def METHOD_NAME():
    """
    Return a list of minions
    """
    conn = _get_conn(ret=None)
    cur = conn.cursor()
    sql = """SELECT DISTINCT id FROM salt_returns"""
    cur.execute(sql)
    data = cur.fetchall()
    ret = []
    for minion in data:
        ret.append(minion[0])
    _close_conn(conn)
    return ret