Sgt. Adam Pfeifle, an Army medic with the National Guard, served in Iraq from late 2003 to 2005 and is heading back for another tour later this year.

“What helps me out is the violence is down in Iraq and we’re more prepared this time,” he said. “Things are going a lot smoother this time.”

Pfeifle, who lives with his wife Shelly in Mount Vernon, is a member of the Anacortes Fire Department. While Pfeifle is deployed, Brandon Lowry, a volunteer firefighter, will take his place.

Pfeifle recently spent a month in Texas getting combat medical training and will go to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin for more training. He will likely leave for Iraq with his unit, 81st Brigade Bravo Troop 1st/303rd Cavalry, sometime in October.
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