Thieves cause latest setback for retired Iraq war veteran

16 July 2010, 11:10 pm

SEATTLE -- You'd expect an 11-year Navy mechanic to be good with tools. What you don't expect to find is retired Petty Officer Second Class Robert Johnston remodeling his parent's garage basement. "Started off my first permanent station in Norfolk, [Virginia,]" Johnston said. "I worked on aircraft engines, putting them together and taking them apart." He served on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the ...... Read More »

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