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section: schools
first_reported: 2026-11-11 16:56 CST
updated: 2026-11-11 16:56 CST
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# Seventh grader finds great-grandfather on school Veterans Wall

Noah, a seventh grader at Ascension Catholic School in north Minneapolis, learned his great-grandfather Frank Nelson was a Vietnam War Marine from the school's Veterans Wall.

Section: [Schools](/minneapolis-st-paul/section/life.md) · Entities: [Ascension Catholic School](/minneapolis-st-paul/wiki/ascension-catholic-school.md), [Frank Nelson](/minneapolis-st-paul/wiki/frank-nelson.md)

## Coverage

- [WCCO (CBS Minnesota)](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/north-minneapolis-school-veterans-wall-students-family-military-ties/), 2026-11-11 16:56 CST: 7th grader finds out his great-grandfather was a Marine at Ascension Catholic School's Veterans Wall

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