When I was deployed to Iraq in 2003, I saw the worry on the faces of the soldiers in my National Guard platoon as they heard the news of Hurricane Isabel barreling toward their homes in the Florida panhandle. This week, Marines deployed to Iraq out of Camp Pendleton must have felt the same fear and anger, watching wildfires creep towards their homes in Southern California.
Firefighters and National Guard troops at last seem to be getting the upper hand in...
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