#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Brian Cagle - VA News

Following a brief break in service in 2000, Cagle joined the Georgia National Guard in 2001 after the 9/11 attack. He then deployed to Iraq in 2005 with the 48th Brigade. A lot of the work he performed there involved route clearance, observation posts and main supply routes. He described his deployment as “a very hard experience,” although he did have “good company” and “met a lot of great folks.” After serving in Iraq, Cagle deployed to Afghanistan, serving in 2009 and 2010. He spent months living in remote combat outposts. Though his situation was similar to the one in Iraq, he described his experiences in the two wars as “totally different,” particularly because of the differences between the strategies of the Iraqi and Taliban forces.

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