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I spent two tours in Iraq with the US Army.
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Life in Iraq
Posted  on March 19, 2008 at 5:22 PM
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I entered the Army active duty for two reasons: 1) To get money for college, and 2) to do something different with my life.   I was deployed to Iraq twice, and am now an inactive reservist- meaning that I can’t be sent back. However, I’m still really involved with the Army- I attend Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, CT, and coordinate the Veterans on campus.   While in Iraq I did a number of different things, depending on what I was asked to do. Examples included everything from repairing night vision goggles and installing Acorn systems, to pulling guard duty and gin truck gunning.    In Iraq, in many places there really isn’t anything around for miles and miles. When you’re over there, you lose a lot of your feelings. I guess you can say you become desensitized. Over there, you make friends for life and you create a new family. The people you are over there with will be in your heart and mind for the rest of your li...
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