| Duty
Position(s): Sentinel Platoon Trainer Relief: Brief Army History: Units: |
Personal Gallery |
| Awards
/ Decorations: Army Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster) Army Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters) Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon Primary Leadership Development Ribbon Parachutist Badge Tomb Guard Identification Badge |
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Highest Rank:
Sergeant (E-5) |
| Home
City / State: Champaign, Illinois |
Date of Birth: |
After the Army:
I began college and am currently in college at
Parkland
Current
Occupation:
I'm
a full-time student.
Family
Information:
I was married November 26, 2003 to Amanda and we have no
children – yet
Degrees/Schooling:
Currently attending Parkland Community College.
Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
The day before Memorial Day, 2003, I was hosting a wreath laying ceremony
for a World War II veterans group. As
I was briefing the group about the wreath laying procedures before the ceremony,
someone tugged on my sleeve. I
turned around and found the person to be a feeble elderly man with tears
streaming down his face. He looked
at me with painful eyes and said “I want to go too.”
Regardless of the rules, I told him to come with me.
He was unable to walk on his own, so I held him on one side and another
veteran on the other. Together we
stumbled down the stairs and onto the plaza –
with tears streaming down our faces.
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