Matthew Randle
Five years as a combat medic took Matt Randle from the Korean DMZ to Iraq, but for him, service didn’t end when he came home. It simply took a new form.
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Five years as a combat medic took Matt Randle from the Korean DMZ to Iraq, but for him, service didn’t end when he came home. It simply took a new form.
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