Military: Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Harriger, reported by The Dalles Chronicle
The Dalles, Wasco Co. Oregon  

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SON OF ARLINGTON RESIDENT MAKES HIS PRESENCE KNOWN IN BAHRAIN 
By Mea Williams

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain

While Operation Iraqi Freedom is officially over, signs of destruction
Remain as a result of the war. As the military rebuilds Iraq, Navy Sailors
Stand guard, providing base security and assisting in the maintenance of
Regional stability. Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Harriger, stationed with 
Patrol Squadron Forty (VP40), helps to further the agenda of returning order
To Iraq. The squadron flies long-range anti-submarine patrol aircraft 
(P-3 Orion).

Harrier, Son of Larry Harriger of Arlington, Oregon works as an aircraft 
Structural mechanic and spoke of the obstacles that awaited him in the
Middle East.

"The biggest challenge my unit and I had to face was the heat."

Harriger says being stationed in Bahrain makes him appreciate where I come
From. "I realize how much of life is taken for granted." Although Harriger
Misses the climate and freedom back home, he really enjoyed working with such
A small unit.

Like many of his fellow sailors, he often thinks about home and the first things
He wants to do when he returns. "I'm going to take the SAT's and get started 
With college," said the 1999 Oakridge High School graduate.

While standing duty in Bahrain, Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Harriger and his
Unit continue to help establish peace in Iraq and rebuild a country liberated
By the war. 

(Mea Williams is a journalist at the Public Affairs center in Norfolk, 
Virginia).


The Dalles Chronicle   August 24, 2003.


Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon.