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Soldier Hurt in Iraq Shares His Story

Updated: January 7, 2009

A local soldier injured in Iraq is home, and he`s spreading a positive message about what troops are doing there. Garrett Anderson served with the 130th Infantry out of Urbana. A bomb exploded under his humvee, and he sustained several major injuries incl

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