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Archive Home > 2005 > February > 12 > Soldiers in Iraq write home

Soldiers in Iraq write home

Central Oregonians deployed to Iraq say they believe in their mission. Nonetheless, they look forward to the day it's completed.

By Ernestine Bousquet / The Bulletin
February 12, 2005

Sgt. Dennis Brophy, a soldier in the Oregon Army National Guard, has not been in the thick of battle during his two and a half months near Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

But warfare hasn't eluded him.

He and fellow soldiers have dodged bullets and skirted roadside bombs while ferrying food, water and....

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