- Suzanne Fournier
Suzanne Fournier is Chief of Public Affairs for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) inWashington, DC .Prior to her assignment as Chief of Public Affairs, she served as a civilian employee of USACE in
Iraq as part of the U.S. military deployment, and was a blogger for the web site Cincinnati.com, under the name "Grandma in Iraq." Her blog gained fame and controversy when it was revealed she was a Public Affairs Officer for the Gulf Region Southern District,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ; this was not disclosed on the Cincinnati.com web site initially, although it had been disclosed in the initial posting of the blog.She is a resident of
Kenosha, Wisconsin , is married, a mother of 7, and a grandmother of 20.External links
* [http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/iraq/ Grandma in Iraq blog ] , Cincinnati.com
* [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002312489 'Cincy Enquirer' Blog By Army PR Officer Draws Flak for Failure To Disclose] , "Editor and Publisher", April 5, 2006
* [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002313215 Cincy 'Enquirer' Editor Defends Controversial 'Grandma In Iraq' Blog] , "Editor and Publisher", April 6, 2006
* [http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002314514 Controversial "Grandma In Iraq" Blog Ending, But Not Why You'd Think] , "Editor and Publisher", April 10, 2006
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