744th Coming Home!
February 2, 2005
Update: My brother is finally home safely.
The following are links related to his unit returning. As more articles come in I’ll post them here:
The 744th is coming home to Hillsboro - Concord Monitor
Danger tempers joy of return - Union Leader
Another NH Guard Unit Prepares To Leave Iraq - WMUR
. . . and another is on the way home - Union Leader
Cheers, tears for returning Guard members - Seacost Online
From Battle Comes New Perspective - Union Leader
At ‘home’ at Camp Anaconda - Union Leader
More NH troops back on US soil - Nashua Telegraph
Tags: 744th, iraq, new hampshire, nh, philip tirrell jr, troops, war
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[…] My brother, Philip John “PJ” Tirrell (Jr), is an amazing person. I’m convinced I could actually write an entire book about the guy, but what makes me think of this at the moment is his impending departure for New Orleans. A veteran of the first Gulf War, he returned to the states and made his career as a professional firefighter. Apparently helping people in times of extreme crisis or disaster is what drives him. He stayed in the Guard after returning and was called up again last year. He returned from Iraq for the second time this February. He is now headed out with the New Hampshire 744th to help with Hurricane Katrina aftermath. […]
My thanks to your brother for being the hero he is. I thank him for his service and for his bravery!