Spc. Bryan Frush, Co. A 1-293D, infantry, National Guard, is part of the 76th Brigade that left for Iraq last December, stationed at Camp Anaconda, now known as Joint Base Balad.
Frush recently received his combat infantry badge.
Son of Samuel and Katrina Frush, Pierceton, he graduated from Whitko High School in 2006. He then attended Manchester College, studying criminal justice.
Frush is expected home on a three-week leave today, his tour ending the first week of November.Bryan Frush also is the grandson of Earl and Sandra Frush, Pierceton, and John Trier, Warsaw, and Vicki Shephard, North Webster.