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LIVE CHAT, Noon: Covering Iowa soldier training
KCRG-TV9's Mark Geary and photographer Jim Slosiarek will take part in a live chat at noon Thursday on to talk about their experience covering the Iowa soldier training.
A role player portraying an injured solder lays on the ground during a training scenario at the fictional Afghan village of Ertebat-Shar at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin on Thursday, Sept. 30, near Barstow, Calif. Soldiers with the Iowa and Nebraska Army National Guard's used the realistic training village which features Hollywood-style makeup and special effects to prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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