survivor2004
Personal Info
- First Name
- JUANA
- Last Name
- TORRES
- My Location
- Puerto Rico
- My Service
- Army
- My Status
- Veteran
- My Military Career Field
- I WAS A KOREAN LINGUIST, 98GKP FOR THE ARMY SECURITY AGENCY
- About Me
I WAS IN THE ARMY FROM 1975 TO 1978. I TOOK BASIC AT FT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. MY AIT WAS AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE I STUDIED KOREAN. I WAS STATIONED AT CAMP HUMPHREY'S IN KOREA AND ALSO AT FT LEWIS, WASHINGTON. I AM NOW LIVING IN PUERTO RICO, WHERE I WAS BORN. I AM CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN JUAN. I'M SEPARATED WITH TWO CHILDREN. MY SON IS IN THE ARMY RIGHT NOW, STATIONED IN HAWAII. HE'S BEEN TO IRAK ALREADY AND MIGHT BE GOING AGAIN THIS YEAR. HE'LL MAKE ME A GRANDMA FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN COLORADO. I AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMY AND SUPPORT EVERYONE WHO HAS AND WHO WILL IN THE FUTURE. I SUPPORT ALL OUR TROOPS 100% AND PRAY FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN HOME VERY SOON. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY SOLDIER WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.
- Words of Wisdom
MANY PEOPLE ARE AGAINST THE MILITARY. THAT'S THEIR CHOICE. I MYSELF NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE MILITARY AND WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT I'D JOIN SOMEDAY. BUT I'M GLAD I DID AND I MISS MY TIME IN THE SERVICE. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXERIENCE AND IT HELPED ME BECOME A STRONGER PERSON AND A BETTER HUMAN BEING. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO FIND OUT ALL HE OR SHE IS CAPABLE OF DOING. IT GIVES A REAL SENSE OF PURPOSE AND PRIDE.
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