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>> my grandfather was in iwo jima in world war ii. he drove a sherman tank. he was definitely proud that i joined the military. >> reporter: it was october of 1999 when the 23-year-old followed in his grandfather's footsteps. >> at the moment, what is your rank and position? >> staff sergeant, mental health specialist. >> reporter: active dutiy? >> active duty, but i'm a reservist. >> reporter: he has deployed multiple times since signing up. >> the first time, i was on the border of iraq and kuwait was 2003. my second deployment was in iraq in 2006-07. >> reporter: in 2009, he was getting rea...

He was definitely proud that i joined the military. >> reporter: it was october of 1999 when the 23-year-old followed in his grandfather's footsteps. >> at the moment, what is your rank and position? >> staff sergeant, mental health specialist. >> reporter: active dutiy? >> active duty, but i'm a reservist. >> reporter: he has deployed multiple times since signing up. >> the first time, i was on the border of iraq and kuwait was 2003. my second deployment was in iraq in 2006-07. >> reporter: in 2009, he was getting ready for another difficult assignment, a 15-month deployment to afghanistan. b...

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>> my grandfather was in iwo jima in world war ii. he drove a sherman tank. he was definitely proud that i joined the military. >> reporter: it was october of 1999 when the 23-year-old followed in his grandfather's footsteps. >> at the moment, what is your rank and position? >> staff sergeant, mental health specialist. >> reporter: active dutiy? >> active duty, but i'm a reservist. >> reporter: he has deployed multiple times since signing up. >> the first time, i was on the border of iraq and kuwait was 2003. my second deployment was in iraq in 2006-07. >> reporter: in 2009, he was getting rea...