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Interviewed by:
Kiley Horton
“You know there’s a lot of people who either agree or disagree with the war, should or shouldn’t
think we should be there, but the fact is, we are there. And leaving isn’t an option.”
~ Steve Horton (20:48)
Name:
Steve Horton
Date of Birth:
May 12, 1966
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Dates of Service:
Desert Storm:
Aug. 1991 - Dec. 1991
Operation Restore Hope:
Dec. 1992 - Jan. 1993
Desert Shield:
Oct. 1998 - Feb. 1999
Operation Enduring Freedom:
April 2003 - Sept. 2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Jan. 2006 - May 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
May 2007 - September 2007
He is currently awaiting
deployment to Afghanistan in
May 2010 - November 2010
Location of Military Service:
Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iraq
Residence at Time of Interview:
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Steve Horton's Story:
Steve Horton, my veteran and father, is a hero. He has been deployed and served in about every war the United States has been involved in since Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the early '90's. He has been able to go places in Africa and the Middle East and do things such as sit in Saddam Hussein's palace chair and become an expert in firing weapons such as an M-16 Rifle and a 9mm. Not to mention all of the medals and awards that he has recieved for his duties. A letter that he sent while in Balad, Iraq about a plane crashing because of mechanical failure actually flashed on Fox News right before his eyes and he recieved a call from the Air Force Central Command Commander saying, "Hey good job you got that out." He's done many things in the past twenty years to contribute to the many wars that he has been involved in and that's why my dad, Steve Horton, is a hero.
In a helicopter on his way to Balad Airbase in Iraq
On top of a building in Kyrgyzstan
Outside the task force building in Kyrgyzstan
Outside a building exploring in Iraq.
Saddam Hossein's Chair
Right picture: Inside Saddam's palace
All three are scenery pictures taken by Steve Horton in Iraq.
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