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Minnesota Veterans Trade Uniforms For Overalls, Finding Solace In Farming

In the rolling fields of Montrose, Minnesota, two local heroes are sowing the seeds of a new life.

(CBS Minnesota)

August 12, 2024

MONTROSE, Minn. — In the rolling fields of Montrose, Minnesota, two local heroes are sowing the seeds of a new life.

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"More than a passion in the sense that every day has given me more. Without Tom and this farm, I wouldn't have my two children," Char'reise Norris said.

Tom and Char'reise Norris are two veterans who traded in their uniforms for overalls, finding solace and purpose in the field of agriculture.

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