Saul Martinez joined the Army as an infantryman in 2006 through a combination of want and desire to serve our country.
“A country that has given so much to my family, my parents -- couple that with 9/11 happening, I was a sophomore in high school, at that point it wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when I was going to join the Army,” Martinez said.
In 2007, Martinez was sent to Iraq. He remembered being proud to be there. One day everything changed. His vehicle was struck by an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) IED.