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Sunshine | 9:34 p.m. July 9, 2009
God be with all of you, and with your families. My son was in Iraq at the beginning of the war, and that was hard. How much more difficult it must be now, as the tours are longer, and the danger much greater. You are in our prayers.

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Brendan Sullivan, Deseret News

Sgt. Paul Keel of Herriman says goodbye to his wife, Debbie, before his departure to Fort Hood, Texas. About 340 Army Reserve soldiers with the 96th Sustainment Brigade said their farewells to family and friends at Fort Douglas Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City. After up to two months of training in Texas, the soldiers will go to Kuwait before heading to their assignment in Iraq.

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