Film festival honors greatest generation

VJ Day in Minneapolis
VJ Day Celebration in Minneapolis, 1945
Image courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

A film festival this weekend at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul honors the lives of regular Minnesotans who lived through extraordinary times. Cathy Wurzer spoke with festival organizer Randal Dietrich about the films, which document stories of Minnesotans who grew up in the Depression and experienced World War II.

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