Photo By Spc. Fabian Ortega | Spc. Raymond Topinio (sitting) and his two cousins Sgt. Marlon Anicete (left) and Sgt....... read more read more
Three different people with different faces, personalities and from different states meet in one place: Al Asad, Iraq.
However, these three different people had no idea when they deployed with the 109th Transportation Company how much their lives would intertwine.
For Sgt. Chris Hilario, Sgt. Marlon Anicete and Spc. Raymond Topino, this deployment would bring a special surprise to the maintenance section of the 109th.
"We (Hilario and Anicete) were sitting around and talking and we found out we knew some of the same people and then we realized that down the line we were cousins," Topino said.
The cousins are only distant cousins, sharing uncles and aunts in the family tree.
"You never know who you're going to meet," Hilario said.
Topino is from Hawaii, Hilario from Virginia and Anicete is from Indiana.
"It's funny because when we first got together in the maintenance shop Soldiers started mixing us up and calling us by the other one's name," Hilario said because all three are of Filipino decent.
"You know all Filipino's look alike," Hilario said jokingly.
At the maintenance shop, the cousins ensure all Soldiers know how to properly maintain their vehicles before they leave the base.
| Date Taken: | 11.25.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2005 06:23 |
| Story ID: | 3849 |
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