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Article: Soldier finds moments of escape gliding above Iraq.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2009-US Army: Soldier finds moments of escape gliding above Iraq(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq -- While on deployment, some Soldiers spend their free time watching movies, reading books or working out at the gym.
Sgt. Gregory Opoien, an information assurance safety officer with the 34th Infantry Division, spends his time kick-flipping, grinding and popping on a black and red skateboard, Opoien's third since his deployment began 17 months ago.
Opoien, a Bloomington, Minn., native, is what can be called a skateboard fiend. His first two boards were wrecked, one ...