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  • Quilts with Love gives soldiers a touch of home

    12/26/2009 9:31:05 AM PST · by SandRat · 3 replies · 441+ views
    CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq — When someone thinks of the desert, images are invoked of unbearable heat and an extremely dry climate where no one would volunteer to live. What is commonly overlooked, is how cold it becomes during the winter months or how a soldier manages to handle the extreme temperature changes. The U.S. Army ensures soldiers have the best equipment possible to handle any environment or situation. But an Extreme Cold Weather GENEX III Sleep System just does not have the feel of home, when deployed 6,500 miles away, according to Capt. Scott Burnett, the battalion communications officer from...