the hills . Whoever had detonated the explosives was now shooting at them .
“ As we started to regain consciousness , we realized our vehicle was on fire , and it was full of ammunition . I was full of adrenaline and I was mad . The rig was so packed with gear , I was going to have to go out the top . But when I tried to get out , my gun got stuck . We wound up having to crawl out of the back hatch . My Lieutenant let me put all my weight on him as we stumbled out . We made it to the vehicles behind us before ours started to pop off ,” said Greene .
The gunfire seemed to go on forever . We had to split up to take cover . There were not enough vehicles to take us all back . Our medic packed our wounds while we waited on our support team , which was traveling from three hours away . We ran out of grenades for the launcher and ammo for the big guns that were still operational ,” said Greene .
“ Someone called air support . You see this thing zoom by and then hear it . Then you feel it .
It was the most insane prideful feeling to have our air strike team come in and
annihilate the guys that blew us up ,” said Greene .
All they had left was the clothes on their backs . All of their belongings had burned up in the truck . When they finally arrived at the new base , Greene was stitched up and sent back out . It soon became clear that she was not functioning well enough to handle active combat . She had suffered a traumatic brain injury in the explosion . She was also suffering from PTSD . In November of 2008 , Greene was sent back to Ft . Stewart in Georgia for medical recovery .
“ I self-medicated to get through the flashbacks and nightmares . Being sent home and not being able to do my job made me feel guilty , ashamed , and weak . Looking back I realize that was irrational , but that ’ s what happened ,” said Greene .
She went into counseling and started taking meds for anxiety and depression . Greene also got a Yorkshire Terrier puppy and named her Shady May . After a few years of serving on base , she was cleared to deploy again . In 2012 , she returned to Afghanistan with her old unit .
“ A lot of really crazy things happened on
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