Interview Date: May 3, 2011
Rebecca Stinsky grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and joined the Marine Corps as an air frames mechanic after high school. In this interview, she talks about her life growing up with military parents and her decision to join the Marine Corps. Stinsky talks about her experiences through boot camp, switching to the reserves, and flying missions on deployment. She also describes the difficulties of transitioning into ...
Interview Date: January 28, 2010
Andrew Napier enlisted in the National Guard as a medic immediately after high school. In this interview, he discusses preparation for, and deployment to Afghanistan, and the stress of being a medic. He also describes ambushes and identifying a KIA in detail while in Afghanistan. In addition, Napier discusses his association with the University of Kentucky VA office after coming home and its effectiveness in helping ...
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 ...
