Some Oregon Lawmakers Oppose National Guard Deployment to Iraq

By Katie • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Guard/Reserve Issues, In the Press

More than 3,000 Oregon National Guard troops are set to deploy to Iraq this summer. Now some lawmakers are trying to stop that from happening.

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Katie is of the opinion that re-deployment is harder than deployment itself. The year Paul and I spent apart was tough, but nothing could have prepared me for trying to come back together again. Homecoming was full of challenges I never expected - no matter how many books I read!
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