What was your proudest "military moment?"

My moment was when I earned my E.I.B. Expert Infantryman Badge. It was 2002 we had deployed to kuwait from Ft. Benning. It was hot as all hell out there. I had tried to earn my E.I.B in Korea once before but fell short due to a few stations that i had missed. But this time i was determined to get it. I had actually considered re-enlisting in the army for ranger school and all when i was doing the E.I.B training. It came down to the two last 2 stations which was call for fire and I.m.t. I did call for fire first and barely made it through there, When i came up to IMT i knew there was no way possible for me to mess it up... i dug my kevlar into the ground as i was low crawling, made sure my butt wasnt in the air as i was high crawling and made sure i hit the ground and rolled when i was up he saw me and i was down...i didnt leave room for error...when i stood up from the last movement i screamed as loud as i could...E.I.B to let everyone know i made it

Annual Training with 301st MI Bn in Hawaii.&nbsp; I was fresh out of AIT, and this was my first chance to attend AT in Hawaii with the unit.&nbsp; I got there a couple days late due to having just signed up for a GOVCC and waiting for the orders to get cut.&nbsp; When I arrived, it was Memorial Day weekend.&nbsp; We went to the Punchbowl Memorial to help the Boy Scouts of America plant flowers and flags on the graves of 33,000 veterans killed in WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam.&nbsp; It was one of those moments that really made me think of the legacy of the Armed Forces and the sacrifices those before us made to better the US and other parts of the world.&nbsp; <br><br>There was one grave I remember fixing.&nbsp; There was a semi-decent wind that day, and this grave had an American flag that&nbsp;split at the shaft and half of the flag was no longer stapled to the shaft.&nbsp; Looking closer, the grave read "UNKNOWN."&nbsp; I replaced the flag and left a nice bouquet on it; that poor soul deserved at least a proper flag on his memorial.&nbsp; I kep the broken one; I have it displayed in my home office.&nbsp; It always reminds me that someone gave his life in a previous conflict, and we don't even know his name.

One base I have been to deploys and redeploys Marine units. One day while I was on orders there had been 2 fallen soldiers within the same week pass away in a unclose location. The great wing king himself sent out an email letting us know what time our fallen brothers were coming home with a flag drapped over them. Every individual military and civilian were outside either saluting or had their hand over their heart for the whole funneral procession. I felt it was the least I could have done to show my respects. I found out that both individuals were younger than myself. Being so moved by that day I volunteered for a deployment. I figured I'd&nbsp;help the cause and bring back those that are still down range. Until everyone comes home.....