SPC John Arias

Army | Infantryman

Dates of Service: Aug 1988 - Jun 1994

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Apr 1992 - Jun 1994

Public Affairs Specialist

HHC, 82nd ABN STB, 82nd ABN HQ, 82nd ABN | Fort Liberty, NC

Journalist and Primary Photographer for the Division.

Mar 1990 - Apr 1992

M60 Gunner

A BTRY, 2-43 ADA, 11th ADA BDE, 32nd AAMDC | Hanau, Germany

Provide a Defensive Perimeter and maintain entry to the Patriot Battery.

Oct 1988 - Feb 1990

M60 Gunner

C Co, 1-504 PIR, 1st BCT, 82nd ABN | Fort Liberty, NC

The "Red Devils in Baggy Pants" Gun 2, 4th Squad of 3rd Platoon / Deployed to "Operation Just Cause" / Company secured largest weapons cache in theater / Over took and occupied Tinajitas Base /

Deployments

(3 months)

Nov 1989 - Jan 1990

Panama

Lone M60 Gunner / Ammo Bearer scratched / Assistant Gunner Medivacked due to heat stroke / Company secured largest weapons cache in theater / Over took and occupied Tinajitas Base

Persian/Arabian Gulf

Provide a Defensive Perimeter and maintain entry to the Patriot Battery. Two deployments "Operation Desert Shield/Storm/Defiance"