Military families can link to loved ones in Iraq

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign University of Illinois Extension Center will host free "See Your Soldier" video conferences involving area families and their soldiers stationed in Iraq on Jan. 12 and 13.

Families must register online at http://www.seeyour soldier.uiuc.edu no later than 5 p.m. Dec. 23 to be eligible for a time slot, and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.

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