Matthew Zedwick
Matthew Zedwick
family hard infantry married someday
Being in the infantry is hard on family life. I want to get married someday and I want to be around for my family.
adrenaline bleed hit pumped wrist
I was so pumped up with adrenaline I didn't even know I'd been hit. The shrapnel that hit me in the wrist cauterized the wound, so I didn't bleed much.
buddy good hard honor lost people receiving silver star understand
Receiving the Silver Star is a big honor, but it's hard for people to understand that I also lost a good buddy that day.
air assault definitely help job main raids route scary secure supply took
Our job was to help secure the main supply route through raids and air assault missions. It was day and night. We never stopped. At times, we took a lot of fire. There were definitely some scary moments.
air blew bomb car driving filled front hit land landed leader riding rover smoke spun squad
It was my first real contact. I was driving and our squad leader was riding to my right in the front seat. The car bomb was in a Land Rover and we got hit in the right side. I didn't know what was happening. Smoke filled the rig. It blew us into the air and spun us around, but luckily, we landed on our wheels.