ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ journalism major Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown was deployed to the Middle East in June 2006 as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. During her year in Iraq, she will chronicle her experiences in an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ blog. Details...
Brown is from Blue Hill, Maine, and is the daughter of Jane and Daniel Hemmerly-Brown. As a public affairs specialist, Hemmerly-Brown writes stories, takes photographs, produces a newspaper and works with members of the news media. She is scheduled to be stationed in Iraq for about a year, and plans to return to her studies at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ following her tour of duty.
Hemmerly-Brown will keep the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community informed about her experiences through a special blog. Her first entry was posted June 14. Read this special blog at the link below… and continue to check back for updates throughout the next year….