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Hugging father
Declan Olson, 7, hugs his father, Cpl. Stacy Olson, as he gives a television interview upon arriving in Rochester from his deployment overseas. Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull Infantry Division returned home Tuesday, May 1, 2012, after being deployed last year.
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Playing music
Bruce Kramer listens to his wife Ev Emerson play the piano in their Hopkins, Minn. condo Tuesday, April 24, 2012. In our fourth report following Kramer as he copes with life after being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, he talked about moving into his new home. It's specially designed for his condition.
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Hugging father
Declan Olson, 7, hugs his father, Cpl. Stacy Olson, as he gives a television interview upon arriving in Rochester from his deployment overseas. Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull Infantry Division returned home Tuesday, May 1, 2012, after being deployed last year.
Alex Kolyer for MPR/Link to story
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Group dance
Greta Rudolph of Minneapolis, Minn. dances with other Morris dancers during a celebration of the first day of May in Minneapolis, Minn. Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Rudolph is a member of the Upton on Calhoun dance group.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Link to story