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Man Dies Working In Iraq LAKE
CHARLES, La. -- After weeks of worrying, a Louisiana family's worst fears came
true Tuesday -- their loved one died while working in Iraq, News2Houston reported.
Jeffery Parker, 45, of Lake Charles, La., was identified as one of four bodies found near an attack on a fuel convoy in Iraq earlier this month. The victims were contract workers for Halliburton Co.
Parker was planning to return to Louisiana at the end of the month to get married. "He was just a perfect son. He was a perfect daddy. He was a perfect brother. There's not one thing I could say bad about him," said Sheryl Reeves, Parker's sister. Parker was a civilian fuel truck driver for KBR, formerly known as Kellogg, Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Houston-based Halliburton. Parker has been missing since April 9, when his convoy was ambushed. "We went 10 days with him on the missing list. We did not know anything, and it was 10 days that was a living nightmare," Reeves said. Parker went to Iraq in December, taking a leave of absence from his usual trucking job. He wanted to save for a June 1 wedding. "Like all the others that went, it was the money they were going to be paid. And he was going because he intended to pay bills off and to try to get ahead," Reeves said. Reeves said that the price is too great for Americans working in Iraq. "I think we have lost too many people now. In this country, you cannot change them. This is their way of life. They like the way they live. And I think we have lost too many good people over there," she said. The bodies of Stephen Hulett, 48, of Manistee, Mich.; and Jack Montague, 52, of Pittsburg, Ill. were also identified. A fourth body has not been identified, Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall said. Previously, the company had said about 30 Halliburton contractors had died while working in Iraq and Kuwait, performing jobs for the government that range from extinguishing oil fires to delivering fuel and food. Thousands of people have signed on as contract workers because of the good pay. Workers can earn up to $120,000 tax-free for a year's work, including overtime. From: http://www.click2houston.com/news/3024106/detail.html |
Louisiana Man Dies Working In Iraq