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Local connection renewed by two soldiers in Iraq

May-16-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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Westside News, inc.

It was a chance conversation that led former Spencerport classmates and graduates (Class of 1988) Lonny MacDonald and Gary Vandertang to become reacquainted. The conversation is a bit out of the ordinary as it didn’t happen at a local sporting event or grocery store - it happened in Iraq, more than 6,000 miles from where they both started out.

“Gary and I met here through Task Force Freedom (TFF) Provost Marshal’s office,” MacDonald said. “One of the captains up in TFF that works with Gary’s unit asked me if I knew a ‘Gary Vander-something?’ I said, ‘You mean Gary Vandertang?’ The captain said ‘yeah, that’s him.’ ”

After that comment, the captain e-mailed Vandertang and confirmed that MacDonald worked in the 1/25 Infantry (SBCT). [...]

The article continues with interesting information about how these soldiers spend their day as members of Task Force Freedom.


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