He is Eric Donahue, who grew up as an Army brat. He and his Dad, an Army Colonel, are stationed in different areas of Baghdad. Eric graduated from West Point in May '07. He then went through Officer Training, Infantry school, and Ranger school. He married Claudia Keen, another West Point grad who flies Blackhawk helicopters, on September 27, 2008 and left for Baghdad in December that year.
Not many people make the front page of the Wall Street Journal, but when Eric Donahue married Claudia Keen their picture was on the front page of the Dec 13-14 Journal in an article titled "Families at War". His dad is an Army colonel, stationed in Iraq, who attended the wedding on his R&R leave. His bride is a First Lieutenant flying Black hawk helicopters. His sister is now in an ROTC program in college to become an Army nurse. Eric grew up as an Army brat, living in various locations in the US and Korea. He says it made his family close. He chose West Point knowing the sacrifices of military life. His wedding on September 27, 2008, was soon followed by a December deployment to Iraq with the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg. His wife is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in May. They hope to have two weeks together in April before she leaves, if he can get his R&R leave at that time. Both of their deployments are set as 12 months. I talked to Claudia last night and she said married life was great, but there was a little distance problem! She hears from Eric via phone and email at least once a week, unless he is on a special mission. Eric graduated from West Point in May 2007 and went through Officer School, Infantry School, and Ranger School. He now is 23 and has a platoon in southern Baghdad...and a wife in North Carolina. Ah, the sacrifices these soldiers make!
Eric has been in Iraq for several months on his first deployment, which is expected to last around a year. He's stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC and enjoys hanging out with his new wife, spending time with his family and friends, lifting weights, biking, watching Boston sports teams, and reading. He's looking forward to many things when he returns from this deployment: seeing his dad, who is also a deployed Soldier, playing with his puppy Fenway, eating his favorite foods, watching his favorite teams, and traveling a little bit.
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