World War II Shorts:
The Advocate

After Bernie Lieder completed his Army service on the front lines in the European theater in World War 2, he came home to Minnesota and his history of service continued. Lieder went on to be elected to the Minnesota legislature, where he was the last serving WW2 vet and championed veterans causes, including the sponsoring the bill that established the state’s WW2 memorial at the State Capitol, pictured here.