GallantFew's The New American Veteran

GallantFew's primary mission is to provide Ranger and Special Operations Forces veterans leaving active duty with SOF veterans as mentors in the same home-town.  The New American Veteran show features Rangers and other veterans that have successful post-military careers and highlights programs and individuals working on the behalf of veterans. 

Today’s guest is army veteran Corey Nixon.  Corey is a Kansas native, born and raised in Topeka, Kansas.  He joined the army in 2003, and became at infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia.  He was stationed in Fort Wainwright, AK with the 172^nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), deployed to Mosul IRAQ from August 2005 to August 2006, received Purple Heart for gunshot wound from sniper in Sept 05, extended during sectarian violence to Baghdad from Sept 06 to Dec 06.  Received Valorous Unit Citation from President for stopping Sectarian Upheaval, received an ARCOM for tour and extension.  He experienced a second deployment to Baqubah IRAQ in 2008-2009.  He was honorably discharged from the US Army as a Sergeant in March 2010.  He is currently the Public Relations Director for Veterans Outdoors Foundation, based out of Topeka KS.