Nate Rosas

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Veteran, Afghanistan, Really OK Hockey

The story

“I watched [9/11] happen in high school when I was a freshman, and so I think most of us knew then, that's what we were going to do.”
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“My Afghanistan deployment was fairly easier than most.”
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“I think having my wife there helped a ton.”
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“I think for a lot of people it's just the people that you miss.”
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“The people that you work with are not going to get your stories and they're not going to get your jokes.”
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“I think hockey speaks a lot to vets because it's a violent sport. So, it lets us let out that aggression.”
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“The one thing that we miss is that camaraderie. So, you rebuild that with your entire team.”
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“I know people in their 40s and 50s that are vets that started playing hockey just so they could be closer to other vets.”
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“A Veteran alone is a dangerous thing.”
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“If we don't have these groups that we can be with other Veterans, I think it just leaves us alone.”
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