Name: Mark A. Kakuk
Duty Title: MOVECON/Cable Team (NATO)
Unit: III Corps, C CO
Home Station: Fort Hood
Age: 22
Hometown: San Bernadino, California
Joined the military: 2011
Basic Training Location: Fort Jackson
MOS: 25L
Education: High School Diploma
Marital Status: Married
Children: 0
Activities/Hobbies: Spending time with my wife, shooting, snowboarding, and going to the gym
Favorite movie: Deuces Wild
Favorite TV show: Family Guy
Favorite band: As I Lay Dying, All That Remains
Favorite thing about the military: Friends and good battle buddies.
What I've learned being a soldier: Life is short so treat everyone with respect.
What inspires you to be a soldier: My wife and family.
How many times have you been deployed and what years/locations? First time Kabul, Afghanistan
What's this deployment been like for you? Stressful
What do you enjoy most about your deployment and the mission you're supporting? Being able to travel and conduct missions outside the wire.
What do you miss most about Fort Hood and your family? Everything. There are things I would do just to get home to my wife. See her smile, her face and spending time with her.
Date Taken: | 07.19.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.19.2013 06:03 |
Story ID: | 110453 |
Location: | KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AF |
Web Views: | 292 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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