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Back<\/span><\/p>\n transcript<\/p>\n \u201cToday we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it. May we never forget and always remember our brothers and sisters who have served so that we may enjoy the gift of freedom. So in this moment, we remember and give thanks for their dedication and selfless service to our nation in the cause of our freedom. In this solemn hour, we render our honor and our gratitude.\u201d [music: Amazing Grace] \u201cHeard about the shooting of Alex, and came with some fellow nurse friends who wanted to come and pay our respects.\u201d \u201cThe fact that he was a nurse makes it hit so much harder. He was out here because he cared. And it\u2019s just so frustrating, and we feel so helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n Nurses in Minneapolis joined a vigil on Sunday to mourn one of their own, Alex Pretti. A 2024 video shows him honoring a patient of his and saying, \u201cfreedom is not free. We have to work at it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n By Shawn Paik<\/p>\n January 26, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" new video loaded: Minneapolis Nurses Mourn One of Their Own, Alex Pretti transcript Back transcript Minneapolis Nurses Mourn One of Their Own, Alex Pretti Nurses in Minneapolis joined a vigil on Sunday to mourn one of their own, Alex Pretti. A 2024 video shows him honoring a patient of his and saying, \u201cfreedom is not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[1215,11004,13259,6352,22448],"class_list":{"0":"post-42747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-justice","8":"tag-alex","9":"tag-minneapolis","10":"tag-mourn","11":"tag-nurses","12":"tag-pretti"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Minneapolis Nurses Mourn One of Their Own, Alex Pretti<\/h2>\n
Nurses in Minneapolis joined a vigil on Sunday to mourn one of their own, Alex Pretti. A 2024 video shows him honoring a patient of his and saying, \u201cfreedom is not free. We have to work at it.\u201d<\/h4>\n