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Taken from the pages of the Minnesota Legionnaire


	Legionnaire June 2008

			Minnesota Legionnaire

Conway unopposed for commander This year's Department Convention will not have any of the drama of past year's conventions with contested elections. Only one person has been endorsed for each state office. 16 Resolutions advance to convention A total of 16 resolutions were passed in districts and sent to the DepartmentConvention this year. Bloomington will host state convention For the second year in a row, Bloomington Post and Unit 550 will host the Minnesota American Legion convention. It will be held July 17-19 at the Bloomington Sheraton Hotel. Protecting the convoys Lt. John Hobot and his platoon protected 80 convoys in Iraq during the Minnesotans' 16-month deployment. From E-2 up to Admiral Paul Norby started out his Navy career as a seaman second class. He ended up at the top . A Two-Ocean War Jim Downey began the war on his LST at Omaha Beach. By the end of 1945, he had also visited Iwo Jima, Okinawa, China and Japan.

				Commander's Column The Month's Editorial Whats Happening!

		Mule Skinner Blues Avengers in the South Pacific Colvill at Gettysburg He was good with Machines Over and Under the sea K-3-5in the Pacific Jumping with the 82nd Freedom Fighter Advance With Audacity He Saw It Coming Black & White PBM Mariner A Road For The People MEDIC One Step Forward Wartime Pilot Time In Baghdad On Two Wings and a Prayer Serious About War Tank Driver The Survivor A Nurses Story Serving Stateside


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