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VIDEO: The Big Red One trains for war

Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan., are training for war at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Kansas correspondent Alex Parker spent a few days chronicling their training. Here's their story.

by AlexParker on Jun 06,2008

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EricaAmerica 80 days ago

Man, Alex. That was great. Thank you for doing it.

Dustin_TN 79 days ago

Nice piece, Alex. Really interesting.

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