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Justin Donnelly

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Justin Donnelly had a friend back home who sent soccer balls and children's shoes to him for the kids in Iraq. It meant a lot to them and that was just one example of his friend's life of helping others. (5:08)

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He was on a roll. Justin Donnelly had just been promoted to company medic and, back home, his wife had just given birth to his first child. But then he was injured in a car bomb explosion and sent back to the States. He began to recover from his wounds and adjust to a new life. (5:57)

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Was it justified? In Justin Donnelly's mind, Operation Iraqi Freedom was totally justified. We were there to get rid of a dictator and help the people of Iraq. The politics and troubles afterward would not alter his opinion. (4:31)

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What kind of music did he listen to over there? All kinds of music. Combat medic Justin Donnelly had a playlist like no other and he kept it going on his laptop when he was at the base. When he got home, he was amazed at the divisiveness that had taken hold while he was gone. (4:55)

Michael Trevino

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He had signed up for Army ROTC but, when Michel Trevino got to college, he became distracted and was not doing well. The Army suggested he could go on active duty and he was fine with that. The rigors of Fort Benning didn't faze him a bit. (6:26)

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It was a miserable winter in Waza Khwa. It was cold, there was deep snow and the menu was limited. Michael Trevino toughed it out and, just thirty days from shipping back to the States, the Humvee he traveling in was hit with a devastating IED planted by the Taliban. (8:31)

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Michael Trevino was selected for Special Forces but, after an injury, he was sent to the 82nd Airborne. He got a lot of grief from everyone because he was the only new guy. He joined them in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. (5:02)

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Michael Trevino gives a shout out to his buddies in 3-Charlie, especially two NCO's who stood out and showed him the ropes. First, this is a tribe and we are now your family. (3:48)

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It was Michael Trevino's birthday when he traveled home from his first Afghanistan deployment. He was on crutches but that didn't stop the company's birthday tradition that left him with a little red skin. His parents came to North Carolina to see him and they treated all his friends to a night on the town and then some. (4:10)

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On his second deployment to Afghanistan, Michael Trevino's platoon was sent to provide security for a body recovery operation at a remote river. The troops were lured into an ambush and that began an epic three day running firefight. (9:20)