Home from Iraq, Pa. soldier returns to head of the classroom
EBENSBURG, Pa. - Capt. Blaze McCombie paces in front of the chalkboard, barking out the dress code to his homeroom class like a drill sergeant.
"I don't want to see your butts! That goes for guys with the dropped pants and girls with the short shorts and skirts," McCombie shouts. "As of right now, I am your dad."
It's the first day of school at Central Cambria High School, and it's a far cry from Habbiniyah, Iraq, where the 36-year-old National Guardsman recently finished an 18-month tour, earning a Bronze Star Medal and a Combat Action Badge.
A math teacher at Central Cambria, McCombie served in Iraq as a staff officer, battle commander and company commander with the 1-103rd Armor Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
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"I don't want to see your butts! That goes for guys with the dropped pants and girls with the short shorts and skirts," McCombie shouts. "As of right now, I am your dad."
It's the first day of school at Central Cambria High School, and it's a far cry from Habbiniyah, Iraq, where the 36-year-old National Guardsman recently finished an 18-month tour, earning a Bronze Star Medal and a Combat Action Badge.
A math teacher at Central Cambria, McCombie served in Iraq as a staff officer, battle commander and company commander with the 1-103rd Armor Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Read the rest at the Times Leader
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