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“I always wanted to serve and I wanted to go to college,” said Spc. Jesse Mendiola, a masonry/carpenter specialist.
The father of two young children, both under the age of one, is currently serving in Karlovac, Croatia, with nearly 30 other members of the Minnesota Air and Army National Guard.
“I love it. I love the weather, people and food,” said Mendiola, who works at US Distilled Products out of Princeton, Minn.
The project is a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project made possible by the US European Command in partnership with the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia. The project is expected to be complete by July 1.
“I don’t get to this everyday; you get to learn and experience new things,” said Mendiola. “For example, the metricvs. American measurement system is something we are required to work with during our time here.”
Family is a huge driving factor for his desire to serve. His wife and mother to his two children is supportive of his desire to serve in the military.
“She likes that I am serving and it means a lot to have her support,” said Mendiola. “I get up every day to support her and my family and her willingness to support me through times away from home makes missions like this a little easier to do.”
| Date Taken: | 06.26.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2016 06:57 |
| Story ID: | 202517 |
| Location: | KARLOVAC, HR |
| Web Views: | 58 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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