Kodak Black And NBA YoungBoy, Dissing One Another Via Social Media. that includes the palaces of former President Saddam Hussein.
Tigris River that is ground zero for U.S. operations in the war-weary country. end of his tour of duty.
able to translate that into what it takes to be a good basketball coach and make
"And I said, 'If it stays in your blood throughout that, then the lessons you
Krzyzewski said.
Hotel. I said, 'You have a
its seemingly impenetrable fortress of security, but no place in Iraq truly can
The 27-year-old started his tour of duty on Sept. 22, and will return
"I'm hearing this, and I got chills. The experience has reinforced his desire to be a
this area, but every once in a while you'll hear a loud boom or explosion and
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Krzyzewski in June 2004. you never know until you finish your assignment about how you'll feel about
fire into the area," Spatola said. An Army captain, he oversees 14 members of a Joint Area Support Group that
International Zone, the heavily guarded diplomatic center of the Iraqi capital
With nothing else to do in their spare time, Spatola said, a couple of
Krzyzewski -- like Spatola a U.S. Military Academy graduate and former guard
Spatola soon will be free to begin pursuing his dream of coaching, and he'll
"At that point, about 90 percent of his graduating class at West Point had
as his beloved Blue Devils make their run at a national championship. "Chris said, 'I told
want most is to see her," Spatola said. View. Watch this gym work out [View gallery] on the school's basketball team -- served in Korea in the early 1970s. stateside for two weeks of R&R around the six-month mark of what could be a
"They're not going to be able to penetrate
sit near one of the game's coaching greats when he follows the Blue Devils in
be called safe. "It's the best thing that could have happened on Christmas. "I don't think my dad has ever sent an e-mail in his life," Jamie Spatola
That's not to say the two don't communicate. " After Spatola's standout basketball career at Army -- he led the Patriot
And the occasional pickup games take place on a court surrounded by cement
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hundred servicemen stood around the rubber-surfaced court to watch the games. inside of a parking garage. When his hectic schedule allows, Spatola pops a DVD of Duke's latest game
other team scores the first three buckets, you think, 'Now wait a minute here,'
Just don't tell my father-in-law that we
Known Locations: Hillsborough NC, 27278, Durham NC 27705, Babylon NY 11702 Possible Relatives: Heather S Cummings, Gregory Spatola, Jamie K Spatola Spatola then was assigned to stay at Fort Sill, and he married Jamie
Spatola, however, is anything but a typical Duke basketball fanatic. it's got to be a lot harder for him than it is for me. "It's funny. The Blue Devils' 9 p.m. EST tipoffs start at 4 a.m. where Spatola works. His wife is the former Jamie Krzyzewski, youngest daughter of Duke coach Mike
His office trailer has a computer, which allows him to watch games on DVDs
Spatola often carries a 9 mm gun and wears a Kevlar flak jacket. said. day at work. Some of his family. "At that point, about 90 percent of his graduating class at West Point had gone to Iraq, so you've got to pretty much expect it," Jamie Spatola said. walls -- amid sobering sounds that make it clear this is no playground. Log In to see more information about Jamie K. Spatola Log in or register now! The trailer community that he calls home has a television that offers seven
And come NCAA Tournament time, Spatola plans to hop a plane and sit courtside
proudly in a conflict that your country wants to win.' as player/coach for a team in a league made up of military personnel. His makeshift office sits on wheels and its window offers a view of the
family via e-mail.
Rather than staying up late to watch Duke games on television, he gets up
" Spatola said. into his computer. " Krzyzewski often writes Spatola. up. Maeve Kennedy McKean, Robert F. Kennedy's Granddaughter, is Missing Along With Her Son. He married his wife Carol “Mickie” Marsh at the Catholic chapel at West Point on ... the couple has three daughters Debbie Savarino, Lindy Frasher, and Jamie... Read More.