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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 21 Aug 2005.
Parrottsville soldier injured by shrapnel in Iraq
By: Gary Butler
Source: The Newport Plain Talk
08-21-2005
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NEWPORT Even going to use the telephone in Iraq can be hazardous to your health just ask Staff Sgt. Ricky Dent Gentry, of Parrottsville.
Gentry, attached to Charlie Company of the United States Army's 234th Armored Division, 3rd Battalion, told his family he was walking to use the telephone when his camp came under mortar fire on Aug. 16.
Gentry was reportedly struck by three pieces of shrapnel in the nighttime attack one piece lodging in his groin, one in his chest, and another near his liver.
Fortunately, Gentry was able to call for help on his radio after being wounded, and, after initial treatment at a medical station, was sent to Landsgraf Hospital in Germany for more extensive treatment.
Gentry's family said he is currently undergoing tests and X-rays at the hospital in Germany, and that doctors there are evaluating the position of the pieces of shrapnel before operating to remove them.
Gentry, the son of Rick Gentry, of Parrottsville, and Kim Ball, of Cosby, is married to Tammy Gentry, and the couple has two daughters Lorissa and Kimberlyn.
Gentry's wife and daughters are currently living in Kansas, but her grandparents, Jay and Nola Ball, live in Cosby.
Gentry has been in the military for about six years, and has been stationed in Iraq since late last year.
Gentry will reportedly be flown to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. after being treated in Germany.
"We will let his friends know where he will be after he returns to the U.S. to recuperate," said Nola Ball.
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