Interview Date: January 29th, 2010
Jonathan Herst enlisted in the military in August 2001 after graduating from college. In this interview Herst discusses his experience as an airborne infantryman in the Army and his stationing in Italy. He also describes his two deployments to Iraq, particularly his first parachute jump during the invasion, and his injury in action. Herst describes losing his leg to an improvised explosive device (IED) and his ...
Interview Date: November 3, 2010
Jeremy Bowen was born in Huntington, Virginia, but moved to Kentucky with his mother when he was a small child. He signed up for the Army during high school, enlisting only four days before the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Bowen talks about his mentality when entering the armed forces as well as the lessons his years in the Army have taught him. Also discussed are enemy ...
