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Why I Serve
For video — "Why I Serve" stories — go to the Pentagon Channel
October 2004
Marine Maj. Brent Camron Reiffer
Why I Serve - Spc. Teresa L. Morris
"Back when I was 10 years old, I joined the Young Marines," said Reiffer. "I did really well and quickly learned that I was good at basic military stuff – marching, rappelling, rafting, camping, patrolling, (and) following and giving orders."
 
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Forbess
Why I Serve - Spc. Teresa L. Morris
"As long as you have heart, there's nothing to stop you," said Army Sgt. Joshua Forbess, one of just five soldiers who survived a fiery Black Hawk helicopter collision over Mosul, Iraq, last November.
U.S. Army Spc. Teresa L. Morris
Why I Serve - Spc. Teresa L. Morris
"I feel I've come full circle. I've gotten to finish what I started," Indiana Army National Guardsman Spc. Teresa L. Morris, said of her service that started 31 years ago.
Midshipman Maia Molina-Schaefer
Why I Serve - Air Force Staff Sgt. Georgina Baldwin
"I wanted to be a part of that honor (and) tradition and a part of young people who wanted to serve their country, work together and cared for each other so much,"
Spc. Ahmad Mohamad
Why I Serve - Army Spc. Ahmad Mohamad
"I was always interested in the Army, especially, the training and discipline,"
September 2004
Air Force Staff Sgt. Georgina Baldwin
Why I Serve - Air Force Staff Sgt. Georgina Baldwin
"Ever since I was probably a sophomore in high school, I'd always wanted to join the military."
Army Staff Sgt. Corey W. Wiley
"I love the United States of America and I love the Army. Serving is the least I can do."
Why I Serve - Sgt. Corey W. Wiley
Cadet First Class Jessica C. Tomazic
Why I Serve - Cadet First Class Jessica C. Tomazic
"I figure the unique experiences here would make me a better doctor."
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Celaya
"By being in the military, we're doing our part to help keep peace in the world."
Why I Serve - Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Celaya
Army Staff Sgt. Jose Medrano
Why I Serve - Army Staff Sgt. Jose Medrano
"I believe you come into the military for a purpose: to defend your country."
Army Reserve Sgt. Jack Cormack
"I look back on that period as the Army's darkest days – the public wasn't behind the army like it is today."
Why I Serve - Army Reserve Sgt. Jack Cormack
Army Staff Sgt. Heather Martin
Why I Serve - Army Staff Sgt. Heather Martin
"The Army has been very good to me. There's a real sense of family and you know that there will always be somebody there for you."
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Forrest
"This is what I wanted to do when I came into the service. I like being a mechanic and I like being around the water."
Why I Serve - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Forrest
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bob Anderson
Why I Serve - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bob Anderson
"I got in and decided I really liked it - it was the career for me" is how Bob Anderson describes his first impressions of serving in the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Henry
Why I Serve - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Henry
"I guess this was a calling," said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephanie Henry, of the 1st Communications Squadron based at Langley Air Force Base, Va.
August 2004
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott V. Stout
Why I Serve - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott V. Stout
"I want everyone I meet to know how proud I am to be part of the best Air Force in the world," — U.S. Air Force Scott V. Stout, F-15 Eagle maintenance trainer.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamie A. Delmolino
Why I Serve - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamie A. Delmolino

"There is no better place to be part of a team, no better place to grow morally and ethically," — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamie A. Delmolino

Army Spc. Frank "Skip" Spoerke
Why I Serve - Army Spc. Frank Spoerke

Army Spc. Frank "Skip" Spoerke of the 94th Army Band is trading his trumpet for a truck as he prepares to deploy to the Middle East.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman
"There are values and a sense of duty and responsibility to this country that I was raised with," — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman
Why I Serve - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Prater & Sgt. Charles Hall
Hall and Prater said they recognized the importance of their jobs more fully after deploying to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Why I Serve - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Prater & Sgt. Charles Hall
U.S. Army Spcs. Everad Lewis & Benjamin Siekawitch
Army Reserve Spc. Everad Lewis dreamed about being a firefighter. He said serving in Iraq has allowed him to serve his country, and be the man he needed to be.
Why I Serve - U.S. Army Spcs. Everad Lewis
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