If someone who is good with a computer sees this, my thoughts are, Yes go to one of the big stations that are all ready covering the war and backtrack photographer Mark Sobhani of the San Antonio express, Get a good e-mail for the San Antonio Express, Get a e-mail for Mark S over seas (I didn't) Get ahold of the Red Cross in Georgia to maybe find the family or what "group he is really with. ( Smitty says pos. 3rd infantry division) Glen let the local news know what were up to (k-5 tip line) or evening Magazine, and maybe if they can air something about what were up to someone out there can give us ways to find him..... we could tell them to contact us on the web site. That will put our web site out there for all to see. If we can find him and do this we can get a big blow up of that pic. of him to put in our booth next year for an AGM...(attenion getting mechanism).
   Keep workin it guys....V-DUB-YA

Looks like the photographer is keeping a log:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/war/storyindex.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=989

Here's the entry where (in part) he mentions the soldiers fishing in a lake at one of Saddam's palaces:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/war/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=989&xlc=977422

He is working with Sig Christenson, a San Antonio reporter. They are with the Air Force's 15th ASOS. The air support operations squadron acts as a liaison between the Army's ground troops and the Air Force to provide close air support.

Officially, he is embedded with troops with the 3rd Infantry Division out of Georgia.  http://www.stewart.army.mil/Display.asp?Page=519F0559-BB39-492A-BF6D-7AAF2FBE0CE...


Hey Virg,
I just made a call down to the San Antonio Express-News and it's obvious you're ahead of me on the trail.  They mentioned your name and that they sent you some information to help track this soldier down.

You're on it man!   

Ok the other stuff I know, Helives in Fitzgerald, Ga,  The local paper that  is reporting on him and is printing  his picture and story is the "Herald-leader, The person to talk to there is Barbara Ashe, Assoc. Editor Ph # is 229-423- 9331. the other info you have is correct.  3-69 task force, 3rd infantry division, from Fort Stewart Ga.
   Run with it Glen. VW

Were not done yet Happy to say that I got alittle further. Heres what I know, Grand dad's name is Chief deputy Don Bennett, yes chief deputy of the Fitzgerald GA, police dept, and a very proud man right now I must add. Very nice man! and willing to do anything he can to help us pull this off. Also found Joy black...marks 1/2 sister who is the 911 dispatcher one city over.
   Barbara Ashe who is the Associate Editor of the Herald-leader of Fitzgerald is thrilled to do what ever she can do to help us pull this off, she thinks this is the coolest thing for her little town, the small town does not have "tv news" all they have is a public access channal and "news scrolls by to read" So at this point we have the news paper that will help us on that end and between them and Grand dad they would be willing to make any preasentation for us. Maybe we can get somebody to video tape it for us and we could air it here.
   So Glen maybe we can contac evening magazine, and the other local news station and tell them what it is that were putting togather. They can start a story now and than do a follow up story when he comes home and we have video of it. What do you think?  Oh ps Grand dad is a long time B.A.S.S member......know he knows we exist and I think we have a new fan.
   Not sure what more to add or do, what you all thinking out there?
   Oh at this point nobody knows when he is coming home. But like them, I'm praying that all of them come home soon.
   I do now have e-mail address for Barbara, and should have an address for Grandma and Grandpa here soon as well as his mom and dad in Texas.
   Just another fisherman V-DUB-YA

This is turning out great V.W.  Great Work!!

Smitty 8)

Nice work Virgil!

Great Job Virgil, I never had a doubt that you be able to string this all together - I look forward to the next installment, perhaps one day we might get to meet Pfc Bennett and take him out on a fish-in or a Jamboree or something. That would be a wonderful experience.

As I said before, "Virgil - You da Man!!!!"