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Retired Lt. Col. Joe Repya, 58, is going back to the Army and Iraq, 14 years after he flew a combat helicopter there during Desert Storm. He will be in far more dangerous campaign than he's seen recently in Minnesota, where he's had a key role in President Bush's re-election effort in the state. MPR's David Molpus talks with Repya.

Joe Repya goes back to war

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