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Kyle Wise

Operation Iraqi Freedom | 221st Military Intelligence Battalion

His first night at FOB Warhorse, counterintelligence agent Kyle Wise was looking for where he was supposed to bunk. He had his laptop bag and his M-16 slung over his shoulder and was walking along, minding his own business, when he heard the challenge word. What? Why here in the middle of the base? Then he heard a .50 cal charged. (7:14)
It was during a firefight in Afghanistan that his head had a chance meeting with the grill of his truck. Kyle Wise was knocked out for a minute but he gathered himself and returned to the business at hand. When he was being retired, he found out that the injury was Purple Heart eligible. (3:26)
After his second tour was done, so was he. Kyle Wise was pretty torn up. He had a traumatic brain injury, bad migraines and significant problems with his legs that required surgery. He has gotten some relief with acupuncture that has reduced his need for some of the many medications he has to take each day. (4:09)
Kyle Wise has one piece of advice for all veterans. Seek out other veterans and talk to them. Use the organizations that are out there, like the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and the like, to connect with your peers and contemporaries. (2:51)
L.A. Hensley

WWII | 27th Regiment, 32nd Division

L.A. Hensley remembers the traumatic injury that took him out of the war. He also recalls the unfortunate fate of the doctor who fixed him soon after the operation. (1:05)
L.A. Hensley describes the atmosphere in Leyte. From the massive mosquitoes to the sound of the Japanese planes. (1:00)
L.A. Hensley recalls a battle in New Guinea when and the other scouts encountered Japanese troops in the hills. The mission of these scouts was to ferret out the enemy. In this particular mission, they were separated from the main troops. (2:37)
L.A. Hensley thinks back to training camp prior to his service in the Pacific. It was his boxing skills that may have gotten him out of quite a few rounds KP duty. (1:26)
During the invasion in Manila, L.A. Hensley recalls moments of intense gunfire between U.S. and Japanese troops when he and the other scouts were caught in the crossfire. L.A. lived to tell the story even though for a time he was deemed MIA. (4:17)
L.A. Hensley shares his story of being drafted by the Army; the skills he learned during basic training and his thirty day journey to New Guinea where sea sickness got the better of him. (2:38)