Soldier survived brutal deployment

Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 6:07 a.m.

Soldier survived brutal deployment

By Matthew D. LaPlante The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Aug 31, 2010 12:07AM MDT

A U.S. Army soldier who was killed in a shootout with police in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday afternoon had suffered through a brutal combat tour in Afghanistan, where he survived mortar attacks, sniper ambushes, roadside bomb blasts and a suicide bombing — and in which he took the lives of several enemy fighters, according to soldiers who served with him. Just days after returning home from the war, Barrett was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol after police found him asleep...

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