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Pilot followed family's military footsteps
Pilot followed family's military footsteps
(EXCERPT) Chinook pilot from Genoa was a 'gentle giant' known for his weightlifting and piano playing November 4, 2003, by NICOLE ZIEGLER DIZON of The Associated Press GENOA, Ill. - The pilot killed when his helicopter was shot down in Iraq on Sunday came from a family with a history of military service - his father was a paratrooper, one of his brothers fought in Grenada and the other served in Desert Storm. So going into the military was a natural path for 1st Lt. Brian Slavenas, even if it didn't fit his personality. "He wasn't one of those gung-ho, want-to-go-to-war guys. He was there to do a job," said his brother Eric Slavenas, who served in Grenada. The recent college graduate was one of 16 soldiers killed when insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter west of Baghdad. It was the deadliest strike against U.S. forces since they invaded Iraq in March. Slavenas stood 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed nearly 230 pounds but was a "gentle giant," according to family. Th... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 04 Nov 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.pjstar.com/news/topnews/b17kc6oh050.html --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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