April 11, 2009
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Ben Stafford: From Hockey Player to Marine
The following article featuring former Yale standout Ben Stafford appeard in the April 10 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
By Sam Carchidi
Inquirer Staff Writer
It's unlikely other American soldiers in Iraq have taken a route
even remotely similar to that of former Flyers farmhand Ben
Stafford.
In about two years, Stafford, a 21st-century Renaissance man who
graduated from Yale with a history degree, went from pro hockey
player to medical school student to Marine.
He also found time to marry his wife, Ali, during that span.
Complete article can be accessed via the Inquirer Web site by clicking here.
