Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808060705 Called to arms from their civilian life, members of a National Guard unit say their goodbyes to their loved ones, not knowing that they are about to depart on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. The first of seven parts.ST. PAU...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808060705 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:31:42 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061105 National Guard troops reach their stations in Iraq while family members back home begin a hard adjustment. Second of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the war. The phone call surprised Katie Kriesel, so soon after her husband, John,...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061105 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:13:49 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061106 Troops and families at home count the many milestones missed and made. Third of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. The Ferris wheel at the Minnesota State Fair offered a birds-eye view of an end-of-summer, mid-American ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061106 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:17:23 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061107 Roadside bomb blasts change everything for two soldiers and their families back home. Fourth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. In that dreadful December, every day brought bloodshed, every week hundreds of attacks o...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061107 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:21:29 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061108 Can the long separation be extended further. Yes, and for some theres major fighting ahead. Fifth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. Christmas Day arrived -- and for two 1st Brigade Combat Team soldiers, there was a ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061108 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:23:48 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061109 An insurgent ambush yields a hero, and a wounded soldier recovers back home. Sixth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. It all looked as if a video game had come to life.Through his night vision goggles, Staff Sgt....]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200808061109 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:26:31 -0400