Jon was an active-duty US Army infantryman from 2003 to 2006. A third generation service member, his first tour was in Korea. While there, Jon was part of a deployment that sent his unit to the Sunni Triangle in September of 2004. They mostly operated in and around the town of Habbaniyah, which was about halfway between Fallujah and Ramadi.
Jon is now in Portland, where he lives and works on a small organic farm run by a lesbian couple … a long way from Fallujah.
Music: “Flag,” by Ed Dupas; “The Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range; “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton.
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