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Sgt. 1st Class John Thompson, a UH-60 standardization instructor with the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, found his passion as a unit victim advocate and now volunteers in his local community. Thompson is pursuing a degree in human services and plans to work in a related field once he retires from the military. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Blair Heusdens

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Sgt. 1st Class John Thompson, a UH-60 standardization instructor with the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, found his passion as a unit victim advocate and now volunteers in his local community. Thompson is pursuing a degree in human services and plans to work in a related field once he retires from the military. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Blair Heusdens

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