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Son's death leaves dad shaken by hindsight.(news)

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| February 14, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL

"Pookie" is leaving Iraq on Feb. 21 and headed home to Las Vegas.

He will share a homecoming dinner with his parents and three younger sisters and finally show off the new stripes on his Marine Corps uniform. Friends will rejoice in his return at a backyard barbecue, and he will feast on his favorite grub -- steak.

The jovial 19-year-old lance corporal will tell war stories about bullets flying around him and -- like old times -- play pool in the garage until 2 a.m. The athletic and sure-handed young man might try to play baseball at UNLV or sign up for real estate classes. He'll spend untold hours in the garage fixing up the sporty red 1990 Toyota Supra he bought right…

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