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what time for a weekly update with a

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fort . Carson soldiers fighting in Iraq ?

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Yeah , this morning time in Iraq .

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We're joined by Staff Sergeant Ryan .

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Good with the 3rd and 4th in the three

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division sir . Good morning to you .

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How you guys doing today ? We're doing

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fine . Of course . That delay with the

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satellite . So bear with us . Tell us

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what has been happening at least in

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your world over there for the last week .

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Uh over the last week . It's just been

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business as usual . Uh getting a little

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hot around here lately , about 92°

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today . Uh supposed to be into the

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105 being the next week . Yeah ,

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wow , it's going to be a warm one out

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there . How do you guys tower is that

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you have special equipment to stay cool

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and special things you guys do . Uh

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Excuse me sir . You have techniques the

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military issue to stay cool in these

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conditions . Obviously here in Colorado

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normally doesn't get that warm . Uh Yes

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sir , pretty much drink water . Stay in

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the shade as much as you can and uh try

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and stay as cool as you can as long as

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possible . Tell us what has been your

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contact with the Iraqi people and

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specifically , we've been hearing a lot

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of how the soldiers were trying to

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reach out to Children , the Iraqi

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Children and build a bond with them .

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Have you had a lot of interaction with

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some of the kids there in that country ?

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Uh No ma'am , I haven't , I'm artillery

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men . So I pretty much do counter fire

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from inside the fob . I get off the

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five every once a while traveling . Uh

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two different jobs , but not too much

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interaction with the people downtown .

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All right . What about Iraqi forces ?

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Have you heard much about the training

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with some of your fellow soldiers out

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there and what they're doing with Iraqi

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forces ? Uh as far as the Iraqi forces

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training , it's going pretty good .

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I've got a few good friends of mine

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that are out there actually training

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the soldiers as far as I know right now .

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They're doing real good . Getting ready

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to take over . You have family here in

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the springs that you would like to give

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a shout out to this morning ? Yes ,

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ma'am . I have my wife Alicia and my

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daughter Celia and Sonia . I just like

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to tell him I love you and I'll be home

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soon . Alright , Staff Sergeant Ryan

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Goodwin , thank you so much for

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spending time with us this morning . Uh ,

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Thank you guys