denver and the west About 90 soldiers from two Fort Carson units are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. Full Article at Denver Post

The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade will begin high-altitude training in the coming weeks, again preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan. The Defense Department announced Wednesday the brigade will be heading back to Afghanistan in the spring of 2010. Full Article at Leaf Chronicle

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Barber Art Rico says he dreads looking at the newspaper these days for fear he'll see the picture of another customer who was killed in combat. Full Article at Vail Daily