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I joined the MN Army National Guard Aug 30, 1999 and left for basic trainning at Ft. Knox, KY in Feb,2000. After 7 months of trainning I decided I wanted to persue a career as an automotive mechanic. I graduated Dakota County Tech with a diploma in Automotive Technology. I had a pretty hard time trying to find a job until 2003 when the Department of Military Affairs gave me a chance as a Ground Surface Maintenance Mechanic, just a fancy name for mechanic. In 2004 I went to Camp Ashland, Nebraska to attend PLDC, a leadership course, where I met my loving wife Rachel. We got married in Aug 2005 and spent a total of a year and a half together before she was deployed in 2007. She is now at home and I am currently sitting in Iraq getting ready to redeploy home. We will be married for 4 years this Aug and have been apart for most of them, so I can't wait to get home and get reaquainted with my wife.
