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Jesse Walburn

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Jesse Walburn's first firefight started when a round from a recoilless rifle hit his Humvee. The rest of the team dismounted and moved on the enemy but, as the driver, he was required to stay with the vehicle. It had a flat tire and he was told to get out and change it. Then the gunfire started up again. (4:31)

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The base was not in good shape when Jesse Walburn's unit took it over. They were lucky to have a man who had a construction background and he built better towers and ran electricity where he could. The road to the base was always infested with IED's, which was a real headache in several ways. Then, the real fighting season heated up. (6:13)

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When a pallet was floating away in the river, a man tried to retrieve it and was knocked out when it bobbed up and hit him in the face. He had to be evacuated and Jesse Walburn recalls that they never found out what happened to him. He and a couple of other guys felt guilty about two other casualties suffered by the unit because they felt partly responsible. (Caution: strong language) (4:44)

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They were on their way back to base as night fell. After a pause the word was passed to move out but there were three man who didn't get the word. Jesse Walburn describes the mad scramble that happened once they were missed. (3:59)

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Coming home from that first deployment, Jesse Walburn talked to a psychiatrist who told him about a simple concept that eased his mind about Afghanistan. He later deployed there again for another highly kinetic tour and then he was lucky to have have two non-combat deployments that were actually fun. (6:19)

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They made a difference and the world was left better. That's what Jesse Walburn wants people to remember about Afghanistan. He reveals what music they were listening to while he was there and he describes the positive effects of getting together for reunions. (1:57)

Jasdeep Singh

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As the son of immigrants from India, Jasdeep Singh was expected to become a doctor or an engineer. The only problem was, how? He was the youngest of three and resources were not unlimited. He began to wonder about his options. (5:53)

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Jasdeep Singh had a friend who gave his name to an Army recruiter as someone who might join on the buddy system. He was walking home from work in the rain when the recruiter called him. Can we meet? (4:36)

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Jasdeep Singh had a talent for remaining under the radar which served him well during basic and jump school. When he got to the 82nd Airborne, the hazing was bearable and he began to prepare for a possible deployment. (3:58)

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When Jasdeep Singh arrived in Afghanistan, he was sent to Firebase Bruin which had just been vacated by another unit. What he found was a mess. No real towers and half-built barricades, there was a lot of work to do. (7:12)