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our volunteer military is drawn from 1% of the population. nearly a decade of war the same soldiers return to the field of battle again and again including leroy petry who was deployed eight times, twice to iraq and six times to afghanistan as a member of a ranger helicopter assault team. on may 26th, 2008, sergeant petry and his unit was in afghanistan, part of the rugged mountainous region near the border with pakistan that s perfect for hiding out in. sergeant petry s unit was assigned to make a risky daylight raid on a compound why u.s. intelligence said a top al qaeda commander was hiding. the moment the helicopter landed they came under fire. within minutes as they moved into a court yard in the compound a machine gun round went through both of his legs. he was bleedly badly. he nevertheless aided another wounded soldier leaving him to

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