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A Look At Daily Life With SFC Peterson

A Look At Daily Life With SFC Peterson

SFC Peterson, a California native and Leesville resident, talks about his experiences in Iraq and what he plans on doing upon returning to Louisiana. Read more »

SFC Johnston Explains the Changes Since His Last Tour in Iraq

SFC Johnston Explains the Changes Since His Last Tour in Iraq

NBC 33's David D'Aquin has been interviewing soldiers of the 165th National Guard from Louisiana. In this report, SFC Rusty Johnston compares the experiences between his first deployment to Iraq years ago and the current deployment. Read more »

165th Soldier Happy To Have Reminders of Home

165th Soldier Happy To Have Reminders of Home

News reporter David D'Aquin has been interviewing soldiers of the 165th National Guard from Louisiana. In this report, he finds that small reminders of home and family are real morale boosters to the servicemen and women deployed to Iraq. Read more »

Training Iraqis An Important Mission For U.S. Soldiers

Training Iraqis An Important Mission For U.S. Soldiers

American soldiers have many missions in Iraq that do not involve combat, such as training the Iraqi soldiers to do a variety of tasks that will be essential to maintaining their own armed forces. David D'Aquin reports on a few things the Iraqi soldiers are learning from U.S. Troops. Read more »

D'Aquin Documents The Road To Camp Taji

D'Aquin Documents The Road To Camp Taji

After spending days being bombed in Baghdad - then outside in a sand storm at Baghdad International Airport with no shelter, D'Aquin and Videographer Eric Breaux joined the military convoy that would take them on a risky mission to Camp Taji. Read more »

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