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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 2008
Page
3
A Lorain County feature marks the start of a two part series on local soldiers in the Iraq war begun March 20 2003. It notes 4113 US military deaths and up to 93000 Iraqi civilian deaths with six local fatalities and one 21 year old who followed brothers into service. It highlights returning soldiers sharing experiences from the front lines.
Sgt. 1st Class John Wallace of the 192nd Quartermaster Company, from Elyria, deployed to Iraq 2006 2008 kept a family photo and used his laptop to stay connected. He served as NCO in charge of rations for 110000 people at Victory Camp Baghdad and plans a third deployment before retirement.
Sgt Joseph Brutout, a Wellington native, recounts a 2006 07 Afghanistan convoy ambush and the loss of a sergeant. He describes fear danger and the long nights in a Humvee with air cover. He served previously in Iraq and now trains as a paramedic while pursuing family life.
Major Robert Atkinson of Lorain recalls 20 years in the Army Reserves with two Iraq deployments. He served in psychological operations to win trust and votes, returning from combat training to lead the 350th Psychological Operations Company in Parma while his wife Helena manages home. He also works as an Elyria firefighter and helped during a Taylor Street plant fire.
A brief service roster lists Staff Sgt. John Gantz ID Joal Laird and Cpl. Shawn Dennis along with 1st Lt. St erect e Ro eae ee To for duty assignments.
Sgt Malcolm Mosely recalls the Oct 12 2003 IED attack near a farm linked to Saddam where he was injured. He later returned for a second tour with a new Psych Ops team armed with $3 million in gear and aided locals with inoculations and mediation.
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