'My Son Was Not Going to Let Someone Else Die in His Place'

EXETER, Calif. — A little over two months ago, Spc. Daniel Unger was among several hundred California National Guard soldiers assembled at an Army desert training post outside Barstow to hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger send them off to battle in Iraq with a rousing speech on patriotism and valor.

By Rone Tempest

May 27, 2004