Iraq Deployment Affects
OK Soldier’s Entire Family (Jan 01, 2008)
After spending the holidays at home with their friends and families, 2400 members of the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade head back to Fort Bliss, Texas this week on their way to a ten month deployment to Iraq. One of the soldiers leaving today is Lt. Col. David Jordan. As part of our occasional series following members of the 45th, we speak with Jordan and his wife Melinda about how their family will cope with the deployment and what it will be like.

WEB EXTRAS:
Listen to our profile of Sgt. Amanda McKinzie, another member of the 45th Infantry Brigade who's being deployed

KGOU's Susan Shannon talks about Warren Queton, a friend of her daughter who's being deployed

Hear our extended conversation with Specialist Terry “Scooby” Axson, a recent OU graduate who’s been working with the Brigade’s Public Affairs Office (scroll down to 10/15 show)

Listen to our program and view photo slideshows from the 45th Infantry Brigade's deployment ceremony last October, and hear our interview with Brigadier General Myles Deering (scroll to 10/29 show)

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