Andy Stumpf

All right, last question for today, and then we'll be on our way.

Hey, man, love the show.

Want to ask a question.

I struggle a lot with answering the question, why?

And I think many GWAT vets struggle, too.

I actually just put a social post up about this.

It was from the conversation that Brent and I had when he was on the show.

Quick backstory.

Born in 84, normal Midwest middle-class upbringing, very patriotic family history.

Decided to join the Army's delayed entry program between junior and senior year of high school.

Senior year study hall, the towers fell.

Fast forward to August 2022, Army infantry basic training, airborne school, then off to Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne.

After six months of being enlisted and a little bit of training in February of 03, off to Kuwait.

March 18th-ish, my 19th birthday, into Iraq for about a year.

So that was the initial invasion of Iraq.

03 in Iraq was a wild time from what they tell me.

I just saw it as doing army stuff and trying to do my duty.

Went back to Iraq again in 04, 05 timeframe for four months.

Nothing special in the green zone.

At that time, my enlistment ended in 05.