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A group of twenty men in military uniforms pose for a formal group photo outdoors in winter, sitting and standing in two rows in front of a building with snow on the ground and trees in the background.

West Point to World War: The Johnson Brothers

May 29, 2025
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Two brothers from St. Peter, Minnesota became high-ranking military heroes. Colonel Franklin and Brigadier General Arthur Johnson's journeys from West Point to the battlefields of the Spanish-American War and World War I are a testament to courage and family legacy. Read their fascinating story here!

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WAR OF 1812 VETERANS

November 17, 2020
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The oldest known veterans buried in Nicollet County are most likely three men who served during the War of 1812, a conflict between the U.S. and Britain.

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