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Reporter | Military Affairs

Phone: 612-673-4434

Mark Brunswick covers military affairs for the Star Tribune. He has had assignments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo and has focused on domestic issues related to PTSD, returning veterans, military recruitment and the new role of women in the military. Previously, he covered state government and politics from the Star Tribune's state capitol bureau in St. Paul.
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Oct. 7, 2005: A soldier. A son. He was 21.

Family and friends of a Vadnais Heights soldier killed in Iraq remember a "wild child" who sought maturity from a stint in the Army.

Updated: December 12, 2011, - 08:49 AM

Wes Claire, 89, had pivotal role at Iwo Jima

The St. James, Minn., native, a Marine paratrooper, saw action in battles that helped end World War II.

Updated: December 10, 2011, - 04:50 PM

Military affairs beat: Troops still head for Mideast

When 35 members of a Minnesota National Guard assault helicopter battalion left for training a couple of weeks ago, it stood as a good example that not everyone is coming home when military operations in Iraq are scheduled to halt in a couple of weeks. They'll be gone for a year and stationed in Kuwait.

Updated: December 07, 2011, - 05:03 PM

Opening up about Pearl Harbor

For St. Paul resident Richard Thill, 88, it is an obligation and an honor to keep the stories of that day alive, particularly as the number of those who were there continues to dwindle.

Updated: December 07, 2011, - 07:31 AM

Military affairs beat: Play takes raw look at war's effects

It may not exactly qualify as holiday fare, but a production of a play from North Hennepin Community College Theatre has a different sort of timeliness. The Midwest premiere of "The Wolf" is intended to take an unflinching look at returning Iraq war vets who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Updated: November 29, 2011, - 10:53 PM

Nov. 20: Vets court focuses on those struggling after their service

A Hennepin County pilot program saw twice as many cases as expected. While some criticize the court, a judge says it's a response to the realities of vets' return to civilian life.

Updated: November 20, 2011, - 09:43 PM

Military beat: Criticism of military action on suicides

A recently released report is critical of how the military handles suicides in its ranks.

Updated: November 15, 2011, - 05:44 PM

Old Fort Snelling buildings to house homeless vets

The project at Fort Snelling and elsewhere is part of a nationwide effort to give new uses to old VA properties.

Updated: November 14, 2011, - 07:36 PM

Dayton pitches plan to fix veterans’ unemployment

The proposal would expand the state's GI Bill to include older vets.

Updated: November 11, 2011, - 04:57 PM

Dayton pitches plan for vets to counter joblessness

Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday proposed expanding the state's GI Bill to include older veterans, an effort to jump-start job skill training to reduce high veteran unemployment. The state's military education program now provides a stipend only to veterans who have served post 9/11.

Updated: November 10, 2011, - 04:43 PM