Category: Army
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Seeking Solace: A Veteran’s Story (Sergeant Shipula)
David Shipula: Conroe, TX Army Sergeant (E5) 52nd Engineers (Combat Heavy) attached to 101st Airborne Mosul, Iraq I have always wanted to serve in the military. My dad was a chief in the Navy and being a sea cadet, I decided that is what I wanted to do. After graduating high school, I left for…
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Seeking Solace: A Veteran’s Story (Specialist Fetty)
Eric Fetty: Youngstown, OH Army Specialist (E4) 13th Foxtrot Fire Support Specialists attached to 3rd Howitzer Battery 2 Armored Calvery Regiment Green Zone Baghdad, Iraq I am going to talk about one of the events that is connected to my PTSD. I am going to talk about a bombing that happened at Assassin Gate at…