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A taste of home in Iraq

May-17-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , Homefront

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By LAURA INCALCATERRA, THE JOURNAL NEWS

Cookies have never tasted as good as the ones Maj. Joseph Davidson has been eating.

The 37-year-old Davidson, who grew up in Congers, has been stationed in Iraq since November.

His mother, Pat Davidson, has been sending him care packages that have included butter cookies from Anna's Bakery, which is located just three blocks from the home where Davidson grew up and where his parents still reside.

Davidson recently mailed a letter to proprietor Anna Cutaia thanking her for the taste of home.

"The days and nights are long, but morale remains high amidst the constant danger and difficult mission," the letter reads. [...]

Davidson is the plans and operations officer for a scout squadron of Stryker armored personnel carriers. The squadron moves into an area ahead of infantry. It's Davidson's job to plot the course the squadron will take, his father, John Davidson II, said. The squadron has been stationed in northern Iraq, the scene of heavy fighting.


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