On Jan. 22, Rockland soldier Spc. Matthew Pollini was killed while serving in Iraq. I wrote the following stories.
Soldier killed: Married only a month ago – Jan. 24-25, 2009 – PDF
Rockland pulls together for family of slain soldier – Jan. 30, 2009 –
PDF pg. 1; PDF pg. 2
Family, friends pay respects to fallen Rockland soldier – Feb. 2, 2009 –
PDF pg. 1; PDF pg. 2
Pollini wake – (video) - Feb. 2, 2009
Pollini buried with 21-gun salute, full military honors – Feb. 3, 2009 –
PDF pg. 1; PDF pg. 2
– For the wake and funeral stories, I provided updates and photos from the field for the homepage, contributing to our online coverage of each event.
