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salty long , it's way down there . A

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special reenlistment ceremony was

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recently held by Fifth Squadron , First

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Cavalry Regiment , First striker

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Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry

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Division at Forward Operating Base

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Frontenac Afghanistan . The ceremony

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marked the third time Staff Sergeant

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brian beam has raised his right hand

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and swore to protect America from all

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enemies . What makes this reenlistment

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so special is the fact that he has

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already sacrificed so much for his

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country . Staff Sergeant Beam lost his

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right leg from below the knee after an

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improvised explosive device detonated

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while he was deployed to Iraq in 2006

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despite the loss , his desire to be a

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soldier never wavered Well

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again , it wasn't a doubt , I from the

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time I enlisted back in 1998 . I've

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always known that I was a career

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soldier um got through basic training ,

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got to my first platoon , realized I I

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wanted to be like the people who were

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my leaders back then , the soldiers who

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serve alongside staff Sergeant beam

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find a great deal of motivation from

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his story , it's inspirational , seeing

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somebody like that come back ,

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especially deploying again , like I can

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see staying in the military doing a

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garrison job , but it's definitely

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inspirational , knowing that you're not

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hindered by something that may have

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happened in past life experiences ,

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especially such as an Amputee Staff

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Sergeant beam cites his family and

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fellow soldiers as having played vital

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roles in helping him get to where he is

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today , reporting from Fob Frontenac ,

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I'm Army PFC Andrew Geisler