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Aaron Cox

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After Advanced Individual Training, Aaron Cox shipped over to Kuwait and stayed there until their deployment to Iraq. After enjoying Kuwait, the transition to Iraq was a more difficult place to live, especially with all the added complications that came from war. (3:54)

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The routine of daily life in Iraq was difficult for Aaron Cox and his battalion and they had to work hard to get the task at hand done. Damage to their equipment was commonplace and something that they had to always be prepared for. (5:43)

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Working with the locals went well for Aaron Cox and his battalion. Having an open relationship with Iraqis was very beneficial for them. (3:43)

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Returning to the States after his first tour was relieving but difficult for Aaron Cox as he acclimated back to the U.S. climate. After time in North Carolina, he shipped back off to Afghanistan and found quite a few major changes between there and Iraq. (6:01)

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Aaron Cox remembers the measures they took to protect themselves at their base in Afghanistan. They always made sure to take precautions to prevent as much enemy fire as they could. (5:40)

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Aaron Cox remembers his last few days in Afghanistan and remembers feeling like it was the most dangerous for him and his battalion. When it finally came to re-enlist after returning home, he decided not to. (3:16)

Aaron Watkins

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He was from Memphis and he went to Tuskegee University determined to fly. Aaron Watkins was already familiar with military life through ROTC and he suggested a flight program for the Army cadets to go with the Air Force program. The chief instructor was one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. (6:09)

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After graduating from Tuskegee University and ROTC, Aaron Watkins reported to Signal Corp school, then what he anxious for, flight school. At a meet and greet, the chief instructor walked up to him and said something that unnerved him. That made him even more determined and he was recognized by his peers as someone special. (7:28)

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Since by then he'd learned to fly, advanced training came easy to helicopter pilot Aaron Watkins. As he neared the end of the training, he married his high school sweetheart and was chosen for Chinook school. This was almost unheard of at his level of experience. His friends said that thing is a bigger target, no thanks. He said it's faster, let me at it. (5:32)

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When he got there, the smell of Vietnam hit him hard. On his first day, a rocket attack hit the air base where he landed and he injured himself running into the bunker. Then, Aaron Watkins flew his first mission, which turned into an epic. (6:11)