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Soldiers Deploying to Fight Ebola Get Pep Talk From Perry

Texas soldiers are joining thousands of troops from across the U.S. to help fight Ebola in Liberia, and Gov. Rick Perry paid some of them a visit at Fort Hood on Thursday.

by Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News

Gov. Rick Perry visiting soldiers at Fort Hood on Oct. 9, 2014. The 36th Engineering Brigade is preparing to deploy to Liberia to assist in the effort to control the Ebola outbreak.
Credit: Veronica Zaragovia

Texas soldiers are joining thousands of troops from across the U.S. to help fight Ebola in Liberia, and Gov. Rick Perry paid some of them a visit at Fort Hood on Thursday. Read the full story at KUT News.

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Veronica Zaragovia

KUT NEWS