Jacksonville Marine in Iraq

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up this weekend's Times-Union will feature an interview with a Jacksonville native and Marine staff sergeant currently serving in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Doug Bisson (that's him pictured above in the sunglasses; photo provided by the USMC) is in al Anbar Province training Iraqi military and police how to properly use their weapons. I interviewed him today via satellite phone from his base in the western part of that country.

The gist of it is that Bisson firmly believes that the training he and other advisers are providing the Iraq military is working and will eventually result in American forces being able to come home for good.