Specialist Brice A. DuBoice, 19th Engineer Battalion with the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., returned safely back with his unit after a 15-month deployment to Camp Speicher, Iraq. Originally scheduled for a 12-month tour, Brice's unit was affected by the three-month extension announced in April 2007. While in Iraq, the battalion was responsible for repairing roads and buildings and other critical infrastructure. The soldiers in his unit also helped train Iraqi engineers in how to operate heavy equipment. Brice is the son of Dwight C. DuBoice (Lake Wales) and Julia G. DuBoice (Sebring) and maternal grandson to the late Retired Master Sgt. Donald E. Gallimore and Lorraine C. Gallimore of Avon Park. His paternal grandparents are Herman J. DuBoice and Beverly DuBoice of Avon Park. Brother Dennis S. Roberts Jr of Bradenton and sister Hannah F. Davis of Sebring. ...more

November 20, 2007