http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:02 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:02 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-vidales/transformed/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-vidales/'>David Vidales</a><br /> As a young Hispanic male with a 4.0 GPA and solid SAT score coming out of high school, I had the world at my fingertips when it came to choosing a university to attend. Unfortunately, early in my college career a brain tumor was discovered in my mother&#8217;s head. I decided to attend a university closer to home in order to better assist my family. As a freshman I lost all sense of drive and motivation. I was lost in what I wanted to do with my life and lost in...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-vidales/transformed/">read more</a> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:53:00 GMT David Vidales http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-vidales/transformed/