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Soldier leading by example

Aug-31-2006 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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The Herald News

Sgt. Joseph J. Antole of Lockport wanted to teach his son about the importance of life and its choices.

That's one of the reasons he joined the U.S. Army, to make something out of his life and lead by example, doing something positive with his life.

Antole enlisted in 2002. He is assigned to Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade.

Antole and his unit have been sent to Iraq twice.

Antole was deployed to Mosul from November 2003 to October 2004 as a fire support specialist. He served as a forward observer and fire chief with distinction.

His job was to report back to higher command for fire support when it was needed against the insurgents.

Antole's unit was the first Stryker unit to be deployed to Iraq. During this deployment, he drove a "fast assault unit" as a fire support team driver. From what I'm told, this is one of the fastest moving vehicles the military has.

On one mission, Antole engaged the enemy during both direct fire and mortar attacks at a place called Forward Operation Base Marez. For his skill under fire, he was awarded a Combat Action Badge.

Antole's unit saw a lot of action on his first deployment and lost about 20 soldiers.


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