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BAGHDAD — Editor's note: U.S. Army Capt. Dan Sukman is serving a one-year deployment to Iraq. For previous entries and his bio, see the Soldier's Diary archives. 14 August We are getting a little bit closer to our redeployment. Some members of our replacement unit have started to arrive to see and learn what is going on in the AO [area of operation] they will take over. Seeing soldiers from this unit start to arrive makes you reflect on where they will go, and what they will accomplish once we are gone. We will not leave South Baghdad as a...

BAGHDAD — Editor's note: U.S. Army Capt. Dan Sukman is serving a one-year deployment to Iraq. For previous entries and his bio, see the Soldier's Diary archives. May 14, 2006 In 2005, following the first stage of the Tour de France, a young American named Dave Zabriskie was in the lead. He captured the first stage in unexpected fashion. The winner of the second stage was a Belgian named Tom Boonen. But if you are like most of us, and follow bicycling only once a year for two minutes while watching the highlights of the tour on ESPN, the fact...