Governor Tim Walz Surprises Minnesota Troops in Kuwait

(KNSI) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is back in the U.S. after visiting Minnesota National Guard troops overseas.

Walz met with and thanked the Minnesota National Guard’s 347th Regional Support Group and members of the RSG’s 147th Human Resources Company serving abroad. The Brooklyn Park-based 347th RSG deployed more than 80 Soldiers in April to various locations across the Middle East, including Kuwait, to provide base operations support, manage facilities, provide administrative and logistical support to Soldier services, and ensure the security of personnel and facilities on the base. In September, approximately 25 Soldiers from the 147th HRC deployed to the Middle East to support missions, which enabled the successful deployment and redeployment of units throughout the area.

The governor is a 24 year veteran of the National Guard. In a press release, the governor said of the trip it was an honor to spend time with the soldiers and thanked them for choosing to sacrifice their time with loved ones to protect the U.S., adding he is “thankful to have had an opportunity to visit our Minnesota National Guard citizen-Soldiers” and he is “happy to report their performance should make all Minnesotans proud. Additionally, I would like to thank their families and employers for their sacrifices and continued support they provide their service members. I ask Minnesotans to keep them in their thoughts during this holiday season.”

Governor Walz was joined by the Minnesota National Guard’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke and the Guard’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Whitehead.

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