Holly Sembera, Nia Traylor, Noah Richardson Period 5 Charles Romero 91- Bravo United States Army Reserve National Guard & 90270 United States Air Force 20 total years in service Interviewed in 2016 Charles Romero Charles Romero is a surviving Hospital Corpsman of the 1991 Gulf War and a USAFR medical specialist deployed to hospitals throughout the United States, England and Japan. Romero played an important part in every hospital he worked in because of the constant hard work he put in, and the numerous lives he saved. Romero was born in San Francisco, California and moved to Perris, California with his mom, two sisters, and two poodles when he was eight. After graduating high school, Romero began medical school at Riverside Community College in 1970 and ended his education in 1972. In 1972, Romero began working in a civilian hospital when he was around 20 years old. While working in the hospital, his job was to lift heavily weighted wounded civilians in the Emergency Room. Romero served in the hospital for 20 years and ended in 2000. After his job in the civilian hospitals, Romero went into tough Army Reserve training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina and then at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, both in 1980. All of this training was preparation for Romero’s soon to be job in the Air Force Reserve. His family was familiar with the military since his two uncles died in the Vietnam War, but Romero still bravely signed a military contract that stated if you did not go to war when asked, you would go to jail. It was stressful leaving his family and going to England, but he was able to call home via AT&T. He served in the Army Reserve Guard from 1980-1986, but his 20-year commitment to the Military was not over.
Holly Sembera, Nia Traylor, Noah Richardson Period 5 Charles Romero 91- Bravo United States Army Reserve National Guard & 90270 United States Air Force 20 total years in service Interviewed in 2016 Charles Romero Charles Romero is a surviving Hospital Corpsman of the 1991 Gulf War and a USAFR medical specialist deployed to hospitals throughout the United States, England and Japan. Romero played an important part in every hospital he worked in because of the constant hard work he put in, and the numerous lives he saved. Romero was born in San Francisco, California and moved to Perris, California with his mom, two sisters, and two poodles when he was eight. After graduating high school, Romero began medical school at Riverside Community College in 1970 and ended his education in 1972. In 1972, Romero began working in a civilian hospital when he was around 20 years old. While working in the hospital, his job was to lift heavily weighted wounded civilians in the Emergency Room. Romero served in the hospital for 20 years and ended in 2000. After his job in the civilian hospitals, Romero went into tough Army Reserve training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina and then at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, both in 1980. All of this training was preparation for Romero’s soon to be job in the Air Force Reserve. His family was familiar with the military since his two uncles died in the Vietnam War, but Romero still bravely signed a military contract that stated if you did not go to war when asked, you would go to jail. It was stressful leaving his family and going to England, but he was able to call home via AT&T. He served in the Army Reserve Guard from 1980-1986, but his 20-year commitment to the Military was not over.
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