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Apr-21-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

A Soldier's story from the Honolulu StarBulletin.
[Link to Full Article] By Gary T. Kubota
WAILUKU >> Even as a student in high school, Damien Mason displayed exceptional physical and mental skills.

Mason, a 1992 graduate of Baldwin High School and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, is serving in Iraq as a Stryker Brigade captain.

"He's an exceptional young man," said Fred Guzman, a former Baldwin soccer coach. "He was an exceptional student and a very good athlete."

Guzman said Damien, son of the late Maui attorney Ed Mason, played on championship soccer teams in the Maui Interscholastic League, including his senior year as an all-star goal keeper.

The story continues on the StarBulletin web site and is followed by another article pertaining to the unit in Iraq, which has been covered in recent stories here on Strykernews.

Army snipers attack while minimizing risks to civilians

By Denis D. Gray
Associated Press

NAJAF, Iraq >> A U.S. Army patrol stops suspicious vehicles on the edges of this insurgent-controlled city.

Some 500 yards away, lying prone and hidden in the sand, two expert marksmen stalk Iraqis emerging from cars through the cross-hairs of their rifles.


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