My first deployment was one of my life changing experiences. If being away from home, in the middle of an ocean wasn’t enough, the events that transpired made it even more lasting in my life. I have gone on many other deployments since, but the events that I witnessed on this deployment left a profound impact on my life. Many incidents have molded what our nation has become and the reason we are at war in the Middle East, the attack on the USS Cole and the Twin Towers. The attack on the USS Cole is something that military boot camp had not prepared me for but it was what confirmed the reason I was serving my country, to defend our freedom.
After finishing my initial school, I was told by my detailer, and a couple of instructors, that I would
After finishing my initial school, I was told by my detailer, and a couple of instructors, that I would