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Category Archives: Soldier portraits
Q&A with Pfc. Jonathan Lucas of Creighton, Neb.
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Pfc. Jonathan Lucas
Hometown: Creighton / Age: 20 / 64th Military Police Company out of Fort Hood
Q: You leave today. When did you arrive?
A: When did we …
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Q&A with Staff Sgt. Ben Groth of Moville
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Staff Sgt. Ben Groth
Hometown: Moville, Iowa / Age: 23 / Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team
Q: You and other members of the agribusiness team built the
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Q&A with Spc. Eric Armstrong of South Sioux City
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. Eric Armstrong
Hometown: South Sioux City, Neb. / Age: 28 / Iowa National Guard’s 1-113th Cavalry Squadron
Q: How did you come to be …
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Q&A with Spc. William Gomez of Columbus, Neb.
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. William Gomez
Hometown: Columbus, Neb. / Age: 32 / Iowa National Guard’s 1-113th Cavalry Squadron, Charlie Troop
Q: What’s this nickname of yours that I keep hearing about?
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Q&A with Spc. Scott Dougherty of Des Moines
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. Scott Dougherty
Hometown: Des Moines / Age: 42 / Iowa National Guard’s 1-113th Cavalry Squadron’s Headquarters and Headquarters Troop
Q: What has surprised you about Afghanistan?
A: How …
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Q&A with Spc. Ian Winkler of Gretna
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. Ian Winkler
Hometown: Gretna / Age: 29 / Nebraska National Guard’s 623rd Engineer Company
Q: What do you like about the work you do here?…
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Q&A with Sgt. Nathan Meyer of Minden
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Sgt. Nathan Meyer
Hometown: Minden, Neb. / Age: 29 / Nebraska National Guard’s 623rd Engineer Company
Q: This is your third deployment?
A: I …
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Q&A with Jesse “Doc” Hall of Blair
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
Spc. Jesse “Doc” Hall
Hometown: Blair / Age: 24 / 1-168th Battalion of the Iowa National Guard, Delta Company
Q: What do you do here?
A: I run the medic …
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Q&A with Spc. Brad Mrsny of Omaha
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. Brad Mrsny
Hometown: Omaha / Age: 22 / 615th Battalion Military Police, based in Germany
Q: You’ve been stationed away from home for 2 1/2 years. When …
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Q&A with Spc. Brad Fager of Atlantic
An occasional series of chats with one of our troops.
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Spc. Brad Fager
Hometown: Atlantic, Iowa / Age: 22 / 1-168th Battalion of the Iowa National Guard Delta Company
Q: How do you spend your time here?
A: Half …
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