Marine gets to see Tigers

ISHPEMING — Wounded Marine Cpl. Neil Frustaglio of Ishpeming Township will get a chance to take a break from his rehabilitation activities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. — even if just for a few days — to attend today’s Detroit Tigers game against the Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park.

Frustaglio, 22, was wounded Dec. 7, 2005, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device, or IED, detonated under the Humvee he was a passenger in. Three Marines from the vehicle, including Frustaglio, suffered such severe leg injuries that double amputations were required. The fourth Marine, 22-year-old Cpl. Joseph Bier of Centralia, Wash., was killed.

The three-day trip, made available to Frustaglio and three other Michigan Marines, is being provided courtesy of the Wounded Warrior Project and the Detroit Tigers.

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