Spc. Chris Maynor

Spc. Chris Maynor

Age: 28
Place of birth: East St. Louis
Branch of the military: Army

Family: Wife, Christina; 6-month-old daughter, Sydney

Spc. Chris Maynor
When and why did you join the Army? I joined the National Guard first in August '98, then when the war started I went to Iraq. I joined because it was a family tradition. My father was in the infantry and his father was in the infantry. Both their fathers and my father told us not to do it, but we did it anyway. Also, I joined to protect my family's freedom.

Where have you been deployed? Iraq twice, and I will be deployed to Iraq again. I've been stationed in Germany; Ft. Hood (Texas); Ft. Benning (Georgia); and now Ft. Carson (Colorado). I was also on guard at O'Hare (International) Airport in Chicago right after Sept. 11, and also in Germany.

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