David Anibal De Reyes

I first met David a little bit after I moved to El Paso. Fort Bliss was my first duty station. When I got to the unit, all of the platoon leader positions were already taken, so I was assigned to shadow and co-lead with David until a spot opened up, so that he would take it and I would replace him. For about three months, I was David´s shadow as he taught me everything he did, showed me the ropes of what it takes to be a platoon leader in the unit. I had no clue what I was doing when I first...

I first met David a little bit after I moved to El Paso. Fort Bliss was my first duty station. When I got to the unit, all of the platoon leader positions were already taken, so I was assigned to shadow and co-lead with David until a spot opened up, so that he would take it and I would replace him. For about three months, I was David’s shadow as he taught me everything he did, showed me the ropes of what it takes to be a platoon leader in the unit. I had no clue what I was doing when I first...