Thursday, March 09, 2006

Walker Basin man dies in Iraq war, another local man severely injured

http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2006/03/08/news/01war.txt

Kern Valley Sun, Online Edition
Lake Isabella, CA

Synopsis of the Wednesday, March 8, 2006, Article

Navy Corpsman Daniel Jacobs received some severe injuries in Iraq. He does it differently than others should he be injured or killed. He has his aunt and uncle listed with the military as the first contact so that a stranger bearing bad news doesn't visit his mother and stepfather. His mother also had a recent "medical crisis," the article states.

A Marine corporal, 26 y/o Adam Zanutto, died of wounds in Maryland. He was mortally wounded by an IED in Iraq. An editor at the newspaper who knew him, Ray Conner, described Adam as "personable" and "talented."

"The Kern Valley Sun has learned that a Walker Basin man, Marine Cpl. Adam Zanutto, 26, has died after being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Zanutto's parents own the Fence Post newspaper in Walker Basin. Zanutto was injured on Feb. 25, and died Monday of his injuries in Bethesda, Maryland..."

"... Conner expressed his sympathy to Rick and Donna Zanutto, Adam's parents. 'I'm in shock. I'm sorry for their loss. No words can express what they must be feeling...'”

See Entire Article at:

http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2006/03/08/news/01war.txt

Our heart goes out to all KIA families today. Thanks for honoring our nation's KIA and DOW!

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