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Interview with Cpl. Dominic Davila, USMC (medically retired)
"I joined the Marines on November 27, 2006 and was sent to MCRD San Diego. During boot camp I was in India Co. After boot camp I went to S.O.I. and was in Charlie Co. Once I was all done with boot camp and S.O.I. I was sent to Camp Lejeune with 2/8 Echo Co. I deployed on Oct. 31, 2007 to Ramadi Iraq where I was a gunner in an MRAP. Did my 7 month tour and came back to take states. After Iraq I was sent to 2/8 Wpns Co. to be a gunner for a CAAT Platoon. On May 15, 2009 I was deployed to Helmand Afghanistan. |
On July 23, 2009 our truck ran over a 100lb I.E.D. killing the driver Lcpl. Jeremy Lasher instantly and later also taking the life of our vehicle commander Cpl. Nick Xiarhos. Our Corpsman HM2 Trevor Parr and myself were ejected from the Humvee. From the blast I over went a right foot below the knee amputation along with at talus fracture to my left ankle.
After the blast I was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical center where I spent the next 3 years over going countless surgeries and hours of therapy. After learning how to walk again waiting for my disability rating I was medically discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2012."
After the blast I was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical center where I spent the next 3 years over going countless surgeries and hours of therapy. After learning how to walk again waiting for my disability rating I was medically discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2012."
