Created: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 a.m. CDT
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Time to reserve a spot to 'See Your Soldier'

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Families of servicemen and women at Al Asad Airbase, Camp Taji/Cooke, Camp Fallujah, Camp Taqaddum and Camp Victory in Iraq can sign up for "See Your Soldier," a chance to visit face to face Jan. 12 and 13 via University of Illinois Extension's video conferencing system. The deadline to sign up for the free, private 30-minute session, held locally in Amboy and Morrison, is 5 p.m. Dec. 23. Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. To start the process, go to seeyoursoldier.uiuc.edu online.

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