Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche returned from his first tour of duty in Iraq in October, married his high school sweetheart and met his daughter, who was born while he was away. But duty called and the 20-year-old soldier returned, dutifully albeit reluctantly, for a second time in February."He didn't want to go back. But he told his mother he accepted it," said his father, Joseph Wiscowiche, 69, who served in Vietnam as a Marine. "He's a Marine and he has to obey orders. He was going to do what he had to do, so he could go home." Wiscowiche was killed in Iraq's Al Anbar province when his vehicle was struck by a roadside explosive.
Joseph Wiscowiche said his son had dreams of becoming a Marine since he was a boy. "I'd tell him, 'It's rough and tough, and there's real good times and there's real bad times,' " his father said. "He wanted to follow in my footsteps, as crazy as I was."
Joseph Wiscowiche said his son had dreams of becoming a Marine since he was a boy. "I'd tell him, 'It's rough and tough, and there's real good times and there's real bad times,' " his father said. "He wanted to follow in my footsteps, as crazy as I was."
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche returned from his first tour of duty in Iraq in October, married his high school sweetheart and met his daughter, who was born while he was away. But duty called and the 20-year-old soldier returned, dutifully albeit reluctantly, for a second time in February."He didn't want to go back. But he told his mother he accepted it," said his father, Joseph Wiscowiche, 69, who served in Vietnam as a Marine. "He's a Marine and he has to obey orders. He was going to do what he had to do, so he could go home." Wiscowiche was killed in Iraq's Al Anbar province when his vehicle was struck by a roadside explosive.
Joseph Wiscowiche said his son had dreams of becoming a Marine since he was a boy. "I'd tell him, 'It's rough and tough, and there's real good times and there's real bad times,' " his father said. "He wanted to follow in my footsteps, as crazy as I was."
Joseph Wiscowiche said his son had dreams of becoming a Marine since he was a boy. "I'd tell him, 'It's rough and tough, and there's real good times and there's real bad times,' " his father said. "He wanted to follow in my footsteps, as crazy as I was."
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