Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Brutal

Attytood: The death of a contender

"'I just want to get it done, come home, and continue my life.'

Those were just about the last words that Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr. -- a 31-year-old Philly cop and up-and-coming boxer -- said to us when we spoke last last November. In less than 48 hours, Pellegrini was about to step onto an airplane bound for Iraq, along with the rest of his Pennsylvania National Guard unit from Northeast Philadelphia."

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