Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Charlotte Reavis | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Israel Guerrero, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve...... read more read more
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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Nine years ago, Staff Sgt. Israel Guerrero, a Sanger, Calif., native and member of the Army Reserve Readiness Training Center, took two giant steps in life: he joined the Reserve and he got married.
“Make sure you take the time to spend with the people that support and love you,” said Guerrero, who is currently serving an active Guard/Reserve position at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy, “because when things get tough, they’ll be the ones by your side. Whether it’s your family, friends, girlfriend, boyfriend, battle buddies, you can’t do it by yourself.”
Throughout his Army career, Guerrero said his wife, Monique, has been by his side since the moment he signed the paperwork and left for basic training. Guerrero has also been deployed to Afghanistan and attended several military schools in the last nine years.
“It’s kind of tough,” he said. “My wife helps me out a lot when I’m not at home. I probably wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for her.”
Guerrero and his wife have three children and he said when he is not working, he is involved in his children’s lives.
“My son is going to start playing soccer, so I’m going to coach him when I get back,” he said. “I also have a daughter in gymnastics and then my youngest daughter is three.”
Although his children are still young, Guerrero said he would like them to attend college.
Having both, an Associate of Arts degree with a concentration in foundation of business and a Bachelor of Science in management degree, himself, Guerrero is transferring his remaining GI Bill benefits to his wife so that she may pursue her education goals.
“I constantly encourage my seniors, peers and subordinates to take advantage of the benefits we have earned,” he said. “I feel these are excellent programs.”
Describing himself as a life-long learner and a very family oriented man, Guerrero said support from the home front is one of the most important things a soldier can have.
| Date Taken: | 06.27.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2013 16:17 |
| Story ID: | 109401 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WI, US |
| Hometown: | SANGER, CA, US |
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