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By Maureen hannan
INCE 9/11, Minnesota has seen more than 20,000 soldiers
deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. And when those service
members return home, they often face daunting challenges
of learning to function once again as civilians. Of conquering posttraumatic stress disorders. Of overcoming service-related disabilities. For the families of those serving, the difficulties begin as soon
as their loved one is deployed. Single-parent families struggle with
the demands of parenting and stretched fi nances, and children miss
parents who are fighting far from home. In an attempt to meet these
needs at the community level, the Minnesota National Guard created
in 2005 a program called " Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. "

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Twenty-seven communities in Minnesota have now pledged to bring their veterans " all the way home " after their return from deployment. What they fi nd in Beyond
the Yellow Ribbon is a program supporting service members and military families
through robust service and education networks within specially trained communities. Park agencies serve as linchpins for these efforts. Yellow Ribbon communities
unite agencies, organizations, resources, and employers-all in a comprehensive
effort to honor and embrace veterans and their families.

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Developing " Fort Minnesota "
" Our goal is to develop 'Fort Minnesota,' " says Barbara O'Reilly, chief of Deployment Cycle Support for the Minnesota Army National Guard. " We defi ne that as...
an enduring network of support that links one community, the next community, and
the next community. "
Mike Polehna, a local activist for the Minnesota program, is Washington County's parks and recreation director. He is also a city council member for the town of
Stillwater. Through his dual roles, Polehna has witnessed the pressing need for-
and the considerable impact of-well developed veteran support programs at the
local level. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon offers standardized training, best practices
recommendations, and education in re-integrating service members-but each
participating town's support action plan reflects the specific needs and resources
of that community.
Annette Kuyper, Minnesota director of military outreach, guides communities
through the process of forming cross-functional steering committees and creating
those action plans. " When we fi rst go into a community, " she says, " we can't tell all
the military families who are living there. We need them to self-identify before we

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