Charleston Southern's defensive lineman goes from Iraq to Big South
(North Charleston-AP) August 21, 2006 - Football coaches and players often use military terms to describe the game.
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Charleston Southern defensive lineman Dennis Justiniani would know more about that than most of them.
Justiniani spent three years in the Marine Corps before moving from his California home to Charleston Southern to play football.
He's happy to talk about football, or the move. Not so much about his time in Iraq.
He served with the 1st Force Service Support Group, backing the Marines in the first wave heading toward Baghdad at the beginning of the war more than three years ago.
He says he reacted as anyone else, when he was shot at, he fired back.
Charleston Southern coach Jay Mills says he learned about Justiniani's time in the service early on and saw him as a potential leader for his Division I-AA team. Mills says players have been drawn to Justiniani.
Posted 2:28pm by Bryce Mursch