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Family, friends couldn't be prouder of Mike Tucker

Mar-31-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By WENDY MITCHELL, Ledger Independent

SPANAWAY, Wash. -- For Bracken County native Mike Tucker, two weeks of rest and relaxation from his assignment in Iraq needs to be followed with two more weeks to recover from R&R.

April 1, Tucker will board a plane and return to the U.S. Army 1st Battalion 25th Infantry Division in Iraq. [...]

Tucker is looking forward to his assignment in Iraq.

"We're using the newest military vehicle they have, the Stryker eight-wheel drive truck. The tires adjust to sand by deflating at the touch of a button, for more traction, and re-inflating the same way," said Tucker, who recalled using a similar technique to maneuver the hills and roads of Bracken County in winter.

"We probably invented it; the military perfected it," he laughed.

Tucker expects to be back to this area to visit his father in December and hopes for better luck getting home for the holidays.

"I missed getting in for our 10th wedding anniversary by 12 hours," Tucker said. "But, I'll take 12 hours late over not at all."


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