In yesterday's Star Tribune, Katherine Kersten brought the story of Peter Swanson to attention:
Soldiers are in the business of defending freedom. But many will tell you that they didn't fully grasp its value until they encountered a foreign land where it's in short supply.
That can't be said of Peter Swanson of Golden Valley, who will ship out to Iraq in a few days. Swanson is a corporate counsel for TCF Bank, where he practices securities and employment law. Soon he'll be stationed at an Iraqi detention facility, deciding about detainees' rights and status.
Swanson joined the Army Reserve in college almost 20 years ago. Now a major, he recently was called to active duty in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Peter is the proprietor of SwanBlog 2.0, although I imagine his deployment to Iraq will limit his activities there. I've also had the pleasure of working with him on the local political scene in Senate District Forty-Four and he is a gentleman of the highest caliber. We wish him Godspeed as he embarks on his latest duties and thank him for his service to the country.
UPDATE-- Andrew e-mails:
I read your site on a daily basis (possibly as a result of my neurosurgery), and had the distinct honor of being on a team put together for the express purpose of
defeating you at a Keegan's trivia night many years ago, although I doubt you'd remember it. In any event, the point of this e-mail is just to say that I'm a good friend of Peter as well, and I wholeheartedly agree with your characterization of him. All of his friends here in the Twin Cities wish him Godspeed in Iraq and a safe return home as quickly as possible.
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