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- The reason for deploying, I think, was mainly family.

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My two sons inspired me.

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I've got two sons that served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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One actually served in Bagram Air Force Base there

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and that's where I deployed to.

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- You know, everyone has a different reason why the deploy

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and sometimes it's for financial reasons.

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Sometimes you have friends down range.

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Well, for me, it was more or less a little tug on my heart.

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I felt it was a purpose in my life.

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So I pursued it.

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- The biggest thing I got was learning new skills

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that I wasn't learning back at my home district

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and that is probably the biggest draw now

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for why I go more than once.

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- What I like most about my deployment was

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meeting new friends.

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I think that was number one.

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Just having the camaraderie of people

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and just being a part of a group of people

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that were doing something good for the Afghanistan people.

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- I was looking for an opportunity to serve.

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- Deploying to a contingency environment

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was probably one of the most rewarding things

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that you can do.

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Helping a nation rebuild or helping protect the U.S.

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and certain areas of the globe is extremely important.

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- All the briefings that I was giving to the military

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were being transmitted directly

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to the President of the United States on a daily basis.

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And that made me very, very proud.

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- What I remember most about my deployment

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is the lifelong friends that I made.

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We can pick up the telephone and talk to each other

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just like we were right back in Afghanistan, you know,

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serving side by side.

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- The thing I would say I enjoyed the most

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is definitely being in a foreign location,

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traveling, helping customers that truly need our help.

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- What I like most about deployment was the mission.

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I think stabilizing a region that's been war-torn

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for the past three or four decades

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is definitely something worth putting on a resume.

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Remembering when I look back on a career,

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it's something that will be

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one of the highlights of my career.

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- To get the opportunity to do engineering

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and help out, you know, the soldiers

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is really just a rewarding experience.

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- I felt like I could make a meaningful contribution

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both to core missions

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and to supporting the war fighter 100%.

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I suggest you learn more about it

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and really consider deploying.

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- And I answered the call.

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- And I answered the call.

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- And I answered the call.

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- And I answered the call.

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