Interview Date: June 30th, 2011
Chris Robinson is from Paint Lick, Kentucky and he joined the National Guard at twenty-eight years old. He joined the Army to become a combat medic and deployed to Iraq. Chris is currently going to school at Eastern Kentucky University and working on a nursing degree. In this interview he talks about working in the hospital and also having to care for detainees in the prison. ...
Interview Date: July 8th, 2011
Bradley Johnson enlisted in the Kentucky National Guard at 18 and is a veteran of the war in Iraq. In this interview, he talks about how 9/11 encouraged him to join the Army. He discusses his training that he received in Boot Camp and AIT. He also describes his deployment to Iraq and some of the events that happened to him while he was there. He ...
Interview Date: July 8th, 2011
James Owens is from Harlan, Kentucky and served in the United States Marine Corps as an AAV Crewman. In this interview, he talks about his upbringing and the factors that influenced his decision to join the Marines. He describes his initial training process going through boot camp, MCT, and AAV training. He talks about his deployments to Iraq and some of the training operations he was ...