Marine Sgt. Michael Brattole Honored at ALJ Hockey Alumni Game
Sgt. Michael Brattole was severely injured while serving in Afghanistan in 2010.
On the ice again Wednesday night, Michael Brattole lifted his #28 jersey up proudly. Things for Brattole were much different in November of 2010, when the 22-year-old Marine was hit with a grenade that tore through his chest while he was leading a patrol in Afghanistan. After many surgeries, the shrapnel from the grenade was removed from his legs, heart and arms. At Warinanco Skate Rink in Roselle, Brattole and other players, spectators and Arthur L. Johnson high school alums gathered for the 20th annual Alumni hockey game. Brattole was honored as part of this year's event, and his #28 jersey officially retired. “I couldn’t wait to play," Brattole told Patch. "Honestly, I was more excited about this than Christmas." Eric Mason, the …
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7:38 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
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