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I am a veteran
I am a veteran
(EXCERPT) by Maj. Dani Johnson Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs 11/7/2003 - MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- “I am a veteran.” Four words that still seem so strange for me to say. In my mind, veterans have always been the men in their American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars caps who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It hasn’t been the airman or officer you see playing with a young child in the park or have over to your house for a barbeque. In September I returned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from a five-month deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, and Camp Doha, Kuwait, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I didn’t think much about the term “veteran” as I quickly outprocessed there and headed here for my new assignment. Now that I’m in my new office, I’ve had time to reflect on the past year and what being a veteran means. During the time I was deployed, I was shot at and found out that if I had to I could defend myself and was lucky I didn’t have to. I worked longer hours and was more fatigued than I ever thought I could be and still accomplish the mission. One of my most memorable experiences was when... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 07 Nov 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005986 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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