Realities of War Touch Quad Employee

McDermott called his brother, Bob, from Kuwait by using his company commander's cell phone and informed him of the news. On April 10, he touched down on American soil.

A National Guard Specialist with the 1st 147th Aviation Battalion based in Madison, WI, McDermott previously spent military time in Hungary after being deployed for the Bosnia peace-keeping mission in 1997. He had only been in Kuwait eight days, and his unit was in a holding pattern, waiting for orders.