Interview Date: July 8th, 2011
Ryan is a Navy veteran that served in Operation Enduring Freedom. He grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and joined the Navy a few years after graduating high school. In this interview he talks about his job as an Aviation Machinist Mate and some of the stresses and dangers that it entails. He talks about numerous training exercises and his travels through the Straits of Magellan and ...
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 ...
