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As the demographics of veterans change, support services at home are learning to adapt. 

With younger veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even VFW outposts are getting an update. This fall, the New York Times 

 in Denver, Colo., that added yoga and an art gallery to its programming. 

To discuss these changing supporting systems, MPR News' Tom Weber spoke with Neil Doyle, the supervisor of the Olmstead County Veteran Services Office, and Dawn Boyle, the Twin Cities chapter captain of 

, which organizes fitness activities and social gatherings for veterans. 

To hear the full discussion about the resources available for Minnesota veterans and how they are changing with the times, use the audio player above.

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