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Sept. 11, 2015 Thunderbolt
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“I was at Camp Wilson in 29 Palms, Califo
off the night crew and when I walked into
saw the second tower hit by an airplane.
were watching a video on TV. I watched th
a reporter came on. That was a big reality
15 minutes later, we were called into the o
standby. The camp was locked down. At t
fused and was in disbelief. How could so
pen here? How did it happen? We are the
this happen in our own backyard? After th
and excitement knowing we were deployi
but excited knowing I was going to defen
I had been trained to do — go in and kick
14 years later, when the date comes arou
more sadness and mixed emotions, but a
helped to defend my country.”

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