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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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Battle on home front is Guard's most perilous

Suicide total for Minnesota's Guard members ranks among nation's worst.

Updated: June 25, 2011, - 02:45 PM

For Maj. Tad Hervas, discipline, despair and death

Was punishment appropriate or excessive for a high-ranking officer who was called on the carpet?

Updated: June 25, 2011, - 01:01 PM

Afghanistan exit: Counting the days, and the cost, in St. Paul

Jennifer Borgert quickly learned the sacrifices the American military and their families are making in Afghanistan, in the first week of her husband's deployment.

Updated: June 23, 2011, - 06:47 AM

Army combats suicide surge in its ranks

More service members now are taking their own lives than are dying in combat. As the toll mounts, family members are asking whether military leaders are responding properly to soldiers in crisis.

Updated: June 12, 2011, - 11:20 AM

After 44 years, Browns Valley will bury one of its own

The remains of Air Force Capt. Darrell Spinler, whose plane crashed in Laos in 1967, were recovered last year.

Updated: June 07, 2011, - 11:00 PM

On the military beat: The three Hearts of a young soldier

At 24, John Elliott has seen a lifetime of experiences. He has three Purple Hearts as evidence.

Updated: June 03, 2011, - 04:41 PM

Help for rape victims in military

Women in the military will find new protections in a defense bill approved by the U.S. House, including provisions to help prevent and eliminate military sexual assault.

Updated: May 27, 2011, - 07:57 PM

Help for post-9/11 veterans' caregivers

A VA program for caregivers of veterans of post-9/11 conflicts is aimed at acknowledging and supporting what many already know: Family members and friends are making huge sacrifices to tend to veterans whose injuries don't allow them to care for themselves.

Updated: May 20, 2011, - 05:14 PM

Vets budget ignites partisan tangle

Dayton administration says proposed cuts could shut a state home. Republicans says vets being used as "pawns."

Updated: May 07, 2011, - 07:28 AM

Hope comes in small bits for Brody

In his short life, Brody Luc DuBois has had it pretty rough. Brody was born Oct. 26, 2010, and has since spent all but about 40 days in the Minneapolis Children's Hospital. He has congenital heart disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension and additional health problems. Brody has had four major heart surgeries and various other related surgeries.

Updated: May 06, 2011, - 05:50 PM