Representative Chris Gibson presents a souvenior of his service in Iraq to Staff Sgt Jake Montesano during a "Tales from the Sandbox" discussion session hosted at the New York State Military Museum on Saturday, March 24. Sixty people attended the event, hosted by the Friends of the New York State Military Museum. Gibson, a retired Army Colonel, also served in Iraq. Staff Sergeant James “Jake” Montesano from Berne also deployed to Iraq with the 69th but was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion 101st Cavalry. Another tanker turned infantryman, he conducted numerous combat patro
Representative Chris Gibson presents a souvenior of his service in Iraq to Staff Sgt Jake Montesano during a "Tales from the Sandbox" discussion session hosted at the New York State Military Museum on Saturday, March 24. Sixty people attended the event, hosted by the Friends of the New York State Military Museum. Gibson, a retired Army Colonel, also served in Iraq. Staff Sergeant James “Jake” Montesano from Berne also deployed to Iraq with the 69th but was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion 101st Cavalry. Another tanker turned infantryman, he conducted numerous combat patrols and spoke about what it was like inside the “kill zone” of an insurgent ambush, feeling the impact of small arms fire on his truck and watching RPG rounds coming at him. He also spoke about the loss of his friend the late Sgt. David Fisher and what he and others do in his memory, including community outreach and fund raising for wounded warriors efforts. Now a Guard recruiter with 17 years of service, he twice deployed to Iraq and was able to contrast the conditions in Iraq between assignments. (Photo by Wayne Clark, New York State Military Museum)
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