My Marine Corps Experience

It had been a frigid all day long and the closer it got to the end of the day the colder it got. I had been nervous about the interview since the day before. The interview had been set up for it to be after school in a classroom. Butterflies had been fluttering around in my stomach and the closer it got to the end of the day the more anxious the butterflies had become. I was in my final class trying to focus on writing my final essay before christmas break but it was no use. I was more focused on going over what I would say and do during the interview that was coming up closer than I expected. The final bell of the day had rung and off I went to the designated room which was 232 where I would meet and interview my veteran. He had been teaching
In the article “Marine Corps, United States” it explains how a marine is especially trained and organized for military expeditions and amphibious operations and they get stationed and deployed all over the world. In the four years he served Jorgensen said he had visited 10 different countries which were Japan, Guam, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, Philippines, and Iwo Jima. He didn’t stay long in each country. Jorgensen stayed only a few months in each country. During the whole interview he had had a positive tone until one of his “heartbreaking moments” came up. He was headed to Iraq from the Philippines and he was excited and pumped to go the Iraq. On his way to Iraq there was a terrible mudslide in the Island of Leyte. He explained how the mudslide went over a school and killed a bunch of children. In the article “Landslides on Leyte” Luzon Manila explains how on February 17, 2006 a horrible landslide went over a school that had 246 children and 7 teachers After the mudslide, the school was under 10 meters of thick mud. Only a child and a women were saved from the horrendous mudslide. With a deep sigh Jorgensen said, “ It was a very eye-opening experience to see like people suffering… I had it good in America” he said in a serious tone. That wasn’t the only eye opening experience that he had gone through. One night him and his crew went out and did some training with lcac (Landing Craft Air Cushion). Lcacs are high speed boats that can navigate through water and land if needed to. The main reason lcacs are used for is to carry weapons, equipment and personels from a ship to a shore. Jorgensen said that he and his friends let the pilots do the controlling while they rested in the light armored vehicle that were on the lcacs. Jorgensen was also a light armored vehicle operator so that's why he was needed on the lcac (see appendix A). Suddenly Jorgensen and his friends got