Soldiers bond while exploding IEDs – and getting to know Iraqis
By Paul Wood
Sunday June 8, 2008
John Dixon
U.S. Army Spcs. Brian Jolley, left, and Steven Moore are staying with Jolley's parents in Champaign for a few weeks after a recent return from Iraq, where they became friends while safely exploding roadside bombs.
CHAMPAIGN – If you're going to spend 15 months exploding bombs in Iraq with someone, it's best if you trust him.
Spc. Brian Jolley and Spc. Steven Moore came home from the war with all their fingers and toes, and a friendship that will probably last two lifetimes.
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