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Author: Jarrod Taylor

Jarrod Taylor served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain and 25th Infantry Divisions from 2000 – 2009 followed by a short stint in the Army Reserve until mid-2010. During that time, he deployed to Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in 2001/02, Horn of Africa in 2003, Afghanistan in 2004/05, and Iraq from 2007/09. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Eastern Illinois University in 2013, a Master of Arts in Education University of the Cumberlands in 2019, and an Education Specialist degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021. He continues to serve his community as an educator, working to change instructional practices to meet the needs of individual students. Jarrod currently reside in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with his high school sweetheart, Theresa, and their two children, Jacob and Claire.

Embrace the Suck: Just Another Day in Paradise

Posted on March 16, 2024March 16, 2024 By Jarrod Taylor No Comments on Embrace the Suck: Just Another Day in Paradise

If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “Embrace the Suck” and wondered what it means, here’s a little story to put it into context. The story below wasn’t the worst experience ever; it wasn’t the Battle of the Bulge, or the rains and fighting on Cape Gloucester, but it sucked none the less. For some, it…

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Eleven Rifles: No Promise of Tomorrow

Posted on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 By Jarrod Taylor 3 Comments on Eleven Rifles: No Promise of Tomorrow

Originally published in No Shit, Here I Am: A Soldier’s Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror March 11, 2003 Fort Drum, New YorkWheeler-Sack Army Airfield I sat on the flight line with soldiers in a line behind me. Three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters lifted off. Rising from the tarmac and dipping their…

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Section 60: Remembering the Fallen

Posted on March 5, 2024March 7, 2024 By Jarrod Taylor 2 Comments on Section 60: Remembering the Fallen

First published inProud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol. 5 (2016) Read more in: No Shit Here I Am: A Soldier’s Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror. Our tour bus stopped among other tour buses, and our driver, George, grabbed the microphone. “Okay, kids,” he said. “I know that Arlington…

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