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Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard
Shannon Vyff has made two recent trips to Colorado Springs, Colo., to visit her husband before he flies off to war.
The Eugene couple may be apart for a year, maybe two.
"When he signed up he never imagined going to war," said Vyff, 27. "He imagined he'd be helping with forest fires and floods."
Pfc. Darren Vyff, also 27, is at Fort Carson, preparing to deploy to the Persian Gulf within a week. The Oregon National Guard gunner is one of 100,000 to 120,000 U.S. troops on their way to bolster a force of 90,000 now in Iraq.
A pre-med student at Oregon State University, Vyff joined the service to pay for his education. He left school last month when his unit - 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry - was activated. About 1,600 National Guard soldiers from the state, including scores...
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