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Veterans share military experiences with Argo students

Nov- 5-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By Jim Hook, Daily Southtown

The military came Friday to Argo Community High School in Summit.

They weren't recruiters hoping to persuade seniors uncertain of their futures to sign on the dotted line.

These were proud military veterans who spent time serving their country in wars from Korea to Iraq.

And they shared their experiences with Argo students as part of the school's 16th annual Veterans Day observance. [...]

Robert Metcalf, who recently returned from a 14-month deployment in Iraq as a member of the Army's 25th Infantry Division, said his unit experienced its first firefight two days into its tour.

Metcalf, of Frankfort, is both Airborne and Ranger qualified and currently training to be a Green Beret, and he said he enlisted in the military two days after Sept. 11, 2001.

"I felt it was my turn to serve and protect this country," he said. "These proud gentlemen took a turn, and I felt it was my turn."

Metcalf said the war in Iraq has taken its toll.

"We've lost a lot of good soldiers," he said. "We lost some 6,000 Americans in 35 minutes on Sept. 11.

"We're fighting the war on terror on their turf," Metcalf said. "In the last four years since 9-11 there have been no terrorist attacks here."

Argo students were moved by the veterans' experiences. [...]


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