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Pennsylvania National Guard member dies on border patrol in Arizona

First soldier death since Guard was deployed to support U.S. / Mexico boundary. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06226/713384-85.stm  

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0807guard.html

Armed with a pair of high-powered binoculars and an infrared camera, the Georgia Army National Guard soldier can easily spot those trying to step across several strands of trampled, rusty barbed wire — all that separates Mexico from the promise of the United States.

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