Army Sgt. Joe Polo
24, of Opa-Locka, Fla.
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo; died March 29 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
Tags: tampa… his desire to be a soldier went all the way back to his youth, when he played with G.I. Joes… He joined the Junior ROTC and at 16 was calling Army recruiters asking what he needed to do to enlist… Guerra sent him care packages that included lemon meringue cookies and green tea — his favorites. But she said the most he ever wanted to be was a father. Polo had a wife and two younger sisters.
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July 2nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
The comfort of having a friend may be taken away
but not that of having had one.
- Seneca