Poetic Obituaries: [Garland] English grew up on Oberlook Avenue

and graduated from Averill Park High School before attending Columbia University in Manhattan. He was proud of being arrested at political protests, tried his hand at acting and writing poetry and traveled extensively before joining the Army in 2007, which he thought could lead to a career in politics, friends said.

English recently returned from a tour of Iraq.

from Times Union: Area soldier, activist killed climbing in Hawaii

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