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Article: People making a difference: Gunnar Swanson.(WEB)(Interview)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- October 5, 2009
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Byline: David Conrads Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
Cameron, Mo. -- What would impel someone to leave a good job and a great life in the Florida Keys and move to rural Minnesota in a snowstorm in February?
For Gunnar Swanson, it all started six years ago, when he was serving in Iraq with the 957 Multi Role Bridge Company of the North Dakota Army National Guard. One afternoon in 2003 he found himself aiming his M-16 rifle at a young Iraqi boy, warning the child, in a strong, nonverbal way, not to come any closer. The boy froze in his tracks, a puzzled look on his face, then ran off.
In his 12 months in Iraq, which included ...
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... ... March 18) FORT WAYNE, IN -- Scott Swanson plays with sons, from left, Jonathan, Jacob and Joseph on March 18, 2003, as Swanson's Army Reserve unit deploys for active ... Keywords |KRTIRAQ IRAQ, MILITARY ARMED SERVICES FORCES |FAMILY ...
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