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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-25-07 10:01 PM
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.......indiana soldier stays with his newborn son
"In what was either a Christmas Eve gift—or the result of a logistical snafu—an Army unit in Iraq said Monday it had decided to extend the personal leave of a sergeant whose newborn son is in neonatal intensive care in Indiana...."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-armyleave_webdec25,1,5285694.story
Father's leave is extended -- chicagotribune.com
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Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-25-07 10:14 PM
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1. I featured this story on my blog the other day
I am so grateful that Sgt. Williams will be able to spend the time with his wife and his son.

Here's to a quick recovery for young Gabriel.

Julie
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-25-07 10:17 PM
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2. All it takes is the klieg light of publicity
Edited on Tue Dec-25-07 10:18 PM by Prisoner_Number_Six
and the military caves like a Democratic congressman.
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