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Bond of friendship grows for two soldiers

Apr-19-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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ERIC MORTENSON

Jered Fisher was home on leave from Iraq when he found out. "Boom, I saw his picture in the paper, and it hit me pretty hard," he said.

Philip Rogers -- just "Rogers" to Fisher, because everyone in camp over there gets called by his or her last name -- was dead. A good guy, quiet but solid, the kind of guy who'd help you out in any situation.

Fisher, from Clackamas, had been pleasantly surprised when they met at Fort Lewis, Wash., where both were Army cooks. Rogers was from Gresham; you don't meet too many people in the Army from the Portland area, Fisher said. Once they deployed to Kuwait, and from there to Iraq, Rogers stood out because of his positive attitude.

"A lot of us were depressed," Fisher said. "He seemed like he was having a good time and was happy to be there.

"It helped me. It was good to have someone to talk to like that."


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