson, Heather Olson of Big Lake, Minn. jokes with her son Caleb Olson, 3, during a Serving Our Troops dinner for service members in Kuwait and their families at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Heather's husband and her childrens' father is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot serving in Kuwait.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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National Anthem
Bob Nelson, center, of Proctor, Minn. joined others during the National Anthem at the at the Serving Our Troops dinner at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson