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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
August 21, 2004
Bobbie Bourne sat at a table Friday afternoon and rattled off a list of hardships the three recruits sitting across from her should prepare to face in their upcoming deployment.
Stifling heat and humidity, limited access to water, no electricity, 12-hour workdays and nights in military cots and....