SOLDIER'S KIN COUNTS ON SAFE RETURN.Byline: - Jason Kandel The day the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. started, Army Pfc. Cory Thompson got news that his his 7-month-old son, Cory Jr., was hospitalized with pneumonia pneumonia (n  mōn`yə), acute infection of one or both lungs that can be caused by a bacterium, usually Streptococcus pneumoniae at Fort Benning Fort Benning, U.S. army post, 189,000 acres (76,500 hectares), W Ga., S of Columbus; est. 1918. One of the largest army posts in the United States, it is the nation's largest infantry training center and the home of the Army Infantry School. , Ga. Thompson, 21, took this disturbing news to war. He'll learn in a letter from his wife that their son has recovered. Thompson grew up in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley with the dream of becoming an Army man. The Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
A community kid, he was part of the Littlerockers 4-H group and Future Farmers of America, showing hogs and lambs at the Antelope Valley Fair. Times are tense at the Thompson home these days. His father, David, is glued to the TV most nights, watching for war updates on news stations. But it can be overwhelming. ``It's really hard,'' said his father, David. ``I support everything the president is doing. We have to do what we have to do. But I am a father. And my son could be in trouble, and I couldn't do anything about it.'' Cory's wife, Heather, is coping. She meets with other spouses on base and attends support group meetings. But she misses him. ``I love him so much,'' she said. ``I miss him like crazy. I hope he's staying safe and strong, but the main thing - safe.'' She's written a letter every day since the war began. He's written a couple of times. Every day, Heather plays a video for baby Cory that his dad made before he left for the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman. - a beaming dad playing with his bubbly boy. ``He smiles,'' Heather said of Cory Jr. ``I get really exited about that. He smiles at his picture.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Seen here at their wedding, Heather Thompson hopes her soldier husband, Cory Thompson, returns safely from Iraq. |
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