We salute and are proud of our son PV2 Gabriel Paniagua, that with only 17 years of age, voluntarily took the step of joining the U.S. Army to defend our country. PV2 Paniagua, is currently finishing OSUT at Ft. Benning, GA and at his young age has been offered to go to "Airborne School" and after to go to "Ranger's School". This young man had a determination when he enlisted, as his original enlistment Contract had no aditional option only to be an Infantry Man; Gabriel was determined to maximize his APFT in order to be considered to go to "Airborne School" and he succeded by working hard and being determined. This is very admirable for a young man that usually at this age have no clue what they want to do in their future, when he has been asked if he is deployed to war, he has answered "This is one of the reasons I enlisted, to defend my country."
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