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Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve
Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve
Jun 30 07:04 AM US/Eastern
By KEVIN MAURER
Associated Press Writer
FORT BRAGG, N.C.
(AP) - When Capt.
Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat.
He achieved them all.
Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight.
"Once you're blind, you have to set new goals," Castro said.
He set them higher.
Not content with just staying in the Army, he is the only blind officer serving in the Special Forces—the small, elite units famed for dropping behind enemy lines on combat missions.
"I am going to push the limits," said the 40-year-old executive officer at the 7th Special Forces Group's headquarters company in Fort Bragg.
"I don't want to go to Fort Bragg and show up and sit in an office.
I want to work every day and have a mission."
Since the war began in Iraq, more than 100 troops have been blinded and 247 others have lost sight in one eye.
Only two other blind officers serve in the active-duty Army: one a captain studying to be an instructor at West Point, the other an instructor at the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Castro's unit commander said his is no charity assignment.
Rather it draws on his experience as a Special Forces team member and platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division.
"The only reason that anyone serves with 7th Special Forces Group is if they have real talents," said Col.
Sean Mulholland. "We don't treat (Castro) as a public affairs or a recruiting tool."
An 18-year Army veteran, Castro was a Ranger before completing Special Forces training, the grueling yearlong course many soldiers fail to finish.
He joined the Special Forces as a weapons sergeant, earned an officer's commission and moved on to the 82nd—hoping to return one day to the Special Forces as a team leader.
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Tony FRfan:
Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve
Jun 30 07:04 AM US/Eastern
By KEVIN MAURER
Associated Press Writer
FORT BRAGG, N.C.
(AP) - When Capt.
Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat.
He achieved them all.
Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight.
"Once you're blind, you have to set new goals," Castro said.
He set them higher.
Not content with just staying in the Army, he is the only blind officer serving in the Special Forces—the small, elite units famed for dropping behind enemy lines on combat missions.
"I am going to push the limits," said the 40-year-old executive officer at the 7th Special Forces Group's headquarters company in Fort Bragg.
"I don't want to go to Fort Bragg and show up and sit in an office.
I want to work every day and have a mission."
Since the war began in Iraq, more than 100 troops have been blinded and 247 others have lost sight in one eye.
Only two other blind officers serve in the active-duty Army: one a captain studying to be an instructor at West Point, the other an instructor at the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Castro's unit commander said his is no charity assignment.
Rather it draws on his experience as a Special Forces team member and platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division.
"The only reason that anyone serves with 7th Special Forces Group is if they have real talents," said Col.
Sean Mulholland. "We don't treat (Castro) as a public affairs or a recruiting tool."
An 18-year Army veteran, Castro was a Ranger before completing Special Forces training, the grueling yearlong course many soldiers fail to finish.
He joined the Special Forces as a weapons sergeant, earned an officer's commission and moved on to the 82nd—hoping to return one day to the Special Forces as a team leader.
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Great!
"My OC is blind, no, he IS blind!" will be such a wonderful excuse everytime his unit effs up...
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Truly amazing story of many determined to adapt and overcome.
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A Blind terrorist, lol.
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Patriot Girl:
Truly amazing story of many determined to adapt and overcome.
absolutely amazing
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Mohammed:
a Blind terrorist, lol.
You guys already had one
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Cold Steal II:
Mohammed:
a Blind terrorist, lol.
You guys already had one
mi5 had one.
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Mohammed:
a Blind terrorist, lol.
Heres a Dead Terrorist:
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Alex:
Mohammed:
a Blind terrorist, lol.
Heres a Dead Terrorist:
That was stupid.
You should watch the Axis of Evil comedy tour.
The Iranian guy is the funniest.
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Alex:
Mohammed:
a Blind terrorist, lol.
Heres a Dead Terrorist:
LOL
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I respect this guy's commitment but what exactly can he do on the battlefield if he has no sight?
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GAWD THATS HILARIOUS
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Over-Flag!:
I respect this guy's commitment but what exactly can he do on the battlefield if he has no sight?
He'll be someones bitch, just like all u.s.
Terrorist troops.
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Over-Flag!:
I respect this guy's commitment but what exactly can he do on the battlefield if he has no sight?
Good question, especially as special forces?
One of my buddies is one of those 200 somethings that lost vision in one eye, he fought tooth and nail to go back and he was told no about a million times, he however was not an officer.
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Over-Flag!:
I respect this guy's commitment but what exactly can he do on the battlefield if he has no sight?
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