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November 29, 2021
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The last of Minnesota's Red Bulls return home safely

The Minnesota National Guard unit known as the Red Bulls is back on home soil. 2.700 Guard members returned to Minnesota after a year-long deployment in Kuwait. Their mission included escorting U.S. troops withdrawing from iraq. The last of the Red Bulls returned this weekend with happy homecomings at armories across Minnesota.
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The Minnesota National Guard unit known as the Red Bulls is back on home soil. 2.700 Guard members returned to Minnesota after a year-long deployment in Kuwait. Their mission included escorting U.S. troops withdrawing from iraq. The last of the Red Bulls returned this weekend with happy homecomings at armories across Minnesota.

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