I have been to war,

But that is not the battle I had to win

Picture from author.......me now!!

2011 I deployed to helmand province Afghanistan. Getting off that plane felt like I walked into a furnace and was about to melt! Did an entire 7 month deployment as a navy corpsman alongside the marines of 5/11 romeo battery.

It was tough,hard,boring,crazy, and traumatic. My job simply put was to rush to the aide of wounded marines and provide aid while also being a rifleman…