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: March 2, 2010
Tyler Scott joined the Army after graduating from Georgetown College in 2005 and served as an infantry officer in the 1st Brigade Combat Team (504th Parachute Infantry Regiment), 82nd Airborne Division. Scott went to Iraq at the beginning of 2007 as part of the surge, and worked near Sadr City. In this interview Scott discusses growing up in a military family, his undergraduate college experience, and ...
Interview Date: May 5, 2010
Ryan Dean Zimmerman graduated from the United States Military Academy West Point, served as a medical platoon leader in Afghanistan, and attended dental school at the University of Kentucky. In this interview, Zimmerman describes his childhood and his experience as a student-cadet at West Point. He discusses his reaction to 9/11 and his deployment to Afghanistan in the Medical Services Corps. After sharing some stories from ...
