Michelle Obama: "I often think about my grandfather, who served in the Pacific Theater as a Navy firefighter in World War II. I could see the legacy of service in the eyes of veterans like him, and decided to enlist. During my career in the Army, I deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. I came home with a Purple Heart and a love of culture and language. With my enlistment over, I traveled to the Middle East, Africa, and Latin American to see these places – and myself – without war as a backdrop. I found The Mission Continues Fellowship Program. I served my fellowship in an outpatient ward helping doctors prepare therapy for severely wounded troops." –Joseph Alotto, a @USNavy veteran and proud the Mission Continues team member. #JoiningForces

"I often think about my grandfather, who served in the Pacific Theater as a Navy firefighter in World War II. I could see the legacy of service in the eyes of veterans like him, and decided to enlist. During my career in the Army, I deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. I came home with a Purple Heart and a love of culture and language. With my enlistment over, I traveled to the Middle East, Africa, and Latin American to see these places – and myself – without war as a backdrop. I found The Mission Continues Fellowship Program. I served my fellowship in an outpatient ward helping doctors prepare therapy for severely wounded troops." –Joseph Alotto, a @USNavy veteran and proud the Mission Continues team member. #JoiningForces
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