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Name: Chris Albright Age: 23 Hometown: Merton, Wis. Military Rank/Unit: E-4 Specialist, U.S. National Guard Charlie Battery 121 Tours: July 2006- 2007 Camp Navistar, border of Kuwait and Iraq CHRIS ALBRIGHTby Lynnea Krajco The Heat of War Chris Albright grew up in a military family. His mother served in the Wisconsin Army National Guard for 22 years. At 17, Albright joined the U.S. National Guard because it was always what he has wanted to do. In July 2006 he was deployed to Iraq and served as an M-240 B gunner on a Humvee, which is an armored up truck. He was stationed at Camp Navistar, which is on the border of Kuwait and Iraq and was part of convoy security. We did our training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi to get all the Wisconsin guys used to the heat, but you know, nothing compares to when you get over there. Right when you get off the plane, it feels like a muffler hittin’ your face… The rest of the story can be found in the book War: Through Their Eyes, which is sold at the University Books & More. PodcastsThe following files are also available for download to your iPod through UW Oshkosh iTunesU (requires iTunes). Audio Files
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