Benjamin Battersby – Training for the Training
Former Army Specialist Benjamin Battersby recalls his intense schedule as a private, spending long stretches of time training.
COL Washington Sanchez, Jr. – “I took two bullets in my leg”
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Washington Sanchez, Jr. describes leaving college, joining the Army as a commisioned officer, and being sent to a field artillery unit in Vietnam, where he was shot twice in the leg.
Jamela T. Browne – “I might be going to war”
Less than a month before the 9/11 attacks, recent high-school graduate Jamela T. Browne enlisted in the Army. In this interview, she talks about learning to drive in the military and being shot at in Iraq and about how she wants women veterans to be acknowledged for their service, leadership, and combat experience.