Shaun Aragon, Navy Hospital Corpsman, Kilo Co., 3rd Bn., 1st Marines
November 01, 2024
November 01, 2024
ERLANGER, Kentucky, Nov. 1 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news:
The room fell silent as a representative from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, asked for volunteers for an upcoming deployment. Of the 45 Navy hospital corpsmen required to support an infantry battalion, 3/1 had just 11.
"He said, 'I know it's a lot to ask. I know you just got back. But we're no shit going to do the Battle of Fallujah," said Shaun Aragon, a corpsman.
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The room fell silent as a representative from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, asked for volunteers for an upcoming deployment. Of the 45 Navy hospital corpsmen required to support an infantry battalion, 3/1 had just 11.
"He said, 'I know it's a lot to ask. I know you just got back. But we're no shit going to do the Battle of Fallujah," said Shaun Aragon, a corpsman.
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