"As a Cuban-American I was born with a strong sense of patriotism. I was one of those guys who always wanted to join the military even as a kid," said Lt. Col. Enrique M. Guerra who is the 744th Battalion commander as well as the Theater Interment Facility Commander of Remembrance II at Camp Cropper, Iraq.
Citizen Soldiers have always brought a little extra to the fight, from Concord Green in 1775 to Iraq in 2008. Sgt. 1st Class Perry Hopkins is one of those Soldiers who brought his civilian experience as a corrections officer to his military responsibilities of Detainee Operations at Camp Cropper, Iraq.
Serving both host nation detainees and U.S. service members, the 31st Combat Support Hospital from Fort Bliss, Texas, completed a 15 month deployment in Iraq and transferred authority to the 115th CSH, Fort Polk, La., June 10.
