Minnesota National Guard sets standard for reintegration care

A hug from mom
Nichole Leisher, left, gets a hug from her mother Lisa, as she arrived at the Cottage Grove armory in 2007.
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Major John Morris, the Minnesota National Guard Chaplin, talks with Morning Edition's Cathy Wurzer about "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" a local program which takes greater care in reintegrating soldiers home from war. Morris was involved in creating the original "Yellow Ribbon Program."

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