Until January, the veteran television journalist had spent 17 years moonlighting with the National Guard. He joined so he could afford college and he stayed because he liked it....
There's not much difference between the two jobs.
Well, other than the constant threat of mortar attacks.
Other than land mines.
Other than living among red scorpions the size of your fist...
Predictably, Mansfield, a North High graduate who had been anchoring the 6:30 p.m. newscast on Channel 23, hasn't lost his journalistic instincts. And he is amazed at some of the stories the media are missing.
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Capt. Eric Mansfield, 35, from Akron, Ohio ~ journalist, father of two, husband, Christian ~ transportation officer for the 371st Corps Support Group ~ National Guard, helping our troops on the road in Iraq avoid IEDs, enemies, and natural disasters.