Episode 224 - Forged in the Fires Guest - Rick Yarosh
In June of 2004, Rick entered the US Army.\xa0 Four months later he graduated from Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a U. S. Calvary Scout. \xa0After graduation he was sent to Fort Hood, Texas for further training in operating and gunning a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.\xa0 In December of 2005 Rick was deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom to Baghdad, Iraq.
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\nOn September 1, 2006, Rick was part of a routine military mission in the Abu Ghraib region of Iraq. \xa0While on the mission, the Bradley was hit with an IED and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. \xa0Within 40 hours after the explosion, Rick and his two comrades arrived at the military burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.\xa0 Sergeant Luis Montes, who was the commander of the Bradley, passed away on Sep 7.
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\nNow retired from the Army, Rick gives inspirational talks to anyone who would like to hear his story.\xa0 His story, although tragic in parts, is not a story of tragedy.\xa0 It is one of being able to get through anything with a positive attitude. \xa0Most importantly, Rick can honestly say he is happier than he has ever been in his entire life.\xa0
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