SAN FRANCISCO - A 26-year-old Army Ranger never expected an ambush quite like this one while stationed in Iraq (news - web sites) -- and the only warning he got was when fellow soldiers paged him over the 2-way radio
Hey, Nick. Your mom's here," they said.
Susan Galleymore, 48, of Alameda, went against the warnings of military officials and showed up for the surprise visit Feb. 1, seven days after leaving with a group from the Bay Area.
Galleymore was reunited with her son for 90 minutes. He gave her a tour of the base and accompanied her to see the view from a guard tower.
Galleymore chose not to reveal Nick's last name to protect him from potential harassment from colleagues for her anti-war views.
Galleymore was also using the trip to gather information for a book she plans to write on the views of some Iraqi and U.S. parents on the war. She said she simply wanted to see for herself how her son was doing since he was sent over in December.
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