Interview Date: April 25th, 2011
Eric Perry grew up in Frankfort, Kentucky on his father's farm and enlisted into the Navy during his senior year in high school. In this interview he talks about his decision to join the Navy and his life aboard an attack submarine. Perry talks about deploying and some of the stress of being on a submarine. He also talks about his decision to leave active duty, ...
Interview Date: June 11th, 2011
John Buckley enlisted into the Army after graduating from high school to become an Army Ranger. In this interview he talks about his decision to join the Rangers and growing up with a military father. Buckley describes how 9/11 impacted his life and the missions that immediately followed. He explains the difficulties that go into being a Ranger and the rigorous training evolutions he had to ...
Interview Date: October 13th, 2011
Derek Darlington joined the Marine Corps after graduating from high school. He enlisted in the Marine Corps infantry and deployed twice, once being to Iraq. In this interview Darlington talks about his choice in joining the Marine Corps and choosing his military occupational specialty. He talks about some of the issues with being assigned to a unit that was being reactivated. He discusses what his mission ...