BY JOHN CARSWELL – Daily Union Staff Writer

SHS graduate, and Marine LCpl (Lance Corporal), Evan Garlick is five days away from redeployment to Iraq. After spending some time back in Shelbyville with his parents, Eric and Pat Garlick, he returned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to await his departure.

Evan will be back on one of the toughest jobs in the Middle East, manning a light armored vehicle and scouring the borders for insurgents who oppose the formation of a democratic Iraqi government.

On Labor Day, Evan had a chance to speak openly about the war in Iraq and what he feels are misconceptions presented by the media at large.

In a telephone conversation with Evan at Camp Lejeune, he told The Daily Union, I’m a little nervous, and you know. I’m ready to get there and get it over with. I have a little less than a year and a half left of my four-year enlistment. We patrol the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq .