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 04:05:50 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:50 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/jonathan-phillips/ms-iv-cadetsec-football-player/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/jonathan-phillips/'>Jonathan Phillips</a><br /> I was born and raised in the country just outside of Starkville, MS. I was from a big family and grew up on the farm. I was home schooled my whole life and joined the National Guard when I was 18. After graduation I shipped to Basic and AIT in 2007. I was a 68W Combat Medic and I was with the 2/114th FA, 155 BCT. I was in the Guard for 1 year in which time I attended WLC. My unit was training up for Iraq when I was injured and had shoulder surgery. I went through rehab and sat out that...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/jonathan-phillips/ms-iv-cadetsec-football-player/">read more</a> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:36:00 GMT Jonathan Phillips http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/jonathan-phillips/ms-iv-cadetsec-football-player/