Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Pfc. Mark Heinl of Coldwater holds his namesake, 61/2-month-old Izaak Mark Botkin. The little boy was born shortly after his uncle arrived in Iraq as a designated marksman with the U.S. Army's Second Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

Related online story:
COLDWATER - Pfc. Mark Heinl smiles at the American flags and yellow ribbons welcoming him home while on leave from Iraq. However, the 20-year-old soldier finds it hard to let down his guard even when at home in the quiet Eastview Drive neighborhood. [More]
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