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Al Zdon's Column

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WAR STORIES

July 2011

Convention set for Mahnomen
The 2011 Department Convention will get underway in Mahnomen on July 14. Chuck Kruger will be the new commander.

Convention will look at 16 resolutions
Many districts passed resolutions that the state convention will look at.

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Minnesota gears up for National Convention
This year's American Legion National Convention will be held in Minneapolis. Many activities are open to Minnesota attendees.

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It helped to grow up in a tough neighborhoo d

Snuff Kurvers grew up in the challenging Rice Street neighborhood in St. Paul. The street smarts he learned there helped him survive the Bataan Death March, two prison camps, four hell ships and a Japanese slave labor camp.

 

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Dorothy Henninger and Bill Jr. learned that Bill had survived a major massacre during the Korean War.

Survivor of the Sunchon Tunnel Massacre

Bill Henninger had to play dead to avoid real death in North Korea in 1950. Guards killed 68 American prisoners of war.

 

 


 

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