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This is life for Minnesota's citizen-soldiers and citizen-airmen: Long days and tense nights as they continue the Minnesota National Guard's largest domestic deployment in its 164-year history.
Marci Schmitt is an editor on the Audience team who curates startribune.com and newsletters including Evening Update, Sunday Best and Floored. She's a Wisconsin native and graduate of the University of Minnesota.
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