LIVE CHAT, Noon: Mark Geary, Jim Slosiarek On Covering Soldier Training

KCRG-TV9's Mark Geary writes a story about the RQ-7 Bravo Shadow System unmanned aerial vehicle at the airfield at Camp Ripley during annual training for the Iowa National Guard on Monday, June 21, 2010, in Minnesota. (Jim Slosiarek/SourceMedia Group News)

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By Richard Pratt

Story Created: Oct 28, 2010 at 8:01 AM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 28, 2010 at 12:55 PM CDT

KCRG-TV9’s Mark Geary and photographer Jim Slosiarek will take part in a live chat at noon Thursday on to talk about their experience covering the Iowa soldier training.

The coverage has taken Geary and Slosiarek to Camp Ripley, Minn., Camp Shelby, Miss., and most recently to Fort Irwin, Calif.

Soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. By Thanksgiving, 3,000 Guard troops will be on the ground in the Middle East.

Join the live chat with Geary and Slosiarek right here, starting at noon.