After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride

Name: After recovering from a life-threatening disease, a Minnesota veteran aims to cycle in 50-mile ride
Uploaded: 2025-06-05T18:18:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs. WCCO's John Lauritsen has the story.

Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs. WCCO's John Lauritsen has the story.