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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses the impact of growing up in the country as an only child.
Keywords: Camping; Hunting; Newport News, Virginia; Only Child; Outdoors; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Vancleave, Mississippi
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his motivation for joining the Army after high school and his family's reaction to his decision.
Keywords: Army; College; Enlistment Motivation; Graduation; Money; September 11, 2001
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his first deployment to Iraq in 2003 and his occupation as a Missile System Technician.
Keywords: Basic Training; Boot Camp; Fort Campbell; Job Training; Kuwait; Missile System Technician; Mosul, Iraq
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his occupation as an IFTE Operator/Maintainer, his return to the U.S., and additional training.
Keywords: Apache Helicopter; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; IFTE Operator/Maintainer; Integrated Family of Test Equipment (IFTE); Kiowa Helicopter; M109 howitzer; Missile Guidance Computers
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his second deployment to Iraq and his attachment to an Army Wrecker Crew.
Keywords: Army Wrecker; Baghdad, Iraq; Route Irish; Route Pluto; Saddam Hussein; Stop-Loss Policy; Tikrit, Iraq
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his return to the U.S. and his decision to take a break in service, re-enlist, and re-class.
Keywords: Job Training; Mechanic; Ready Force X Bonus; Sign-on Bonus; Stop-Loss Policy; Transition
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his relocation to Germany and third deployment to Iraq.
Keywords: Fuel Tanker; Special Forces; Tal Afar, Iraq; Trace Adkins; USO Show
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his relocation to Louisiana and attachment to a brigade from the Tenth Mountain Division.
Keywords: Tenth Mountain Division
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Segment Synopsis: Chris describes his life and responsibilities during his fourth deployment to Afghanistan.
Keywords: Bagram Air Force Base; Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank; Logar Province, Afghanistan
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his return to the U.S. and further training.
Keywords: Engineering; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Motor Pool; Red River Army Depot, Texas; Route Clearance
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his fifth and final deployment to Afghanistan.
Keywords: A-10 Warthog; Improvised Explosive Device (IED); Route Clearance; Tagabe Valley, Afghanistan
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Segment Synopsis: Chris discusses his retirement from the military and transition to civilian life.
Keywords: Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS); Shreveport, Louisiana
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Segment Synopsis: Chris reflects on his overall experience in the military.
Keywords: Army; Benefits of the military; Positive military experience; Reflection
