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Monday, January 30, 2012

Wounded Minn. Soldier Returns Home To Start New Career

Wounded Minn. Soldier Returns Home To Start New Career
By: Michelle Knoll
Created: 01/29/2012

A Minnesota soldier is back home looking for a new career. Matt Birr is returning from Fort Carson, Colorado where he was recovering for a bullet wound to the head. Birr who made sergeant the day before he retired, was shot in August 2009 while serving in Afghanistan.

His retirement comes just weeks before Rep. Gabby Giffords who suffered an similar injury. Birr and his mother have been following Giffords progress closely and say it mirrors much of his recovery.
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