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Montes C.
![This shows what it’s like when we’re firing artillery [during drill]. You see how his arm is up around his helmet? He’s sticking his fingers in his ears because, even with his earplugs, that thing is loud. You’re only allowed [to fire] it a certain amount of times before you need to switch out personnel, because it can give you internal injuries to your spine and other organs if you do it too many times.](img/vets/vet_montesc_artillery.jpg)
![During drill weekends, we have to keep track of things like how many times we fired [heavy artillery]. You’re told to pay attention to these details in case you need care for something [service connected] later. It’s different on deployment; you don’t keep track. Once you’re done serving, you get a lot of history questions. “What did you do for five years while you were serving? What did you do?” You don’t think about these things five years later. You’re wondering why something’s wrong and, well, there it is.](img/vets/vet_montesc_firing_data.jpg)
Montes enlisted in the Army to get an education and see the world. After his deployment to Iraq, Montes continued to serve in the Army National Guard up until the time he participated in the Photovoice project. Montes used the post 9/11 GI Bill to go back to school, and graduated from Temple University with a degree in Film and Media. His friends and family saw the exhibit From War to Home and said it helped them better understand some of his experiences and struggles after his deployment.
