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In these remarkably candid first-person stories, we hear about the day-to-day life of a soldier, the waiting for something to happen, and what it?s like to face life-or-death situations. These eight soldiers from Task Force Saber open up about some of their fears now that their time in Iraq is over?fears of emotions that might rise up, fears of not being able to find people who will understand what they're talking about, and fears of long-term emotional scars. All of the soldiers served in the Vermont National Guard, yet their stories are universal. The stories were recorded during demobilization at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, by Vermont Public Radio.
Gabriel Bullard
(Host intro) Gabriel Bullard has been a member of the National Guard for 16 years. In today?s installment of ?Soldier Stories?, he talks about the bond between soldiers and the emotional toll of the war.
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(Host outro) The voice of Gabriel Bullard, a member of Task Force Saber in Iraq. Tomorrow in "Soldier Stories", we hear from Steve Norcross who had 110 soldiers under his command.
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In these remarkably candid first-person stories, we hear about the day-to-day life of a soldier, the waiting for something to happen, and what it?s like to face life-or-death situations. These eight soldiers from Task Force Saber open up about some of their fears now that their time in Iraq is over?fears of emotions that might rise up, fears of not being able to find people who will understand what they're talking about, and fears of long-term emotional scars. All of the soldiers served in the Vermont National Guard, yet their stories are universal. The stories were recorded during demobilization at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, by Vermont Public Radio. Gabriel Bullard (Host intro) Gabriel Bullard has been a member of the National Guard for 16 years. In today?s installment of ?Soldier Stories?, he talks about the bond between soldiers and the emotional toll of the war. --Audio content-- (Host outro) The voice of Gabriel Bullard, a member of Task Force Saber in Iraq. Tomorrow in "Soldier Stories", we hear from Steve Norcross who had 110 soldiers under his command. (optional music bed provided)
Broadcast History
Vermont Public Radio broadcast this piece on June 19, 2006.
Transcript
(Bullard) "I'm the gunner of an M1 Abrams tank and we were doing a combat patrol from Ramadi and we were struck with an IED that comprised of probably 500 55milimeter artillery rounds. Your heart drops and the first thing out of your mouth being a commander is, is everybody all right? It's drilled into our heads where mission comes first. Maybe, maybe so. When you're in a confined space with three of your best friends that are depending on you to get them where they need to go and you're depending on them doing there job, they come before the mission."
"So when that happened my helmet was cocked off sideways, my glasses had fallen off, I was in a pre-state of shock, you know, because the flash had just gone off, your ears are ringing from the loud explosion, you're engulfed in a cloud of smoke and a fireball and the first words out of your mouth is, "are you all right?" Driver comes b...
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(Host intro) Gabriel Bullard has been a member of the National Guard for 16 years. In today?s installment of ?Soldier Stories?, he talks about the bond between soldiers and the emotional toll of the war.
(Host outro) The voice of Gabriel Bullard, a member of Task Force Saber in Iraq. Tomorrow in "Soldier Stories", we hear from Steve Norcross who had 110 soldiers under his command.
(optional music bed provided)
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