Veteran of Wars in Afghanistan & Iraq
Channon Sherman

Interviewed by:
Kestrel Powers and Kylie Lowman

2000's

2016

"All of my uncles were in Vietnam so I just kinda felt like it was my turn to do my part."
 ~ Channon Sherman (00:47)

Name:
Channon Sherman

Date of Birth:
May 1, 1986

Branch of Service:
Army

Dates of Service:
March 2005 - May 2013

Location of Military Service:
Iraq and Afghanistan

Residence at Time of Interview:
New Bedford, MA

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Channon Sherman's Story:

Channon Sherman was born on May 1, 1986 and grew up in both New Bedford Massachusetts and Fairhaven, MA. Many members of his family served in the military so he always planned to serve as well.

He joined the armed forces in March of 2005 and continued to serve until May of 2013. He joined as Infantry and served many positions from Machine Gunner to Team Leader and his ranking was Staff Sergeant. Now he works in New Bedford as an Auxiliary Operator.

Channon Sherman is very inspiring because he knew what he wanted to do for a career from a young age and persisted to work at his goal. Channon is truly a hero because he risked his life to help our country and fought for freedom. We look up to Channon because of his bravery, determination, and love for his country.

More formal attire for meetings, ceremonies, and formal events, with awards on the sleeves and chest for different levels that Mr. Sherman got to in the military.

Old uniform on the left and his new uniform on the right. He got a new one so if he wanted to fight again he would have the proper attire already.


Mr. Sherman would use a machine gun and grenade launcher for some of his positions.

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Mr. Sherman served in both Afghanistan and Iraq during his time in the military.

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Above are examples of what the bases would look like that Mr. Sherman would stay at during combat.

Below are just some of the places Mr. Sherman visited or lived in for a period of time during training.

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This is a MRE or Meals Ready to Eat. It was a common food that Mr. Sherman would eat while out on a mission or if food was scarce.

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This is an example of a common power plant, one that could look like the one Mr. Sherman works at now.

This is an example of the infrared videos Mr. Sherman mentioned during our interview.