Don Gomez is a former Army Sergeant and a member of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which is the country’s first and largest non-profit, nonpartisan group for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was deployed to Iraq in 2003, where he participated in the initial invasion as a Team Leader, spending the remainder of his time participating in security operations in Baghdad.He returned to Iraq in 2005 as a driver for the Deputy Commanding General of Multi-National Corps. Gomez has received more than a dozen military awards, including the Army Commendation Medal, a Presidential Unit Citation, and a Joint Service Commendation Medal. He is currently studying International Studies with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies at the City College of New York (CUNY).

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