James Battles enlisted the Army National Guard in 1991, serving for the next 23 years as a member of the 45th Infantry Division, including a deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011-12.
Read MoreThese Stories of Valor are part of an ongoing oral history program of the Honor Project to ensure the experiences of our combat wounded and those who gave their all in the service of America are remembered for generations to come.
James Battles enlisted the Army National Guard in 1991, serving for the next 23 years as a member of the 45th Infantry Division, including a deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011-12.
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