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bonarae
October 2nd, 2010, 12:49 AM
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/haley/index.htm


Having suffered a season-ending ACL and MCL tear during the preseason, Bucknell wide receiver A.J. Pompliano won't be scoring any important touchdowns this season.

He still deserves a standing ovation or two, however.

Pompliano is back at Bucknell after serving the National Guard in Iraq. He was a 20-year-old junior in September 2008 when five days after the Bison's season opener he learned of his impending deployment. He spent the next 13 months on tour as a specialist in route clearance missions.

He turned 21 while in Iraq and remained there until October 2009.

Go...gate
October 2nd, 2010, 02:35 AM
Great story!