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War
vet's experience helps her take control
DAHLONEGA (October 2006) – Angela Brown, a May NGCSU graduate, went to Kuwait in late March 2003 in support of combat operations in the region. "I have to hand it to those guys over there now because it's a different situation," the new Army lieutenant says. "Back then, we were still fighting the Republican Guard and hunting Saddam. We weren't dealing with asymmetrical warfare like we are now. I got lucky being in one of the first waves to go over." When asked if she would go again, the 24-year-old says, "Bring it on." Brown says her life changed drastically for the better because of the military. She was a National Guard soldier throughout college and commissioned this year as a Georgia Army National Guard military intelligence officer. Army life steered her from being someone who “hated authority and lacked direction” to a young woman who is engaged in learning about world affairs and taking responsibility. "I never had to confront the world," says Brown, from Decatur, Ga. "After my time on Army active duty, I paid attention to what was going on in other parts of the world as well as around me." She returned from Kuwait unsure about staying at North Georgia, and for two semesters she didn't know if she wanted to be an Army officer. Brown changed her major to political science with an international affairs concentration and traveled across the Atlantic again for a very different reason than to be in a war. A four-month trip to Spain opened up new possibilities for Brown. She decided to minor in Spanish, having only taken two classes of the foreign language, and fast-tracked learning the second language. Brown realizes these life experiences will benefit her in her new military career. "I learned patience and determination while being deployed and it was a life-changing experience for me," said Brown. "My experiences overseas are such a big part of me." Brown wants to do intelligence-related work in a civilian career. She reports to her officer basic course in Fort Huachuca, Ariz., in June. |
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