U.P. veteran makes new life with family

Many U.P. residents remember Marine Neil Frustaglio, who lost both legs in an explosion while serving in Iraq. The San Antonio Express-News picks up his story, from his new hometown.

Excerpt: Neil and Pam Frustaglio's best Thanksgiving yet has its roots, improbably, in the aftermath of a bitter war.

Darkness had fallen in Ramadi, Iraq, on Dec. 7, 2005, when an explosion rocked his column. Frustaglio, a Marine corporal, ordered his team to the stricken vehicle.

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Source: San Antonio Express-News
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