User:Sven Peterson

I live in Lexington, Kentucky. My birthday is 2-23-1985. I enlisted in the U.S. Marines in Summer 2003 and served for eight years. I graduated the academy with the rank of Cpl. (Corpal) and came out of the Marines with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. I was assigned to to the 1st Marine Division. I saw action in Fall 2004 and was promoted to Sergeant for actions of bravery. In Summer 2006 I was promoted to Sergeant Major because I had shown excellent leadership skills and I was capable of commanding more men. My men and I were deployed to Afghanistan in the Summer of 2006. We were stationed at Camp Leatherneck, where troops stay while they wait to be deployed into action. We stayed six months and were deployed into action twice. The second time, a handgun bullet struck my vest, cracking two ribs. When we returned to the U.S. in Summer 2007 I received a Purple Heart and was promoted Cheif Warrant Officer 2. I was deployed to FOB Delaram, Afganistan in Spring 2008. An explosion during a Al-Qaeda raid sent a piece of shrapnel into my back, to the left of my left shoulder blade. It hurt to raise and lower my arm for a number of weeks. Three months after I healed, I lead two squads in a mission to intercept a band of Taliban fighters. It was a success. After I returned, I was deployed again as a strategics adviser in Summer 2009. I commanded two successful Al-Qaeda base sieges. When we returned nine months later I was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. I never went to the Middle East as a Lieutenant, but I did six months in Australia and three in Germany. One month after I returned from Germany my eight year service was up. I won a number of medals along the way including a Medal of Honor. I came out in 2011 and used the money I earned to rent a apartment and go to college. Right now I am 27 and I am in my Sophomore year. When I get out of college I am not sure what I will do. I think I would like to raise a family in Alaska and be a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Coast Guard.