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Jackson Co. woman fears for husband in Iraq By VIVIAN AUSTIN
She and Phillip Hulbert know he could be harmed. KBR trained him for the cultural differences and dangers of working in Iraq. However, there were fewer dangers before insurgents began attacking contractors there to help rebuild the country. "Lots of times I don't watch the news because I don't want to know," she said. "I hope God gives me the strength to get through this. Nobody is guaranteed that nothing will happen. My husband tells me he is safe, and I believe him. I have to leave it in God's hands." Holly Hulbert, a gifted-education teacher at Escatawpa Elementary School, said her husband does not talk much about his work, partly because of confidentially and partly to keep her from worrying about his stay in Baghdad. Phillip Hulbert had been home on a 10-day break before he left again April 12. As a safety precaution, KBR kept the returning workers in Kuwait for a time before they returned to Baghdad. Phillip Hulbert has been employed by KBR since August, working with heating and air conditioning. His wife has heard the reports about Halliburton employees quitting, but she said her husband would not quit. He was home when the upsurge in fighting began, and he still returned to Iraq. Phillip Hulbert sees the work in Iraq as a mission to help make life better for soldiers and poor people there, his wife said. "There are a lot of (Iraqis) who are not appreciative, but a lot are," she said. She said her husband takes after his father, who worked for Halliburton in Kosovo and also did mission work there. Maurice Hulbert returned to Moss Point from Kuwait last year. "He saw what his daddy did, and he enjoyed it," she said. Phillip
and Holly Hulbert were sweethearts at Moss Point High. After separating for a
time, they married in 1995. They have two children, Mary, 4, and Laney Kate, 10
months. From: http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/8514190.htm |
Jackson Co. woman fears for husband in Iraq