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TIMES STAFF REPORT 9:58 a.m. CT May 18, 2017

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Twenty members of the Minnesota National Guard will be recognized Saturday in St. Cloud for their service in Afghanistan.

Members of Company B, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, were deployed for nine months as part ofthe Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

"Im proud of the work theyve done and grateful to have them safely back home with their families,Col. Shawn Manke, commander of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, said in a statement released Thursday.

Missions includedcargo movement, passenger movement andhelicopter assault missions. The company flew over 3,000 aircraft hours and executed over 300 combat missions across Afghanistan, according to a news release from the Minnesota National Guard. They moved more than 1 million pounds of cargo.

The return ceremony is scheduled for Saturday morning at Rivers Edge Convention Center.

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