that area and were directed to relocate .
It was only a three hour drive to their new Forward Operating Base ( FOB ). But that trip would change her life forever . On July 19 , 2008 , her squad departed from Gardez .
“ We were moving to a new base , so we had everything we owned on board . I was lead gunner in a four vehicle convoy . I was in an m1151 Humvee with an open turret with three other soldiers ,” said Greene .
“ I saw a little boy on the side of the road . He had a shovel in his hand , and when he saw us , he shook his head back and forth , as if to say no . The area is all open countryside , and there was not another person visible in the vicinity . I knew something was about to happen . I was about to call it up , and then there was a huge explosion . We had been hit from underneath by a remote control detonation device ,” said Greene .
Greene described having an out of body experience . She could see her lifeless body below her . When she came to , she couldn ’ t hear or see straight . She had blood in her eyes from a laceration on her forehead . Small rounds of gunfire were coming from
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