03XX Series Dominic Davila
03XX Series
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Dominic Davila (U.S. Marine Corps. Ret.)
On November 27, 2006, Dominic joined the Marine Corps and went through boot camp. After graduation, Dominic went to School of Infantry West (SOI West), where he became an 0331. Upon graduating, SOI West Dominic was sent to Camp Lejeune, NC, and assigned to 2/8 Echo and Weapons Co. On October 31, 2007, Dominic deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, where he was a gunner in an MRAP. After a 7 month tour, he returned stateside. A year later, on May 15, 2009, he was deployed to Helmand, Province Afghanistan, for OP Khanjar. A few months into his deployment, on July 23, 2009, Dominics life changed.
“We were rolling down the road when our Humvee ran over a 100lb IED. The blast killed the driver, Lcpl. Jeremy Lasher instantly, and our vehicle commander died later from sustained injuries; his name was Cpl. Nick Xiarhos. Our Corpsman HM2 Trevor Parr and myself were ejected from the Humvee. I was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical center, where I spent the next 3 years recovering and completing my Med Board.”-Dominic Davila