Sgt. Joseph Durbin of Tonkawa, Okla., a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, participates in an urban operations exercise during pre-mobilization training at Camp Gruber, Okla. He is a full time soldier working on active duty state work, and has been in the Oklahoma Army National Guard over six years. Durban said of the training, “It’s better to die here than to get killed over there.” Joseph Durbin of Tonkawa by Oklahoma National Guard

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