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 Stories About: Iraq AND outdoor recreation AND wildlife
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Wing Man
How birding and blogging changed one soldier's time in Iraq |
Emily Gertz |
03 May 2006 |
Arts and Minds |
| Glassing the evening sky for feather and foe. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Trouern-Trend. Jonathan Trouern-Trend has been a dedicated bird-watcher since he was about 12. So in 2004, when the now 38-year-old Connecticut National Guard sergeant got sent to Iraq, he had birds on the brain. While stationed at Camp Anaconda -- a huge American installation located about 40 miles north of Baghdad in the Sunni ... |
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| Topics: Iraq, outdoor recreation, wildlife (all these topics) |
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