Joseph Gonzales:
CLASS OF 2001
Independence High SchoolClass of 2001
Glendale, AZ
Challenger Middle SchoolClass of 1997
Glendale, AZ
Bicentennial Middle School NorthClass of 1995
Glendale, AZ
Discovery Elementary SchoolClass of 1995
Glendale, AZ
Joseph's Story
Life
HEY WHAT'S UP EVERYONE, WHAT ARE YOU ALL UP TO? I SIGNED UP FOR THE ARMY BEFORE GRAD. I LEFT IN OCTOBER AND COMPLETED MY TRAINING IN MARCH. I ATTENDED BASIC,AND (A.I.T.) ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AT FT. LEONARDWOOD MO. BASIC WAS A GROULING 9 COLD, WET, AND FUN WEEKS LONG. (A.I.T.) WAS ANOTHER 6. MY MOS (JOB) IS A 31B (MILITARY POLICE OFFICER). I AM CURRENTLY WITH THE 58th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY BASED AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS HAWAII, ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS ITS NOT A BAD DUTY STATION I JUST WISH THAT I HAD MORE TIME TO ENJOY THE ISLAND. ITS AN AWSOME PLACE IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE TIME TO JUST BE A TOURIST AND GO SIGHT SEE. ITS A DIFFERENT STORY WHEN YOU HAVE TO WORK HERE EVERY DAY AND ITS ALWAYS NICE AND SUNNY. THEN WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A DAY OFF THE WEATHER IS ALL SHITTY AND RAINING IT SUCKS ASS. MY LAST DUTY STATION WAS WITH THE 552nd MP CO. STATIONED IN BUSAN S.KOREA I SERVED WITH THEM FOR ABOUT 2YRS AND TRANSFERRED TO HAWAII WITH THEM WHEN OUR BASE WAS SHUT DOWN IN KOREA. BEFORE THAT I WAS AT FT. POLK LOUISIANA, WHERE WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A DEPLOYMENT TO CUBA THAT WAS 11 MONTHS LONG. I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE MISSION AFTER RETURNING FROM A 15 MONTH TOUR AT CAMP STANLEY IN S.KOREA. THE UNIT THAT I AM CURRENTLY WITH IS GOING TO BE DEPLOYING SOON SO THAT IS ANOTHER CHAPTER IN MY LIFE THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO. I AM PLANNING ON GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY WHEN I HAVE COMPLEATED MY 8 YEARS OF SERVICE IN FEB 09', AND IM GOING TO TRY TO GET ON WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE PRETTY MUCH BEEN AROUND THE WORLD TWICE AND HAD SOME REALLY GOOD TIMES THAT I CANT REALLY REMEMBER. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE.
Military
ON JUNE 25 2001 I SIGNED A 5 YEA...Expand for more
R ACTIVE DUTY CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO BE A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER. PRIOR TO LEAVING I BEGAN TO WONDER IF I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR MY LIFE, SEPTEMBER 11TH WAS THE DETERMINING FACTOR FOR ME. EXACTLY ONE MONTH AFTER 9/11 I LEFT FOR BASIC TRAINING AND ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING WHICH TOOK PLACE IN FORT LEONARDWOOD, MO. IT WAS A LONG COLD EXPERIANCE THAT LASTED A TOTAL OF 19 WEEKS THAT I WILL NOT SOON FORGET. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC AND A.I.T. I WAS SOON ENROUTE FOR SOUTH KOREA TO BE ASSIGNED WITH THE 2nd INFANTRY DIVISION 2nd MILITARY POLICE COMPANY. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 12MONTH TOUR THAT ENDED UP BEING 15, AFTER I WAS INVOLUNTARYILY EXTENDED BECAUSE OF THE WAR IN IRAQ. MY CURRENT DUTY STATION IS BACK IN KOREA AFTER FINISHING AN 18 MONTH ASSIGNMENT AT FORT POLK LOUISIANA, HOWEVER I WAS ONLY THERE FOR ONE MONTH WITH THE 209th MP CO. BEFORE I VOLUNTEERED TO DEPLOY WITH THE 258th MP CO. TO GUANTANIMO BAY CUBA, NAVAL STATION. THE MISSION IN CUBA LASTED A STRESSFUL 11 MONTHS. IT WAS ABOUT 9 MONTHS SINCE THE UNIT HAD RETURNED FROM CUBA AND THEY WERE TOLD THEY WOULD BE RE-DEPLOYING TO IRAQ, SADLY I LEFT BEFORE I WAS LOCKED INTO THE UNIT AND THEY JUST SHIPPED OUT THIS NOVEMBER FOR ANOTHER HOLIDAY SEASON OVER-SEAS MY FRIENDS SAY THAT IM LUCKY THAT I LEFT, BUT I WOULD GLADLY TAKE THEIR PLACE IF I COULD. THEY WERE LIKE A FAMILY, I HAD A FATHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT NOW THEY'RE GONE AND I DON'T KNOW THE FATE THAT AWAITS THEM IN THE DESERT I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT THEY RETURN HOME SAFELY. I FINALLY LEFT KOREA AND IM NOW STATIONED WITH THE 58TH MP CO STATIONED IN OAHU HAWAII, IM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I LOVE IT. I HAVE THREE YRS LEFT IN THE ARMY TILL I CAN RETURN HOME AND I CANT WAIT.
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