‘I Wasn’t Afraid to Die. I Was a Soldier’: Veteran Asks Heart Surgeon to Save Sentimental Tattoo During Transplant
Before his heart transplant, Louis Smith was prepared for death. In Saudi Arabia right after the Gulf War, the 66-year-old veteran helped lead a missile platoon that guarded aircraft. He served his country for more than two decades in the Middle East, South Korea and Europe. “I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier,” […]
2 Georgia Guardsmen Die in Noncombat-Related Incidents in Iraq
Two junior enlisted Georgia National Guardsmen died Wednesday in Iraq, the Army announced Friday. Spc. Travis Pameni, 23, and Spc. Owen Elliot, 23, both died in noncombat-related incidents, according to Army officials. “Both of these soldiers selflessly served our state and nation,” Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson, the adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard, said […]