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Time Travel Fridays: Minnesota and World War II

Fort Snelling was a major induction and training center for troops from across the Midwest during World War II. More than 300,000 soldiers began their military life here, and special schools for Military Police, railroad engineers and translators were set up at the Fort. See uniform and weapon displays, firing demonstrations, learn about life on the Minnesota home front and try a WWII-style obstacle course.

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